Table 2 Fruit and vegetable intake by self-reported history of major cardiovascular events, socio-demographic characteristics and cardiovascular risk factors among persons aged 25–65 years respondents from Pokhara Municipality, Nepal, 2015
Characteristics | Number of servings a day % (N) | p-value$ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
< 3 servings | ≥3 servings | Total | ||
Age in years (N = 2656) | 0.001* | |||
24–34 | 16.7 (52) | 20.4 (479) | 531 | |
35–44 | 25.4 (79) | 30.6 (717) | 796 | |
45–54 | 29.6 (92) | 30.1 (707) | 799 | |
55–64 | 28.3 (88) | 18.8 (442) | 530 | |
Ethnicity (N = 2815) | < 0.001* | |||
Janajati | 33.0 (116) | 32.8 (808) | 924 | |
Others | 30.2 (106) | 12.6 (311) | 417 | |
Upper caste | 36.8 (129) | 54.6 (1345) | 1474 | |
Sex (N = 2815) | 0.981 | |||
Female | 65.5 (230) | 65.5 (1613) | 1843 | |
Male | 34.5 (121) | 34.5 (851) | 972 | |
Educational level (N = 2815) | < 0.001* | |||
Up to primary | 68.4 (240) | 49.8 (1226) | 1466 | |
Secondary and high school | 26.8 (94) | 43.7 (1076) | 1170 | |
College or university | 4.8 (17) | 6.6 (162) | 179 | |
Harmful alcohol consumption (N = 2815) | < 0.001* | |||
Yes | 43.9 (154) | 34.4 (847) | 1001 | |
No | 56.1 (197) | 65.6 (1617) | 1814 | |
Current smoking (N = 2815) | < 0.001* | |||
Yes | 29.9 (105) | 15.1 (372) | 477 | |
No | 70.1 (246) | 84.9 (2092) | 2338 | |
History of major cardiovascular events (N = 2815) | 0.064 | |||
Yes | 3.4 (12) | 1.9 (47) | 59 | |
No | 96.6 (339) | 98.1 (2417) | 2756 | |
Hypertension (N = 2815) | 0.949 | |||
Yes | 29.9 (105) | 29.7 (733) | 838 | |
No | 70.1 (246) | 70.3 (1731) | 1977 | |
Diabetes Mellitus (N = 2815) | 0.839 | |||
Yes | 4.0 (14) | 4.2 (104) | 118 | |
No | 96.0 (337) | 95.8 (2360) | 2697 | |
Physical activity (N = 2815) | 0.453 | |||
Low | 1.1 (4) | 0.6 (14) | 18 | |
Moderate | 6.0 (21) | 6.1 (150) | 171 | |
High | 92.9 (326) | 93.3 (2300) | 2626 | |
BMI (N = 2815) | < 0.001* | |||
Underweight | 12.5 (44) | 5.9 (145) | 189 | |
Normal | 52.1 (183) | 43.9 (1082) | 1265 | |
Overweight/obese | 35.3 (124) | 50.2 (1237) | 1361 | |