Table 3
Prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, by sex, household population aged 18 to 79 years, Canada, 2007-2009

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Table 3
Prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, by sex, household population aged 18 to 79 years, Canada, 2007-2009
 Table summary
 This table displays the results of prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. This information is grouped by elevated blood pressure, elevated triglycerides, elevated glucose, reduced HDL cholesterol, at least two CVD risk factors (appearing as column headers), calculated using estimate and 95% confidence interval as a unit of measure.
  Elevated blood pressure Elevated triglycerides Elevated glucose Reduced HDL cholesterol At least two CVD risk factors
Estimate 95% confidence interval Estimate 95% confidence interval Estimate 95% confidence interval Estimate 95% confidence interval Estimate 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to from to
Men  
OverallNote † (%) 28.0 24.1 32.2 28.8 22.5 35.9 19.6 16.4 23.2 24.5 19.4 30.6 29.1 25.9 32.5
Based on lab measurement only 17.0 13.5 21.3 28.5 22.4 35.6 19.1 16.1 22.7 24.2 18.9 30.4 ... ... ...
Based on medication use only 14.4 12.6 16.3 Note F: too unreliable to be published ... ... 2.0 1.4 2.7 Note F: too unreliable to be published ... ... ... ... ...
Sample size with risk factorNote † 292 ... ... 249 ... ... 207 ... ... 203 ... ... 302 ... ...
Women  
OverallNote † (%) 24.9 21.1 29.1 20.1 15.7 25.3 13.0 10.1 16.6 36.8 28.5 45.9 23.9 20.1 28.2
Based on lab measurement only 13.2 9.6 17.9 20.0 15.6 25.2 12.4 9.6 15.9 36.5 28.1 45.8 ... ... ...
Based on medication use only 17.5 15.3 20.0 Note F: too unreliable to be published ... ... 3.2Note E: Use with caution 1.8 5.4 Note F: too unreliable to be published ... ... ... ... ...
Sample size with risk factorNote † 261 ... ... 193 ... ... 138 ... ... 314 ... ... 238 ... ...
† based on lab measurement/medication use
... not applicable
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note: Excludes respondents classified as underweight (body mass index less than 18.5).
Source: 2007-2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey (fasted sample).