Awareness, treatment, and control of major cardiovascular risk factors in a small-scale Italian community: results of a screening campaign

Figures & data

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the 344 subjects of the study population

	n = 344
Age (years)	54.9 ± 15.1 (19–85)
Age class (years)
<40	59 (17.2)
40–49	67 (19.5)
50–59	72 (20.9)
60–69	87 (25.3)
≥70	59 (17.2)
Sex
Male	163 (47.4)
Female	181 (52.6)
Family history for cardiovascular disease	233 (67.7)
Arterial hypertension	131 (38.1)
Diabetes	89 (25.9)
Myocardial infarction	66 (19.2)
Stroke	21 (6.1)
Kidney disease	13 (3.8)
Dyslipidemia	7 (2.0)
Personal history for cardiovascular disease	65 (18.9)
Ischemic heart disease	7 (2.0)
Heart failure	7 (2.0)
Peripheral artery disease	7 (2.0)
Kidney disease	6 (1.7)
Myocardial infarction	5 (1.5)
Stroke	2 (0.6)
Height (cm)	166.1 ± 8.6 (144–190)
Weight (kg)	69.4 ± 13.1 (40–170)
BMI (kg/m^2)	25.1 ± 4.0 (15.1–43.1)
Waist circumference (cm)	90.6 ± 12.2 (62–126)
SBP (mmHg)	135.9 ± 23.0 (81.5–235)
DBP (mmHg)	79.7 ± 11.3 (50.5–114.0)
Total serum cholesterol (mg/dL)	220.8 ± 51.1 (100–379)
HDL serum cholesterol (mg/dL)	57.5 ± 17.5 (15–100)
Blood glucose (mg/dL)	91.8 ± 21.4 (33–192)
Smoking	77 (22.4)
Alcohol	159 (46.2)

Notes: Data are shown as means ± SD and ranges (in brackets), or as absolute (number) and relative frequencies (percentages).

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL, high density lipoprotein; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SD, standard deviation.

Figure 1 Prevalence of major cardiovascular risk factors in the 344 subjects of the study.

Note: Data are reported as percentages (%) of the total number.
Abbreviation: HDL, high density lipoprotein.

Figure 2 Prevalence (open bars), awareness (striped bars), and lack of awareness (full bars) of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia or diabetes in the 344 subjects of the study (A). Rates of treated (open bars) and of treated and controlled subjects (full bars) are shown in (B).

Note: Data are summarized as percentages (%).

Figure 3 Mean values ± SD for BMI, waist circumference, S and D blood pressure, total and HDL serum cholesterol and blood glucose in the 344 subjects of the study according to decades of age.

Notes:P-values indicate the level of statistical significance for the trend analysis.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; D, diastolic; HDL, high density lipoprotein; S, systolic; SD, standard deviation.

Table 2 Prevalence, treatment, and control of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes according to age and sex

	n	Total prevalence	Aware	Not aware	n	Treated	n	Controlled
Hypertension
Age class (years)
<40	59	7 (11.9)	3 (5.1)	4 (6.8)	3	2 (66.7)	2	–
40–49	67	20 (29.9)	4 (6.0)	16 (23.9)	4	3 (75.0)	3	2 (66.7)
50–59	72	36 (50.0)	16 (22.2)	20 (27.8)	16	14 (87.5)	14	7 (50.0)
60–69	87	64 (73.6)	43 (49.4)	21 (24.1)	43	42 (97.7)	42	10 (23.8)
≥70	59	49 (83.1)	32 (54.2)	17 (28.8)	32	30 (93.8)	30	10 (33.3)
P-value		0.0001	0.0001	0.027		0.123		0.198
Sex
Male	163	88 (54.0)	47 (28.8)	41 (25.2)	47	44 (93.6)	44	13 (29.5)
Female	181	88 (48.6)	51 (28.2)	37 (20.4)	51	47 (92.2)	47	16 (34.0)
P-value		0.320	0.893	0.297		0.779		0.645
Hypercholesterolemia
Age class (years)
<40	59	30 (50.8)	6 (10.2)	24 (40.7)	6	1 (16.7)	1	–
40–49	67	52 (77.6)	21 (31.3)	31 (46.3)	21	3 (14.3)	3	–
50–59	72	61 (84.7)	22 (30.6)	39 (54.2)	22	6 (27.3)	6	2 (33.3)
60–69	87	76 (87.4)	44 (50.6)	32 (36.8)	44	15 (34.1)	15	6 (40.0)
≥70	59	50 (84.7)	23 (39.0)	27 (45.8)	23	11 (47.8)	11	1 (9.1)
P-value		0.0001	0.0001	0.258		0.153		0.304
Sex
Male	163	118 (72.4)	48 (29.4)	70 (42.9)	48	19 (39.6)	19	7 (36.8)
Female	181	151 (83.4)	68 (37.6)	83 (45.9)	68	17 (25.0)	17	2 (11.8)
P-value		0.013	0.112	0.587		0.095		0.083
Diabetes
Age class (years)
<40	59	2 (3.4)	1 (1.7)	1 (1.7)	1	–	–	–
40–49	67	3 (4.5)	2 (3.0)	1 (1.5)	2	–	–	–
50–59	72	5 (6.9)	3 (4.2)	2 (2.8)	3	3 (100.0)		3 (100.0)
60–69	87	11 (12.6)	7 (8.0)	4 (4.6)	7	5 (71.4)		2 (40.0)
≥70	59	7 (11.9)	3 (5.1)	4 (6.8)	3	2 (66.7)		1 (50.0)
P-value		0.160	0.419	0.451		0.133		0.233
Sex
Male	163	21 (12.9)	10 (6.1)	11 (6.7)	10	7 (70.0)	7	5 (71.4)
Female	181	7 (3.9)	6 (3.3)	1 (0.6)	6	3 (50.0)	3	1 (33.3)
P-value		0.002	0.215	0.002		0.424		0.260

Notes: Data are reported as absolute values and percentages, in brackets. P-values refer to the statistical significance of the difference across ages (trend analysis) and between sexes.

Figure 4 Mean values ± SD for BMI, waist circumference, S and D blood pressure, total and HDL serum cholesterol, and blood glucose in the 344 subjects of the study according to sex.

Notes: Males: open bars; females: full bars. P-values indicate the level of statistical significance of between-sex differences.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; D, diastolic; HDL, high density lipoprotein; S, systolic; SD, standard deviation.