Prevalence of cardiovascular health risk behaviors in a remote rural community of Sindhuli district, Nepal

Table 2 Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors

Characteristics	Smoking	Alcohol consumption	Insufficient fruits and vegetables intake	Insufficient physical activity	Overweight and obesity	Hypertension
Total	28.6 (24.2-33)	47.8 (42.9-52.7)	96.6 (94.8-98.4)	48.8 (43.9-53.7)	37.4 (32.7-42.1)	12.3 (9.1-15.5)
Age in years
20-30	16.7	31.7	98.3	55	25	3.3
31-40	28.9	46.1	93.4	39.5	50	9.2
41-50	38.8	64.2	98.5	53.7	34.3	23.9
P value	0.0005	0.0001	0.028	0.014	0.0001	0.0001
Gender
Male	26.1	52.3	96.6	53.4	39.8	14.8
Female	30.4	44.3	96.5	45.2	35.7	10.4
P value	0.34	0.11	.99	0.1	0.39	0.18
Caste
Brahman/Chhetri	26.2	31.1	100	47.5	47.5	16.4
Adhibasi/Janajati	29.7	56.2	94.5	51.6	32	11.7
Dalits	28.6	42.9	100	28.6	42.9	0.0
P value	0.7850	0.0001	0.014	0.06	0.01	0.2
Religion
Hindu	26.7	43.6	98.5	50.6	40.2	12.3
Buddhist	36.2	65	88.8	41.2	26.2	12.5
P value	0.089	0.005	0.001	0.133	0.02	0.95
Marital status
Married	30.7	51.7	96.6	45.5	39.2	13.1
Unmarried	14.8	22.2	96.3	70.4	25.9	7.4
P value	0.016	0.0001	.99	0.0006	0.7	0.33
Education
No formal education	44.7	58.5	97.9	45.7	38.3	14.9
Lower than primary education	17.2	55.2	93.1	37.9	27.6	13.8
Primary education	8.3	36.1	97.2	50	36.1	8.3
Secondary and Higher education	18.2	26	95.5	61.4	43.2	9.1
P value	0.0001	0.0001	0.32	0.0286	0.2890	0.3640
Socio-economic status
Lower	42.6	57.4	96.7	54.1	63.9	14.8
Upper lower	27.7	42.6	98.9	42.6	68.1	12.8
Lower middle	18.8	53.1	96.9	50	53.1	9.4
Upper middle	0	31.2	81.2	62.5	43.8	6.2
P value	0.001	0.012	0.001	0.8	0.02	0.5

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