question: which gender had a higher average risk score, men or women?
table.cells: women men
table.cells: sample size % 95% confidence interval sample size % 95% confidence interval
table.cells: from to from to
table.cells: hypertensive 1,720 21.5 19.8 23.2 1,832 24.5 22.7 26.4
table.cells: sociodemographic characteristics
table.cells: age in years 6,925 46.5 46.2 46.8 6,482 45.7 45.5 46.0
table.cells: 20 to 39 years 2,414 36.1 35.5 36.6 2,135 37.8 37.6 38.1
table.cells: 40 to 59 years 2,335 40.4 40.0 40.7 2,272 40.2 40.0 40.5
table.cells: 60 to 69 years 1,352 15.4 14.6 16.2 1,395 14.9 14.2 15.6
table.cells: 70 to 79 years 824 8.2 7.5 8.9 680 7.0 6.4 7.6
table.cells: married/common-law 4,202 64.9 62.5 67.1 4,531 66.0 63.7 68.3
table.cells: less than secondary school graduation 916 11.8 10.3 13.6 854 13.3 11.5 15.3
table.cells: in lowest income quintile 1,674 21.4 19.3 23.6 1,151 17.4 15.2 19.9
table.cells: white 5,601 78.3 73.5 82.4 5,245 78.4 73.3 82.8
table.cells: personal and family history
table.cells: has regular doctor 6,229 88.9 87.2 90.4 5,317 79.3 76.9 81.5
table.cells: current smoker 1,346 20.3 18.4 22.2 1,566 26.9 25.2 28.6
table.cells: cardiovascular disease 373 4.0 3.5 4.7 582 7.5 6.7 8.4
table.cells: family history of high blood pressure 3,432 51.5 49.4 53.7 2,840 46.5 44.1 48.9
table.cells: family history of early cardiovascular disease 1,585 22.0 19.9 24.2 1,302 18.7 17.2 20.3
table.cells: risk factors
table.cells: less than 150 minutes/week mvpa 3,616 51.2 48.5 53.9 2,829 39.2 36.1 42.5
table.cells: eats fruits or vegetables fewer than five times per day 4,495 67.3 65.2 69.4 4,983 77.5 75.8 79.2
table.cells: overweight or obese 4,058 56.3 53.3 59.2 4,650 69.5 67.3 71.6
table.cells: diabetes 557 7.1 6.2 8.0 685 9.4 8.3 10.6
table.cells: chronic kidney disease 485 5.6 4.7 6.7 347 4.3 3.7 5.0
table.cells: non-hdl cholesterol 4.3 mmol/l or higher 1,358 18.5 16.7 20.4 1,720 27.2 24.7 29.8
table.cells: risk score 6,752 2.1 2.0 2.1 6,313 2.3 2.2 2.3
table.cells: zero risk factors 520 8.5 7.1 10.1 247 4.2 3.3 5.5
table.cells: one risk factor 1,562 23.9 21.9 26.1 1,167 21.9 19.9 24.0
table.cells: two risk factors 2,203 32.4 30.3 34.5 2,022 31.6 29.4 33.8
table.cells: three risk factors 1,689 24.7 22.7 26.7 1,936 28.6 26.6 30.6
table.cells: four risk factors 659 9.4 8.0 11.0 831 12.1 10.8 13.6
table.cells: five or six risk factors 119 1.1 0.8 1.5 110 1.6 1.2 2.1