Table 1 Study specific age-standardized risk factor means (systolic blood pressure and total cholesterol) and prevalences (smoking and diabetes) with 95% confidence intervals.

From: Quantifying the contribution of established risk factors to cardiovascular mortality differences between Russia and Norway

 

Data

SBP (mmHg)

Cholesterol (mmol)

Smoking (%)

Diabetes (%)

Men

Know your heart (Russia)

137.4 (136.5–138.4)

5.4 (5.3–5.5)

37.5% (35.0–39.9)

6.5% (5.3–7.7)

Tromsø 7 (Norway)

130.8 (130.5–131.2)

5.5 (5.4–5.5)

13.7% (12.9–14.4)

5.2% (4.7–5.7)

p-value for difference

 < 0.001

0.025

 < 0.001

0.055

Women

Know your heart (Russia)

128.6 (127.8–129.4)

5.7 (5.6–5.7)

17.2% (15.6–18.9)

8.2% (7.1–9.3)

Tromsø 7 (Norway)

123.4 (123.1–123.8)

5.5 (5.5–5.6)

15.3% (14.5–16.0)

4.0% (3.6–4.4)

p-value for difference

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.038

 < 0.001

  1. SBP systolic blood pressure.
  2. *Age-specific estimates can be found in Appendix 3.
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