| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | characteristics of household population aged 20 to 79, by sex, 2007 to 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 |  | women |  |  |  | men |  |  |  |
| 4 |  | sample size | % | 95% confidence interval |  | sample size | % | 95% confidence interval |  |
| 5 |  |  |  | from | to |  |  | from | to |
| 6 | hypertensive | 1,720 | 21.5 | 19.8 | 23.2 | 1,832 | 24.5 | 22.7 | 26.4 |
| 7 | sociodemographic characteristics |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 8 | age in years | 6,925 | 46.5 | 46.2 | 46.8 | 6,482 | 45.7 | 45.5 | 46.0 |
| 9 | 20 to 39 years | 2,414 | 36.1 | 35.5 | 36.6 | 2,135 | 37.8 | 37.6 | 38.1 |
| 10 | 40 to 59 years | 2,335 | 40.4 | 40.0 | 40.7 | 2,272 | 40.2 | 40.0 | 40.5 |
| 11 | 60 to 69 years | 1,352 | 15.4 | 14.6 | 16.2 | 1,395 | 14.9 | 14.2 | 15.6 |
| 12 | 70 to 79 years | 824 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 680 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 7.6 |
| 13 | married/common-law | 4,202 | 64.9 | 62.5 | 67.1 | 4,531 | 66.0 | 63.7 | 68.3 |
| 14 | less than secondary school graduation | 916 | 11.8 | 10.3 | 13.6 | 854 | 13.3 | 11.5 | 15.3 |
| 15 | in lowest income quintile | 1,674 | 21.4 | 19.3 | 23.6 | 1,151 | 17.4 | 15.2 | 19.9 |
| 16 | white | 5,601 | 78.3 | 73.5 | 82.4 | 5,245 | 78.4 | 73.3 | 82.8 |
| 17 | personal and family history |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 18 | has regular doctor | 6,229 | 88.9 | 87.2 | 90.4 | 5,317 | 79.3 | 76.9 | 81.5 |
| 19 | current smoker | 1,346 | 20.3 | 18.4 | 22.2 | 1,566 | 26.9 | 25.2 | 28.6 |
| 20 | cardiovascular disease | 373 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 582 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 8.4 |
| 21 | family history of high blood pressure | 3,432 | 51.5 | 49.4 | 53.7 | 2,840 | 46.5 | 44.1 | 48.9 |
| 22 | family history of early cardiovascular disease | 1,585 | 22.0 | 19.9 | 24.2 | 1,302 | 18.7 | 17.2 | 20.3 |
| 23 | risk factors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 24 | less than 150 minutes/week mvpa | 3,616 | 51.2 | 48.5 | 53.9 | 2,829 | 39.2 | 36.1 | 42.5 |
| 25 | 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 |
| 26 | overweight or obese | 4,058 | 56.3 | 53.3 | 59.2 | 4,650 | 69.5 | 67.3 | 71.6 |
| 27 | diabetes | 557 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 8.0 | 685 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 10.6 |
| 28 | chronic kidney disease | 485 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 347 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 5.0 |
| 29 | 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 |
| 30 | risk score | 6,752 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 6,313 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 31 | zero risk factors | 520 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 10.1 | 247 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 5.5 |
| 32 | one risk factor | 1,562 | 23.9 | 21.9 | 26.1 | 1,167 | 21.9 | 19.9 | 24.0 |
| 33 | two risk factors | 2,203 | 32.4 | 30.3 | 34.5 | 2,022 | 31.6 | 29.4 | 33.8 |
| 34 | three risk factors | 1,689 | 24.7 | 22.7 | 26.7 | 1,936 | 28.6 | 26.6 | 30.6 |
| 35 | four risk factors | 659 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 831 | 12.1 | 10.8 | 13.6 |
| 36 | five or six risk factors | 119 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 110 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.1 |

Question: which gender were on average more likely to be smokers, have cardiovascular disease, eat fruits and vegetables fewer than five times per day, be overweight or obese, have diabetes, and have non-hdl cholesterol at a level of 4.3 mmol/l or higher, men or women?
Answer: men

Question: which gender had a higher population prevalence of hypertension among canadians aged 20 to 79, men or women?
Answer: men

Question: which gender were more likely to engage in less than 150 minutes per week of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, have a family history of high blood pressure or early cardiovascular disease, or have ckd, men or women?
Answer: women

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