Educational Health Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Findings from Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey 2007–2008

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  Figure 1. (A) Proportion of Jamaicans men 25–74 years old with individual cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors various within education categories (Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey 2007–2008). **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001 for difference in proportion across education categories, derived from chi-squared tests. Proportions are weighted for complex survey design to provide nationally representative (population) estimates. Percentages shown reflect the weighted estimates and not the simple proportion of participants based on observed numbers. n = 64 for post-secondary education, 268 for full secondary education, 200 for junior secondary education, and 146 for primary or less education. (B) Proportion of Jamaicans women 25–74 years old with individual CVD risk factors various within education categories (Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey 2007–2008). **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001 for difference in proportion across education categories, derived from chi-squared tests. n = 136 for post-secondary education, 734 for full secondary education, 411 for junior secondary education, and 272 for primary or less education.

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  Figure 2. (A) Proportion of men with individual cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors various within age categories. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001 for difference in proportion across age categories, derived from chi-squared tests. Proportions are weighted for complex survey design to provide nationally representative (population) estimates. Percentages shown reflect the weighted estimates and not the simple proportion of participants based on observed numbers. n = 237 for 25–39 years age group, 285 for 40–59 years age group, and 156 for the 60–74 years age group. (B) Proportion of women with individual CVD risk factors various within age categories. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001 for difference in proportion across age categories, derived from chi-squared tests. Proportions are weighted for complex survey design to provide nationally representative (population) estimates. Percentages shown reflect the weighted estimates and not the simple proportion of participants based on observed numbers. n = 600 for 25–39 years age group, 677 for 40–59 years age group, and 276 for the 60–74 years age group.