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Table 6 Clustering of risk markers by rural-urban status and ethnicity

From: Urbanization, ethnicity and cardiovascular risk in a population in transition in Nakuru, Kenya: a population-based survey

No. of risk markers*

Total group

Urban

Rural

Kikuyu

Kalenjin

 

Exp**

Obs

O:E

Exp**

Obs

O:E

Exp**

Obs

O:E

Exp**

Obs

O:E

Exp**

Obs

O:E

0

32.0

37.0

116

24.1

30.0

124

36.3

40.4

111

28.3

33.1

117

44.8

47.0

105

1

47.7

40.1

84

47.4

38.6

81

47.1

40.9

87

47.6

40.3

85

44.6

40.8

92

2

17.9

18.5

103

23.8

24.9

104

15.0

15.3

102

20.8

21.3

102

9.9

10.7

108

3-4

2.3

4.5

193

4.4

6.5

148

1.5

3.5

228

3.2

5.2

165

0.7

1.6

233

Χ2 (3 df)

71.6 P < 0.0001

27.0 p < 0.0001

39.3 p < 0.0001

40.3 p < 0.0001

6.2 p = 0.10

  1. *Hypertension, obesity, diabetes and high cholesterol
  2. **Based on random assortment of four risk marker