Table 3 Internal age-standardized prevalence of behavioral^a and metabolic risk factors^b for NCDs among 25–74 years old citizens in Yangon region, by sex and urban-rural location

Daily smoker^a

36.2 (28.4–44.2)

42.8 (35.7–49.8)

5.5 (1.7–12.7)

12.9 (10.6–15.1)

0.003*

Daily smokeless user^a

39.4 (32.8–46.1)

46.9 (45.3–48.6)

16.4 (10.2–22.7)

18.3 (11.9–24.7)

0.305

Current alcohol drinker^a

28.4 (26.3–30.5)

39.0 (30.8–47.1)

1.0 (0.2–2.3)

0.3 (0.0–0.8)

0.254

Heavy drinker^a

6.5 (5.1–7.9)

9.8 (5.0–14.7)

0

0

0

Low fruit &vegetable intake^a

83.8 (77.1–90.5)

97.8 (95.5–99.9)

86.5 (82.9–90.2)

95.8 (93.6–98.0)

0.006*

Low physical activity^a

12.3 (4.3–20.2)

9.7 (4.1–15.3)

9.1 (4.4–13.8)

12.7 (9.7–15.7)

0.387

Overweight and obesity^b

33.4 (24.4–42.4)

19.4 (16.1–22.7)

48.9 (41.9–56.0)

43.8 (41.9–56.0)

0.038*

Obesity^b

6.9 (3.8–10.0)

3.8 (2.8–4.9)

17.3 (14.1–20.5)

11.5 (9.8–13.2)

<0.001*

Central obesity^b

33.1 (20.8–45.4)

32.6 (28.0–37.2)

33.4 (24.1–42.7)

41.4 (33.4–49.4)

0.235

Hypertension^b

43.1 (39.3–47.0)

37.9 (30.5–45.3)

42.2 (35.6–48.9)

41.5 (32.8–50.2)

0.587

Diabetes^b

16.7 (10.4–23.1)

7.4 (4.9–10.0)

17.7 (9.1–26.4)

10.8 (7.1–14.6)

0.049*

Hypercholesterolemia^b

61.8 (51.9–71.7)

40.4 (34.0–46.9)

50.7 (42.6–58.9)

54.2 (42.7–65.7)

0.506

Hypertriglyceridemia^b

31.4 (26.7–36.0)

20.7 (14.8–26.5)

18.4 (13.8–23.0)

18.9 (8.5–29.3)

0.795