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Table 5 Distribution of NCD risk factors in the study area

From: Designing a comprehensive Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) programme for hypertension and diabetes at primary health care level: evidence and experience from urban Karnataka, South India

  

Tobacco use

Alcohol usea

Physical activityb

At least 2 or more times Vegetables or fruits in a dayc

N

Yes (%)

No (%)

p

High (%)

Low (%)

None (%)

P

Adequate (%)

Inadequate (%)

p

Yes (%)

No (%)

p

Total

1319

10.84

89.16

 

5.53

4.17

90.30

 

60.05

39.95

 

18.65

81.35

 

Age

  < 35 years

524

6.30

93.70

<.001

3.63

2.29

94.08

<.001

64.50

35.50

<.001

79.77

20.23

0.489

 35–49

475

11.58

88.42

5.68

4.42

89.89

62.74

37.26

82.32

17.68

 50 and above

320

17.19

82.81

8.44

6.88

84.69

48.75

51.25

82.50

17.50

Education

  < 5 years

289

17.99

82.01

<.001

6.92

3.46

89.62

0.065

47.40

52.60

<.001

84.78

15.22

0.205

 5–11 years

553

11.97

88.43

6.87

3.98

89.15

61.66

38.34

81.01

18.99

 12 and above

477

5.66

94.34

3.14

4.82

92.03

65.83

34.17

79.66

20.34

Gender

 Male

615

21.95

78.05

<.001

11.54

8.78

79.67

<.001

72.20

27.80

<.001

78.86

21.14

0.03

 Female

704

1.14

98.86

0.28

0.14

99.57

49.43

50.57

83.52

16.48

Caste

 scheduled caste and tribe (SC/ST)

169

14.20

85.80

0.132

6.51

5.92

87.57

0.385

61.54

38.46

0.671

81.66

18.34

0.913

 Others

1150

10.35

89.65

5.39

3.91

90.70

59.83

40.17

81.30

18.70

  1. aHigh consumption is considered as consumption of 90 ml or more during one event of drinking
  2. bLess than at least 75 min of vigorous or 150 min of moderate physical activity per week is considered to be inadequate as per WHO STEPS guideline
  3. cAppropriate diet is considered as at least 5 or more times consumed fruits or vegetables/tubers/green leafy vegetables (WHO STEPs Guidelines). Since we did not find anyone, we used at-least 2 serves of fruits/ vegetables for analysis