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Table 4 Self-reported CVD risk factors in family members and number of measured child risk factors in healthy hearts club participants 1992–2013 (N = 9653)b. Number of Risk Factors in Children a

From: Healthy hearts: a cross-sectional study of clinical cardiovascular disease risk factors in Northern Colorado school children (1992–2013)

Family member self-report risk factors

0

1

2

3

4

5-6

P-value

N = 3706

N = 3262

N = 1648

N = 653

N = 301

N = 83

Overweight (%)

32.2

33.4

41.1

51.4

59.4

56.5

<0.001

Diabetes (%)

15

13.2

14.6

19.4

18.3

10.0

NS

High Cholesterol (%)

24.2

25.5

26.1

27.6

27.2

23.1

<0.05

High Blood Pressure (%)

22.3

21.2

24.0

26.6

22.6

15.4

NS

Describe Health (% Fair or Poor)

32.3

28.8

22.8

26.9

33.3

50.0

NS

Smoke (%)

14.3

15.8

17.2

15.1

20.2

17.2

NS

Smoke Inside (%)

7.8

8.9

11.6

10.6

15.7

6.3

<0.05

  1. NS not significant less than p < 0.05
  2. aPossible risk factors in children: systolic blood pressure ≥ 120; diastolic blood pressure ≥ 80; total cholesterol ≥170; high-density lipoprotein cholesterol < 40; non- high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ≥ 145 mg/dL; body mass index ≥ 85 %
  3. b41 children were missing one of the measured risk factors