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Table 3 Association between the 10-year risk of fatal CVD and metabolic risk factors

From: Ten-year risk of fatal cardiovascular disease and its association with metabolic risk factors among waste pickers in South Africa

Factors

Mean (%)

LCL( %)

UCL (%)

BMI

2.53

 − 0.69

5.44

BMI category

 Underweight

0

  

 Normal

19.72

 − 32.63

107.71

 Overweight

133.96

1.10

493.57

 Obese

20.92

 − 45.61

192.99

Blood glucose

4.08

 − 8.24

9.85

Blood glucose category

 Normal

0

  

 Moderate

 − 2.95

 − 83.56

586.20

 High

343.70

 − 22.66

1064.64

Hypertension status

 Non-hypertensive

0

  

 Hypertensive

469.73

174.01

1049.60

  1. Confidence intervals that do not include zero is statistically significant
  2. Adjusted for HIV, income, education status, number of years of work, clinic visits in the past 12 months, injuries at work, and alcohol consumption
  3. LCL lower confidence limit, UCL upper confidence limit