Table 2: Prevalence of risk factors category by participants’ age category#.
| Variables |
|
|
|
|
|
Years |
|
|
|
|
| Age |
|
17 yr |
18 yr |
19 yr |
20 yr |
21 yr |
22 yr |
23 yr |
25 yr |
Total |
| BMI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Under W |
1 (100) |
6 (10.7) |
12 (12.6) |
6 (12.8) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
25 (11.2) |
|
Normal W |
0 (0.0) |
34 (60.7) |
52 (54.7) |
26 (55.3) |
16 (80.0) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (100) |
0 (0.0) |
129 (57.8) |
|
Over W |
0 (0.0) |
10 (17.9) |
23 (24.2) |
10 (21.3) |
4 (20.0) |
2 (100.0) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (100.0) |
50 (22.4) |
|
Obese |
0 (0.0) |
6 (10.7) |
8 (8.4) |
5 (10.6) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
19 (8.5) |
| Systolic BP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Normal |
1 (100.0) |
49 (87.5) |
70 (73.7) |
35 (74.5) |
17 (85.0) |
1 (50.0) |
1 (100.0) |
1 (100.0) |
175 (78.5) |
|
Pre-hypertension |
0 (0.0) |
7 (12.5) |
24 (25.3) |
12 (25.5) |
3 (15.0) |
1 (50.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
47 (21.1) |
|
Hypertension |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (1.1) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (0.4) |
| Diastolic BP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Normal |
1 (100.0) |
51 (91.1) |
85 (89.5) |
42 (89.4) |
16 (80.0) |
2 (100.0) |
1 (100.0) |
1 (100.0) |
199 (89.2) |
|
Pre-hypertension |
0 (0.0) |
5 (8.9) |
9 (9.5) |
3 (6.4) |
4 (20.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
21 (9.4) |
|
Hypertension |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (1.1) |
2 (4.3) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
3 (1.3) |
| Blood Glucose |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Below normal |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (1.1) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (0.4) |
|
normal |
1 (100.0) |
55 (98.2) |
77 (81.1) |
36 (76.6) |
19 (95.0) |
2 (100.0) |
1 (100.0) |
1 (100.0) |
192 (86.1) |
|
Pre-diabetes |
0 (0.0) |
1 (1.8) |
17 (17.9) |
11 (23.4) |
1 (5.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
30 (13.5) |
|
Diabetes |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
BP, blood pressure; BMI, body mass index; yr., year; # results are presented as no (%).