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Table 4 Prevalencea of modifiable biological non communicable disease risk factors stratified by socio-demographic characteristics in Bhutan, 2014

From: Alarming prevalence and clustering of modifiable noncommunicable disease risk factors among adults in Bhutan: a nationwide cross-sectional community survey

Socio-demographic characteristics

Raised Blood Pressure

Raised Impaired Fasting Glycaemia

Raised Cholesterol Level

Overweight

m/n(%)

m/n(%)

m/n(%)

m/n(%)

National

1101/2816 (36)

287/2724 (11)

374/2761 (13)

1050/2739 (33)

Age group(years)

 18–39

381/1467 (26)

128/1419 (9)

132/1434 (10)

493/1400 (29)

 40–65

720/1349 (53)

159/1305 (19)

242/1327 (13)

557/1339 (40)

Gender

 Male

423/1071 (36)

109/1037 (12)

135/1049 (11)

320/1067 (27)

 Female

678/1745 (36)

178/1687 (13)

239/1712 (10)

730/1672 (40)

Education Level

 None

783/1764 (41)

174/1712 (12)

230/1734 (10)

660/1724 (33)

 Primary

215/632 (33)

75/608 (15)

101/619 (13)

241/612 (31)

 Secondary and above

102/419 (24)

37/401 (10)

43/405 (9)

148/402 (35)

Employment

 Salaried (Non/Govt. employee)

189/494 (34)

49/473 (11)

57/482 (10)

192/484 (41)

 Self employed

661/1557 (39)

156/1526 (14)

224/1532 (11)

554/1522 (28)

 Unpaid

251/765 (30)

81/723 (11)

93/745 (11)

304/733 (36)

Area of Residence

 Rural

778/1950 (36)

192/1887 (12)

265/1915 (11)

629/1905 (28)

 Urban

323/866 (35)

95/837 (13)

109/846 (11)

421/834 (45)

Income Level (in USD)b

 Poorest (<=1147)

650/1561 (39)

155/1509 (12)

208/1534 (11)

494/1518 (26)

 Middle (1148–2823)

262/757 (30)

72/735 (12)

89/745 (10)

336/731 (41)

 Richest(> = 2824)

154/417 (36)

50/398 (14)

59/399 (12)

195/409 (42)

  1. aPrevalence rates are weighted
  2. bTertiles of annual income earned by the household; exchange rate @Nu. 68 per 1 USD