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Table 2 The distribution of age group, the 10-year risk of fatal CVD, and 10-year survival probability by sex

From: Ten-year risk of fatal cardiovascular disease and its association with metabolic risk factors among waste pickers in South Africa

 

Male

Female

n (%)

10-year CVD risk Mean (SD)

n (%)

10-year CVD risk Mean (SD)

Variables

 

0.130 (0.584)

 

0.340 (2.209)

Age group (years)

 Less than 20

5 (1.89)

–

1 (1.04)

–

 20–29

123 (46.42)

0.004 (0.004)

16 (16.67)

1.7 × 10−5 (1.5 × 10−5)

 30–39

100 (37.74)

0.038 (0.036)

36 (37.60)

0.007 (0.012)

 40–49

21 (7.92)

0.301 (0.328)

17 (17.71)

0.062(0.048)

 50+

16 (6.02)

1.621 (1.811)

26 (27.08)

1.220 (4.216)

BMI category

 Underweight

70 (26.62)

0.139 (0.727)

13 (13.54)

0.035 (0.118)

 Normal weight

147 (55.87)

0.155 (0.599)

50 (52.08)

0.559 (3.119)

 Over weight

24 (9.13)

0.102 (0.174)

14 (14.58)

0.209 (0.272)

 Obese

22 (8.37)

0.069 (0.159)

19. (19.79)

0.115 (0.204)

Blood glucose category

 Normal

263 (99.27)

0.141 (0.587)

91 (94.79)

0.340 (2.270)

 Moderate

1 (0.38)

0.002 (–)

2 (2.08)

0.311 (0.419)

 High

1 (0.38)

0.038 (–)

3 (3.13)

0.368 (0.449)

Hypertension

 Non-hypertensive

216 (81.51)

0.077(0.425)

65 (67.71)

0.074 (0.157)

 Hypertensive

49 (18.49)

0.451(1.019)

31 (32.29)

0.872(3.806)

  

10-year survival probability of CVD

  

CHD

–

99.82% (0.10%)

–

99.80% (0.10%)

Non-CHD

–

99.90% (0.04%)

–

99.70% (1.71%)

  1. SD standard deviation