Age and sex-standardised CVH metrics in 2008 and 2015 in Benin
| CVH metrics | 2008 (n=3617) | 2015 (n=3768) |
| Prevalence (95% CI) | Prevalence (95% CI) | |
| Smoking | ||
| Poor | 8.0 (7.1 to 8.9) | 5.6 (4.8 to 6.3) |
| Intermediate | 0.6 (0.3 to 0.9) | 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0) |
| Ideal | 91.4 (90.4 to 92.3) | 94.4 (93.7 to 95.1) |
| Fruit and vegetable intake | ||
| Poor | 34.2 (32.4 to 35.9) | 51.4 (49.8 to 53.0) |
| Intermediate | 42.0 (40.2 to 43.8) | 41.4 (39.8 to 42.9) |
| Ideal | 23.8 (22.3 to 25.4) | 7.2 (6.4 to 8.1) |
| Physical activity | ||
| Poor | 4.4 (3.7 to 5.1) | 19.3 (18.0 to 20.6) |
| Intermediate | 4.0 (3.3 to 4.7) | 8.0 (7.2 to 8.9) |
| Ideal | 91.6 (90.6 to 92.5) | 72.7 (71.2 to 74.1) |
| Body mass Index | ||
| Poor | 9.8 (8.8 to 10.9) | 10.5 (9.5 to 11.5) |
| Intermediate | 20.8 (19.3 to 22.3) | 20.5 (19.2 to 21.8) |
| Ideal | 69.3 (67.7 to 70.9) | 69.0 (67.5 to 70.5) |
| Blood pressure | ||
| Poor | 25.9 (24.5 to 27.4) | 32.0 (30.0 to 33.5) |
| Intermediate | 37.4 (35.7 to 39.1) | 38.7 (37.1 to 40.3) |
| Ideal | 36.7 (34.9 to 38.4) | 29.3 (27.8 to 30.8) |
| Total cholesterol | ||
| Poor | 1.5 (1.0 to 1.9) | 5.5 (4.8 to 6.2) |
| Intermediate | 3.5 (2.8 to 4.1) | 10.8 (9.8 to 11.8) |
| Ideal | 95.1 (94.3 to 95.8) | 83.7 (82.5 to 84.9) |
| Fasting plasma glucose | ||
| Poor | 0.7 (0.4 to 0.9) | 6.5 (5.7 to 7.3) |
| Intermediate | 3.6 (2.9 to 4.3) | 17.8 (16.6 to 19.1) |
| Ideal | 95.7 (95.0 to 96.4) | 75.7 (74.3 to 77.0) |
| Scores | ||
| 0–2 CVH metrics | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.3) | 8.5 (7.6 to 9.4) |
| 3–5 CVH metrics | 65.4 (63.7 to 67.2) | 76.0 (74.6 to 77.4) |
| 6–7 CVH metrics | 33.5 (31.9 to 35.3) | 15.5 (14.3 to 16.6) |
| 0 | 0 | 0.02 (0.0 to 0.07) |
| 1 | 0 | 2.0 (1.6 to 2.4) |
| 2 | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.3) | 6.5 (5.7 to 7.3) |
| 3 | 5.8 (5.0 to 6.6) | 14.4 (13.3 to 15.5) |
| 4 | 22.5 (21.0 to 23.9) | 28.3 (26.8 to 29.7) |
| 5 | 37.1 (35.4 to 38.9) | 33.4 (31.8 to 34.9) |
| 6 | 26.5 (24.9 to 28.1) | 14.3 (13.1 to 15.4) |
| 7 | 7.1 (6.1 to 8.1) | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.5) |
| Average score | 5.0 (4.9 to 5.0) | 4.4 (4.2 to 4.7) |