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Table 1 Framingham risk scores in Saudi males and females, by age category (n = 2997)

From: Sedentary lifestyle and Framingham risk scores: a population-based study in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia

Framingham Risk scores

Age in yearsb

Total = 2997a

Males = 968

Females = 2029

30–40

41–50

51–60

61–75 years

Low risk (score < 10)1

 Males

450 (69.4)

164 (25.3)

31 (4.8)

3 (0.5)

648 (66.9)

 Females

929 (55.2)

513 (30.5)

209 (12.4)

32 (1.9)

1683 (82.9)

 Total

1379 (59.2)

677 (29.0)

240 (10.3)

35 (1.5)

2331 (77.8)

Intermediate Risk (score ≥ 10–20)1

 Males

19 (10.4)

82 (44.8)

62 (33.9)

20 (10.9)

183 (18.9)

 Females

2 (0.8)

55 (23.2)

123 (51.9)

57 (24.1)

237 (11.7)

 Total

21 (1.5)

137 (32.6)

185 (44.0)

77 (18.3)

420 (14.0)

High Risk (score > 20)2

 Males

4 (2.9)

26 (19.0)

45 (32.8)

62 (45.3)

137 (14.2)

 Females

1 (0.9)

5 (4.6)

43 (39.4)

60 (55.0)

109 (5.4)

 Total

5 (2.0)

31 (12.6)

88 (35.8)

122 (49.6)

246 (8.2)

  1. 1p value < 0.001; 2p value < 0.01
  2. aColumn percentage; b Row percentage