Table:
women
men

sample size
%
95% confidence interval
sample size
%
95% confidence interval

from
to
from
to

hypertensive
1,720
21.5
19.8
23.2
1,832
24.5
22.7
26.4

sociodemographic characteristics

age in years
6,925
46.5
46.2
46.8
6,482
45.7
45.5
46.0

20 to 39 years
2,414
36.1
35.5
36.6
2,135
37.8
37.6
38.1

40 to 59 years
2,335
40.4
40.0
40.7
2,272
40.2
40.0
40.5

60 to 69 years
1,352
15.4
14.6
16.2
1,395
14.9
14.2
15.6

70 to 79 years
824
8.2
7.5
8.9
680
7.0
6.4
7.6

married/common-law
4,202
64.9
62.5
67.1
4,531
66.0
63.7
68.3

less than secondary school graduation
916
11.8
10.3
13.6
854
13.3
11.5
15.3

in lowest income quintile
1,674
21.4
19.3
23.6
1,151
17.4
15.2
19.9

white
5,601
78.3
73.5
82.4
5,245
78.4
73.3
82.8

personal and family history

has regular doctor
6,229
88.9
87.2
90.4
5,317
79.3
76.9
81.5

current smoker
1,346
20.3
18.4
22.2
1,566
26.9
25.2
28.6

cardiovascular disease
373
4.0
3.5
4.7
582
7.5
6.7
8.4

family history of high blood pressure
3,432
51.5
49.4
53.7
2,840
46.5
44.1
48.9

family history of early cardiovascular disease
1,585
22.0
19.9
24.2
1,302
18.7
17.2
20.3

risk factors

less than 150 minutes/week mvpa
3,616
51.2
48.5
53.9
2,829
39.2
36.1
42.5

eats fruits or vegetables fewer than five times per day
4,495
67.3
65.2
69.4
4,983
77.5
75.8
79.2

overweight or obese
4,058
56.3
53.3
59.2
4,650
69.5
67.3
71.6

diabetes
557
7.1
6.2
8.0
685
9.4
8.3
10.6

chronic kidney disease
485
5.6
4.7
6.7
347
4.3
3.7
5.0

non-hdl cholesterol 4.3 mmol/l or higher
1,358
18.5
16.7
20.4
1,720
27.2
24.7
29.8

risk score
6,752
2.1
2.0
2.1
6,313
2.3
2.2
2.3

zero risk factors
520
8.5
7.1
10.1
247
4.2
3.3
5.5

one risk factor
1,562
23.9
21.9
26.1
1,167
21.9
19.9
24.0

two risk factors
2,203
32.4
30.3
34.5
2,022
31.6
29.4
33.8

three risk factors
1,689
24.7
22.7
26.7
1,936
28.6
26.6
30.6

four risk factors
659
9.4
8.0
11.0
831
12.1
10.8
13.6

five or six risk factors
119
1.1
0.8
1.5
110
1.6
1.2
2.1

Statement: men had a higher average risk score than women.
Question: which gender had a higher average risk score, men or women?
Answer: men