Table 4 Rural-urban differences in the prevalence of CVD risk markers
| Â | Urban (n = 1431) | Rural (n = 2945) | Age and sex adjusted OR (95% CI) | Age, sex and socio-demographic adjusted OR (SES score) | Age, sex, BMI, WHR, smoking, alcohol | Age, sex, diabetes, cholesterol, hypertension | Fully adjusted model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hypertension | 812 (57%) | 1379 (47%) | 1.7 (1.5-1.9) | 1.4 (1.2-1.6) | 1.4 (1.2-1.6) | 1.6 (1.4-1.8) | 1.3 (1.1-1.5) |
Normotensive | 619 (43%) | 1566 (53%) | Baseline | Baseline | Baseline | Baseline | Baseline |
Diabetic | 139 (10.0%) | 144 (5.0%) | 2.3 (1.8-2.9) | 1.3 (1.0-1.7) | 2.0 (1.5-2.5) | 2.2 (1.7-2.8) | 1.3 (0.9-1.7) |
Normal | 1256 (90.0%) | 2756 (95.0%) | Baseline | Baseline | Baseline | Baseline | Baseline |
High cholesterol | 316 (22%) | 588 (21%) | 1.2 (1.0-1.4) | 0.9 (0.8-1.1) | 1.0 (0.9-1.2) | 1.1 (0.9-1.3) | 0.9 (0.7-1.1) |
Normal cholesterol | 1100 (78%) | 2268 (79%) | Baseline | Baseline | Baseline | Baseline | Baseline |
Obese | 287 (20%) | 280 (10%) | 2.3 (1.9-2.8) | 1.3 (1.0-1.6) | 2.9 (2.3-3.5) | 2.2 (1.8-2.7) | 1.5 (1.2-1.9) |
Not obese | 1131 (80%) | 2648 (90%) | Baseline | Baseline | Baseline | Baseline | Baseline |