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Table 2 Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors

From: Management of diabetes mellitus and associated cardiovascular risk factors in Brazil – the Brazilian study on the practice of diabetes care

 

Diabetes

Type 1 (N=375)

Type 2 (N=983)

Hypertension

84 (22.8)

729 (75.7)

Dyslipidemia

103 (28.5)

672 (70.9)

Smoking

  Current

42 (11.4)

107 (11.3)

  Previous

21 (5.7)

160 (16.9)

  Never

305 (82.9)

678 (71.7)

Central obesity

146 (38.9)

822 (83.6)

Metabolic syndrome

NCEP

-

562 (57.1)

IDF

-

522 (53.1)

  1. Numbers in brackets mean percentage of an absolute number.
  2. NCEP National Cholesterol Education Program criteria, IDF International Diabetes Federation criteria. Central obesity defined as waist circumference >90 cm in men and >80 cm in women according to the IDF recommendations for South Americans.