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. 2012 Nov 19;7(11):e47533. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047533

Table 2. Population attributable risk fractions by wealth category- Using published relative risk estimates.

Risk factors Relative Risk* Prevalence of risk factor Population Attributable Fractions
Poorest Middle Richest Poorest Middle Richest
Smoking cigarettes 2.0 19.0% 11.0% 6.0% 16.0% 9.9% 5.7%
Indoor Air Pollution 1.4 99.9% 82.0% 15.0% 28.5% 24.7% 5.7%
Low BMI 2.1 49.0% 35.0% 24.0% 34.2% 27.1% 20.3%
Alcohol use (daily) 2.9 2.0% 1.0% 0.7% 3.7% 1.9% 1.3%
Diabetes Mellitus** 3.1 0.6% 1.0% 2.0% 1.3% 2.1% 4.0%
HIV Seroprevalence 26.7 0.4% 0.5% 0.2% 8.7% 10.4% 5.6%
*

Reference for published estimate of each risk factor provided in Table 1.

**

Estimates from other sources suggests that self reported prevalence of diabetes is underreported in population (see text for more detail).