Table 3 Association between socio-demographic variables and 10-year risk for CVDs
Variables | 10-Year Risk for CVDs (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Low (n = 200) | High (n = 60) | ||
Age | |||
  < 40 | 39 (88.6) | 5 (11.4) | *0.043 |
  ≥ 40 | 161 (74.5) | 55 (25.5) |  |
Sex | |||
 Male | 97 (75.8) | 31 (24.2) | 0.667 |
 Female | 103 (78.0) | 29 (22.0) |  |
Marital status | |||
 Single/ Widow/Divorced/Separated | 26 (83.9) | 5 (16.1) | 0.328 |
 Married | 174 (76.0) | 55 (24.0) |  |
Educational Status | |||
 Primary | 15 (88.2) | 2 (11.8) | **0.033 |
 Secondary and Tertiary | 185 (76.1) | 58 (23.9) |  |
Staff Cadre | |||
 Management | 110 (55.0) | 20 (33.3) | *0.003 |
 Junior | 90 (45.0) | 40 (66.7) |  |
Number of Years in Service | |||
  ≤ 10 | 17 (94.4) | 1 (5.6) | **0.037 |
  > 10 | 183 (75.6) | 59 (24.4) |  |
Monthly Income (Individual) | |||
  < 18,000 | 16 (88.9) | 2 (11.1) | 0.212 |
  ≥ 18,000 | 184 (76.0) | 58 (24.0) |  |
Location of LGA | |||
 Rural | 81 (83.5) | 16 (16.5) | 0.052 |
 Urban | 119 (73.0) | 44 (27.0) |  |
Tribe | |||
 Yoruba | 198 (77.0) | 59 (23.0) | 0.671 |
 Others | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) |  |
Religion | |||
 Christianity | 148 (79.6) | 38 (20.4) | 0.108 |
 Islam | 52 (70.3) | 22 (29.7) |  |