Risk factors Urban area Less Urbanized area Rural area
% (N)  % (N) % (N)
Overweight (25≤BMI≥29.9kg/m2) 32.2 (1260) a 33.3 (557) b 26.2 (120) c
Obesity (BMI≥30kg/m2) 33.3 (1296) a 26.8 (448) b 14 (64) c
Overweight (BMI≥25 kg/m2) 65.5 (2549) a 60.2 (1004) b 40 (183) c
Abdominal obesity 49 (1385) a 47.7 (684) b 28.9 (133) c
Elevated SBP (SBP≥130mmHg) 39.8 (1257) a 52.8 (890) b 41.2 (186) c
Elevated DBP (DBP≥85mmHg) 43.4 (1601) a 48.1 (811) b 41.8 (189) c
Systolic HTN (SBP≥140mmHg) 23.5 (741) a 32.2 (543) b 25.5 (115) c
Diastolic HTN (DBP≥90mmHg) 30.5 (1125) a 34.6 (583) b 34.1 (154) c
Hyperglycemia (glycemia ≥100mg/dL) 26.8 (755) a 24.5 (284) b 19.5 (43) c
Prediabetes (glycemia 110-125mg/dL) 12.2 (344) a 10.3 (119) b 7.2 (16) c
Diabetes (glycemia≥126mg/dL) 5.8 (162) a 6.5 (75) b 6.3 (14) c
Total hypercholesterolemia (TC≥ 200mg /mL) 19.5 (575) a 24 (282) b 12 (32) c
Hypertriglyceridemia (TG ≥ 150mg/dL) 12.7 (403) a 24.9 (287) b 16.7 (44) c
Results are expressed in terms of percentage (sample size). In the same line, values with the same letter were not significantly different at p<0.05. DBP: diastolic blood pressure; SBP: systolic blood pressure; T C: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides, HTN: hypertension.
Table 2: Frequency of cardiovascular risk factors in different areas
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