Weighted distribution of the predictors in the 2019 WHO CVD risk models, overall and by sex
| Total | Men | Women | |
| Sample size | 663 | 280 | 383 |
| Age (mean and 95% CI, years) | 44 (43.2 to 44.7) | 44.2 (43 to 45.4) | 43.8 (42.9 to 44.7) |
| Proportion of people aged 30–39 years (95% CI, %) | 35.8 (31.6 to 40.3) | 37.2 (31 to 43.9) | 34.8 (29.4 to 40.7) |
| Proportion of people aged 40–49 years (95% CI, %) | 34 (29.8 to 38.4) | 29.5 (24 to 35.7) | 37.1 (31.5 to 43.1) |
| Proportion of people aged 50–59 years (95% CI, %) | 30.2 (26.3 to 34.5) | 33.3 (27.1 to 40) | 28 (23.5 to 33.1) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mean and 95% CI, mm Hg) | 108.9 (107.5 to 110.3) | 116.1 (113.8 to 118.4) | 103.8 (102.3 to 105.3) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mean and 95% CI, mm Hg) | 71.9 (71 to 72.8) | 74.6 (73.1 to 76.1) | 70 (69 to 71) |
| Body mass index (mean and 95% CI, kg/m2) | 28.8 (28.3 to 29.2) | 28.3 (27.6 to 29) | 29.1 (28.5 to 29.7) |
| Proportion of people with normal weight (95% CI, %) | 23.1 (19.5 to 27.2) | 24.5 (19.5 to 30.4) | 22.1 (17.2 to 27.9) |
| Proportion of people with overweight (95% CI, %) | 41 (36.6 to 45.6) | 45.3 (38.9 to 52) | 37.9 (31.9 to 44.3) |
| Proportion of people with obesity (95% CI, %) | 35.9 (31.6 to 40.5) | 30.1 (24.1 to 36.9) | 40 (34 to 46.2) |
| Total cholesterol (mean and 95% CI, mmol/L) | 4.9 (4.8 to 5) | 4.8 (4.6 to 5) | 4.9 (4.8 to 5.1) |
| Proportion of smokers (95% CI, %) | 11.7 (8.8 to 15.3) | 21.1 (15.8 to 27.6) | 5 (3 to 8.3) |
| Proportion of people with diabetes (95% CI, %) | 7.1 (5 to 9.8) | 7.8 (4.7 to 12.6) | 6.5 (4.3 to 9.9) |
| Laboratory-based CVD risk score (mean and 95% CI, %) | 2 (1.8 to 2.2) | 2.6 (2.3 to 2.9) | 1.6 (1.4 to 1.7) |
| Non-laboratory-based CVD risk score (mean and 95% CI, %) | 2 (1.8 to 2.1) | 2.7 (2.4 to 3) | 1.5 (1.4 to 1.6) |
CVD, cardiovascular disease.