Mean number of ICH characteristics, prevalence of overall ICH and individual ICH components among urban participants of the Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey III, by sex
| Characteristics | Total (N=1025) | Male (n=360) | Female (n=665) |
| Mean number of ICH characteristics | 3.6 (3.5 to 3.7) | 3.6 (3.4 to 3.8) | 3.6 (3.5 to 3.7) |
| All 7 ICH characteristics† | 0.51 (0 to 1.1) | – | – |
| 5 or more ICH characteristics | 22.9 (18.9 to 26.9) | 24.5 (17.5 to 31.6) | 21.5 (17.5 to 25.6) |
| All 4 ICH: health behaviours | 4.1 (2.2 to 6.0) | 6.4 (2.6 to 10.3) | 2.0 (0.8 to 3.3) |
| All 4 ICH: health factors | 14.2 (11.0 to 17.4) | 10.6 (5.0 to 16.3) | 17.3 (13.5 to 21.0) |
| Normal blood pressure (<120/80 mm Hg)*** | 28.7 (24.9 to 32.4) | 20.8 (14.6 to 26.9) | 35.6 (31.5 to 39.6) |
| Normal BMI (<25 kg/m2)*** | 31.1 (26.3 to 35.9) | 39.7 (31.2 to 48.2) | 23.5 (19.3 to 27.6) |
| Normal glucose (<5.6 mmol/L) | 53.7 (48.3 to 59.0) | 53.2 (43.6 to 62.8) | 54.1 (48.2 to 59.9) |
| Normal cholesterol (<5.2 mmol/L) | 77.4 (72.9 to 81.8) | 78.7 (71.8 to 85.6) | 76.2 (71.0 to 81.5) |
| Physical activity ≥150 min/week*** | 59.1 (54.2 to 63.9) | 67.5 (61.1 to 73.9) | 51.6 (46.6 to 56.6) |
| Healthy diet (≥3 of 4 dietary factors)‡ | 20.3 (17.3 to 23.3) | 18.8 (14.0 to 23.6) | 21.6 (18.3 to 25.0) |
| Current non-smoker** | 86.6 (82.8 to 90.3) | 79.8 (72.4 to 87.1) | 92.6 (89.5 to 95.7) |
Values reported are given as percentage with 95% CI in brackets, except for the mean number of ICH characteristics which is given as number with 95% CI in brackets.
ICH: health behaviours include adequate physical activity, non-smoker, normal BMI and healthy diet; ICH: health factors include normal blood pressure, normal glucose, normal cholesterol and current non-smoker.
**P<0.01, ***P<0.001 for male and female differences.
†There were too few persons with all 7 ICH characteristics to compute sex-specific estimates.
‡Healthy diet defined as meeting 3 or 4 of the following criteria: (1) adequate fruit and vegetable intake, (2) adequate fish intake, (3) low-salt diet and (4) low sugar-sweetened beverage consumption.
BMI, body mass index; ICH, ideal cardiovascular health.