Table 1

Annual trends in explanatory variables in Spanish general population

19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006
Proportion (%) Smokers31.932.031.831.631.431.229.828.427.927.827.6
Proportion (%) Obesity15.116.116.116.216.316.316.216.016.717.317.9
Proportion (%) Overweight41.040.340.641.041.441.841.240.640.740.740.8
Drugs for control of vascular risk
Number of Defined Daily Doses* per 1000 inhabitants per day (×10). Total
171.5185.6204.9227.7253.8279.2303.0329.7359.6377.7412.3
Statins7.89.414.319.724.430.438.048.760.169.281.3
Antihypertensive drugs119.2127.6136.6148.4163.8175.7186.9197.1210.2215.7232.9
Antidiabetic drugs27.028.932.335.639.143.246.048.951.753.355.7
Antiplatelet drugs17.519.621.724.026.629.932.235.037.639.542.4
  • DDD: number of doses (adult average maintenance dose per day) prescribed and sold in the National Health System.