Table 1 Comparisons of Swiss MONICA samples (ages 35–64 yrs).
Study Variable | Vaud-Fribourg a | Ticino b |
|---|---|---|
Male Gender | 48.9% | 48.2% |
Age (yrs) c | 47.8 ± 8.5 | 49.5 ± 8.2 |
Women | 47.9 ± 8.5 | 49.7 ± 8.3 |
Men | 47.8 ± 8.4 | 49.2 ± 8.1 |
TC/HDL-C ratio c | 4.9 ± 1.7 | 5.1 ± 1.8 |
Women | 4.2 ± 1.3 | 4.4 ± 1.6 |
Men | 5.7 ± 1.8 | 5.8 ± 1.9 |
Dyslipidemia d | 41.6% | 44.4% |
Women | 22.4% | 25.9% |
Men | 61.7% | 64.4% |
WHR c | 0.85 ± 0.09 | 0.85 ± 0.08 |
Women | 0.78 ± 0.05 | 0.80 ± 0.06 |
Men | 0.92 ± 0.06 | 0.91 ± 0.05 |
BMI (kg/m 2 ) c | 25.6 ± 4.0 | 26.0 ± 4.3 |
Women | 24.6 ± 4.2 | 25.4 ± 4.9 |
Men | 26.5 ± 2.6 | 26.6 ± 3.4 |
Current Cigarette Smoking | 25.6 % | 31.1 % |
Women | 24.7% | 26.5% |
Men | 26.6% | 36.2% |
Hypertension e | 21.7% | 22.9% |
Women | 14.7% | 17.0% |
Men | 29.0% | 29.2% |