| High income | Low income | |
| Cigarette smoking, current smoker | ||
| Men aged 30–44 | 56.3 (55.9 to 56.7) | 64.5 (64.2 to 64.9) |
| Men aged 45–54 | 48.4 (48.0 to 48.9) | 59.7 (59.2 to 60.2) |
| Men aged 55–64 | 41.9 (41.2 to 42.5) | 53.5 (52.7 to 54.4) |
| Blood pressure, systolic ⩾140 mm Hg or diastolic ⩾90 mm Hg | ||
| Men aged 30–44 | 23.6 (23.4 to 23.8) | 26.9 (26.7 to 27.2) |
| Men aged 45–54 | 38.0 (37.6 to 38.5) | 41.8 (41.3 to 42.2) |
| Men aged 55–64 | 50.6 (49.9 to 51.4) | 51.7 (50.9 to 52.5) |
| Cholesterol, ⩾6.2 mmol/l | ||
| Men aged 30–44 | 6.9 (6.8 to 7.1) | 7.1 (6.9 to 7.2) |
| Men aged 45–54 | 11.2 (11.0 to 11.4) | 10.6 (10.4 to 10.8) |
| Men aged 55–64 | 12.1 (11.8 to 12.5) | 11.4 (11.0 to 11.8) |
| Glucose, ⩾7.0 mmol/l | ||
| Men aged 30–44 | 1.5 (1.4 to 1.6) | 2.2 (2.1 to 2.2) |
| Men aged 45–54 | 4.1 (4.0 to 4.3) | 5.4 (5.2 to 5.5) |
| Men aged 55–64 | 6.7 (6.4 to 6.94) | 7.2 (6.92 to 7.5) |
| All four risk factors | ||
| Men aged 30–44 | 70.3 (69.9 to 70.7) | 77.1 (76.7 to 77.5) |
| Men aged 45–54 | 73.9 (73.3 to 74.5) | 81.1 (80.5 to 81.7) |
| Men aged 55–64 | 78.0 (77.1 to 78.9) | 82.7 (81.7 to 83.7) |
*Age-adjusted prevalence was calculated with age adjustment to 1-year age groups according to the direct method with the distribution of total sample as the standard.