Table 5 Socio-demographic factors associated with clustering of cardiovascular risk factors three or more

 Female

Ref^a

Ref

 Male

1.60 (1.02–2.51)

1.53 (0.80–2.93)

 40–49

Ref

Ref

 50–59

1.27 (0.75–2.14)

1.39 (0.79–2.45)

 60–69

1.89 (1.01–3.53)^a

2.31 (1.13–4.72)^a

 70–79

0.88 (0.40–1.83)

0.94 (0.38–2.31)

 No formal education

Ref

Ref

 Primary

0.78 (0.46–1.33)

0.80 (0.36–1.77)

  ≥ Secondary

0.95 (0.49–1.85)

0.87 (0.42–1.81)

 Upper cast

Ref^a

Ref^a

 Janajati

0.55 (0.35–0.88)^a

2.03 (0.71–5.82)

 Dalit

1.14 (0.42–3.09)

2.09 (1.28–3.43)^a

 Married

Ref

Ref

 Widow or Widower

0.85 (0.38–1.89)

0.71 (0.29–1.74)

 Employ

Ref

Ref

 Self employed

1.34 (0.60–3.00)

1.09 (0.46–2.62)

 Unemployed

0.93 (0.46–1.89)

0.80 (0.32–2.02)

 Retired

1.19 (0.43–3.34)

0.70 (0.22–2.16)

 Higher(> NRs 8498)

Ref

Ref

 Poor (≤ NRs 8498)

1.16 (0.32–4.20)

1.22 (0.31–4.75)