Table 4.
Distribution major risk factors for non-communicable diseases by age group
| Age groups in years | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics (N=1,383) | < 18 n = 30 (%) | 18–39 n=265 (%) | 40–59 n=657(%) | >60 n=337 (%) | Missing N=96 | X2P- value |
| Smoking | ||||||
| Yes | 0 | 25(9.4) | 86(13.1) | 44(13.1) | 4(4.2) | <0.0001 |
| No | 30(100) | 240(90.6) | 571(86.9) | 291(89.9) | 92(95.8) | |
| Alcohol Use | ||||||
| Yes | 1 (3.3) | 57(21.5) | 151(23.0) | 58(17.3) | 8(8.3) | 0.001 |
| No | 29 (96.7) | 208(78.5) | 506(77.0) | 277(82.7) | 88(91.7) | |
| Family History of Diabetes | ||||||
| Yes | 2(6.7) | 62(23.4) | 187(28.5) | 69(20.6) | 8(8.3) | <0.001 |
| No | 28(93.3) | 203(76.6) | 470(71.5) | 266(79.4) | 88(91.7) | |
| Body Mass Index (BMI) | <0.0001 | |||||
| Underweight | 8(26.7) | 37(14.0) | 50(7.6) | 29(8.7) | 8(8.4) | |
| Normal | 7(23.3) | 69(26.0) | 161(24.5) | 87(26.0) | 13(13.5) | |
| Overweight | 1(3.3) | 33(12.5) | 119(18.1) | 52(15.5) | 4(4.2) | |
| Obese | 0(0.0) | 13(4.9) | 52(7.9) | 20(6.0) | 2(2.1) | |
| Missing | 14(46.7) | 113(42.6) | 275(41.9) | 147(43.9) | 69(71.9) | |
| Hypertension | ||||||
| Normal | 10(33.3) | 68(25.7) | 103(15.7) | 38(11.3) | 14(14.6) | <0.001 |
| Pre- hypertensive | 4(13.3) | 93(35.1) | 226(34.4) | 108(32.2) | 37(38.5) | |
| Hypertensive | 2(6.7) | 55(20.8) | 263(40.0) | 166(49.6) | 32(33.3) | |
| Missing | 14(46.7) | 49(18.5) | 65(9.9) | 23(6.9) | 13(13.5) | |