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Table 3 Factors associated with multiple NCD risk factors among adults in Kenya

From: Individual and household level factors associated with presence of multiple non-communicable disease risk factors in Kenyan adults

Factors

Both sexes

Female

Male

1–3 vs. 4–6 & 7–10 factors

1–3 vs. 4–6 & 7–10 factors

1–3 vs. 4–6 & 7–10 factors

OR

LL 95%CI

UL 95%CI

OR

LL 95%CI

UL 95%CI

OR

LL 95%CI

UL 95%CI

Sex

 Female

1.00

        

 Male

1.45

1.13

1.87

      

Age groups

 18–29

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

 30–44

1.62

1.25

2.11

1.67

1.16

2.40

1.62

1.10

2.39

 45–59

3.20

2.10

4.86

3.57

2.35

5.43

2.98

1.58

5.62

 60–69

2.64

1.83

3.82

4.45

2.98

6.67

1.59

0.87

2.91

Education level

 No schooling

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Primary school incomplete

1.09

0.74

1.60

0.99

0.63

1.57

1.35

0.65

2.82

 Primary school complete

0.96

0.66

1.39

0.93

0.60

1.43

1.87

0.86

4.05

 Secondary school and higher

0.79

0.48

1.29

0.87

0.43

1.77

1.26

0.57

2.77

Marital status

 Not in union

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

 In union

1.27

1.02

1.57

1.53

1.09

2.15

1.13

0.77

1.67

Ethnic group

 Kalenjin

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Kamba

0.45

0.29

0.72

0.43

0.21

0.86

0.62

0.35

1.10

 Kikuyu

1.53

0.99

2.36

1.64

0.91

2.95

1.42

0.81

2.48

 Kisii

0.51

0.30

0.88

0.53

0.26

1.10

0.48

0.24

0.96

 Luhya

0.82

0.56

1.20

0.78

0.47

1.29

0.90

0.56

1.43

 Luo

0.38

0.22

0.65

0.53

0.27

1.04

0.25

0.12

0.52

 Meru

1.92

1.19

3.11

3.58

2.03

6.31

1.33

0.66

2.67

 Other

0.78

0.49

1.23

0.87

0.44

1.69

0.70

0.40

1.22

 Somali

0.59

0.24

1.46

0.87

0.35

2.15

0.38

0.14

1.01

Observations

4062

2464

1598

1–3&4–6 vs. 7–10 Sec+

 Primary Incomplete

1.36

0.84

2.19

   

3.57

1.34

9.52

 Secondary school and higher

      

3.40

1.31

8.85

  1. Employment status, place of residence, and household wealth status were not significant in the model and were therefore not presented in this table
  2. LL lower limit, UL upper limit, CI Confidence interval