Table 3 Socio-demographic factors associated with elevated 10-year CVD risk, n (%)
Variables | <10% risk (low) | >10% risk (elevated) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male | 135 (87.7) | 19 (12.3) | 0.53 |
Female | 163 (85.3) | 28 (14.7) | |
Age | |||
40–49 | 135 (98.5) | 2 (1.5) | 0.001* |
50–59 | 99 (94.3) | 6 (5.7) | |
60–69 | 51 (71.8) | 19 (59.4) | |
70–79 | 13 (40.6) | 19 (59.4) | |
Level of education | |||
No formal education | 151 (81.6) | 34 (18.4) | 0.01* |
Primary | 63 (90.0) | 7 (10.0) | |
≥Secondary | 84 (93.3) | 6 (6.7) | |
Caste/ethnicity | |||
Upper cast | 117 (88.0) | 16 (12.0) | 0.46 |
Janajati | 163 (85.3) | 28 (14.7) | |
Dalit | 18 (85.7) | 3 (14.3) | |
Marital status | |||
Married | 277 (87.9) | 38 (12.1) | 0.006* |
Widow or widower | 21 (70.0) | 9 (30.0) | |
Occupationa | |||
Employ | 36 (90.0) | 4 (10.0) | 0.001* |
Self employed | 77 (98.7) | 1 (1.3) | |
Unemployed | 168 (84.0) | 32 (16.0) | |
Retired | 17 (63.0) | 10 (37.0) | |
Economic status | |||
Poor (≤NRs 8498) | 271 (86.3) | 43 (13.7) | 0.9 |
Higher (>NRs 8498) | 27 (87.1) | 4 (12.9) | |