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Table 1 Prevalence of CVD risk by WHO/ISH risk category and summary of salient patient characteristics

From: Cardiovascular disease risk and prevention amongst Syrian refugees: mixed methods study of Médecins Sans Frontières programme in Jordan

 

WHO/ISH risk category

History of CVD (n = 608)

 

<10% (n = 1650)

10 to <20% (n = 325)

20 to <30% (n = 139)

30 to <40% (n = 70)

≥ 40% (n = 115)

Percent of Total Population (95% CI)

56.8 (54.9, 58.6)

11.2 (10.1 12.4)

4.8 (4.0 5.6)

2.4 (1.9, 3.1)

4.0 (3.3, 4.7)

20.9 (19.5, 22.4)

Median Age (IQR)

50 (42–57)

64 (60–71)

66 (61.0–72.5)

64 (61.25–71)

66 (62–71)

61 (53–68)

Percent Male (95% CI)

33.8 (31.5, 36.2)

41.2 (35.9, 46.8)

41.7 (33.5, 50.4)

34.3 (23.6, 46.7)

40.9 (31.9, 50.4)

53.5 (49.4, 57.5)

Percent with type one diabetes (95% CI)

2.4 (1.7, 3.2)

0.3 (0.0, 2.0)

0.7 (0.0, 4.5)

0.0 (0.0, 6.5)

0.9 (0.0, 5.5)

0.2 (0.0, 1.1)

Percent with type two diabetes (95% CI)

42.5 (40.1, 45.0)

63.1 (57.5, 68.3)

64.7 (56.1, 72.5)

80.0 (68.4, 88.3)

80.0 (71.3, 86.70

52.3 (48.2, 56.3)

Percent who smoke (95% CI)

23.7 (21.7, 25.8)

19.7 (15.6, 24.5)

32.4 (24.8, 40.9)

28.6 (18.7, 40.8)

28.7 (20.8, 38.0)

31.2 (27.6, 35.1)

Mean SBP (mmHg) (SD)

124.39 (17.60)

139.74 (18.62)

146.58 (20.95)

156.07 (15.39)

171.64 (20.47)

129.03 (22.96)

Mean total cholesterol (mmol/L) (SD)

5.16 (0.96)

5.18 (1.13)

5.41 (1.61)

5.64 (1.25)

6.28 (1.59)

4.74 (1.11)

Percent with total cholesterol ≥8 mmol/L or (diabetes & age ≥ 40) (95% CI)

38.4 (36.1, 40.8)

63.7 (58.2, 68.9)

66.2 (57.6, 73.9)

81.4 (70.0, 89.4)

80.9 (72.3, 87.4)

52.5 (48.4, 56.5)

Percent with a family history of diabetes (95% CI)

69.0 (66.7, 71.2)

65.2 (59.7, 70.3)

48.9 (40.4, 57.5)

65.7 (53.3, 76.4)

63.5 (53.9, 72.1)

62.5 (58.5, 66.3)

Percent with a family history of premature CVD (95% CI)

39.2 (36.9, 41.6)

25.8 (21.2, 31.0)

29.5 (22.2, 37.9)

21.4 (12.9, 33.2)

29.6 (21.6, 38.9)

42.3 (38.3, 46.3)

Percent with high waist circumference (95% CI)

79.5 (77.5, 81.4)

79.7 (74.8, 83.8)

73.4 (65.1, 80.3)

85.7 (74.8, 92.6)

83.5 (75.1, 89.5)

72.7 (68.9, 76.2)

  1. Abbreviations: SBP systolic blood pressure