Table 1

Cardiovascular risk factors in relation to education, occupation and marital status in 9351 women aged 28–55

EducationOccupationMarital status
Primary schoolHigh schoolCollege or universityLow levelHigh levelMarriedSingle/widow/ divorced
Smoking
 Never n (%)2338 (45.4)1026 (44.0)629 (44.6)3379 (44)747 (45)3181 (48)920 (35)
 Ex-smokers n (%)860 (16.7)425 (18.2)400 (28.4)1339 (18)418 (25)1265 (19)485 (19)
 Current smokers n (%)1948 (37.9)883 (37.8)380 (27.0)2879 (38)491 (30)2160 (33)1197 (46)
Age adjusted OR (95% CI)
 Current smoker1.000.92 (0.83, 1.02)0.52 (0.46, 0.60)1.000.65 (0.58, 0.74)1.001.71 (1.56, 1.88)
 Hypertension n (%)922 (17.9)294 (12.6)143 (10.2)1233 (16)189 (11)1031 (16)383 (15)
 Age adjusted OR (95% CI)1.000.74 (0.64, 0.85)0.62 (0.51, 0.74)1.000.71 (0.60, 0.84)1.000.99 (0.87, 1.12)
 Hyperlipidaemia n (%)1416 (27.5)517 (22.1)230 (16.3)1939 (25)316 (19)1578 (24)660 (25)
 Age adjusted OR (95% CI)1.000.87 (0.77, 0.97)0.64 (0.54, 0.75)1.000.74 (0.64, 0.85)1.001.17 (1.05, 1.31)
 Diabetes n (%)133 (2.6)34 (1.5)16 (1.1)164 (2.2)24 (1.5)134 (2.0)53 (2.1)
 Age adjusted OR (95% CI)1.000.63 (0.43, 0.93)0.53 (0.31, 0.89)1.000.72 (0.47, 1.11)1.001.07 (0.77, 1.47)