Table 1.
Descriptive Table of Population Demographics, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Diseases by Income Group
| All | High | Moderate | Low | Very low | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=6 262 290 | 70 487 (1.13%) | 2 164 781 (34.6%) | 3 820 804 (61.0%) | 206 218 (3.29%) | |
| Sex | |||||
| Men | 48.5% | 64.1% | 55.1% | 45.0% | 39.8% |
| Women | 51.5% | 35.9% | 44.9% | 55.0% | 60.2% |
| Age, y, mean (SD) and % | 50.0 (18.4) | 53.3 (15.4) | 51.5 (15.9) | 49.0 (19.8) | 51.2 (16.1) |
| <45 | 42.0 | 23.3 | 35.6 | 46.4 | 33.6 |
| 45–64 | 34.7 | 55.3 | 42.2 | 29.5 | 46.3 |
| 65–74 | 11.8 | 13.9 | 13.6 | 10.7 | 12.1 |
| 75–84 | 7.56 | 5.41 | 6.35 | 8.38 | 5.82 |
| >84 | 3.97 | 2.17 | 2.29 | 5.05 | 2.24 |
| Foreign born | 15.2% | 6.47% | 5.00% | 20.8% | 21.7% |
| Foreign ‐born from a low‐income country | 6.90% | 0.18% | 1.12% | 9.91% | 13.9% |
| Actively employed | 51.0% | 69.7% | 64.4% | 45.7% | 2.37% |
| Receiving unemployment subsidies | 7.10% | 2.54% | 2.43% | 7.48% | 50.6% |
| User of the public health care system* | 69.8% | 41.4% | 64.8% | 72.6% | 79.5% |
| Cardiovascular risk factors—unadjusted prevalence | |||||
| Diabetes | 9.33% | 5.46% | 7.73% | 10.1% | 13.4% |
| Hypertension | 24.6% | 18.9% | 22.9% | 25.5% | 28.3% |
| Hyperlipidemia | 20.6% | 15.9% | 19.9% | 20.9% | 24.0% |
| Obesity | 18.5% | 7.73% | 15.2% | 20.1% | 28.0% |
| Smoking | 20.9% | 10.7% | 19.9% | 21.0% | 32.8% |
| Cardiovascular diseases—unadjusted prevalence | |||||
| Ischemic heart disease | 3.84% | 3.41% | 3.48% | 4.03% | 4.28% |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 3.79% | 2.37% | 2.97% | 4.21% | 5.08% |
| Atrial fibrillation | 3.30% | 2.62% | 2.76% | 3.64% | 2.92% |
| Heart failure | 2.46% | 0.90% | 1.47% | 3.01% | 3.03% |
*
Defined as those who have used primary health care, emergency room, or specialty care or have been hospitalized, all in the publicly funded system at any point in 2019.