Table 4.

Association of socio-demographic factors with clustering of three or more risk factors in Bangladeshi adults, STEPS 2013

		Odds ratio (95 % confidence interval)	Adjusted odds ratio (95 % confidence interval)
Age groups
	25–34	Reference	Reference
	35–44	1.6 (1.3–1.9)	1.7 (1.4–2.0)
	45–54	2.4 (2.0–2.9)	2.6 (2.1–3.2)
	55–64	2.7 (2.1–3.3)	3.0 (2.4–3.7)
	65+	4.2 (3.3–5.3)	4.8 (3.7–6.2)
Sex
	Women	Reference	Reference
	Men	1.4 (1.2–1.6)	1.2 (1.0–1.4)
Residence
	Rural	Reference	Reference
	Urban	1.9 (1.7–2.2)	2.0 (1.7–2.3)
Education
	No education	Reference	Reference
	Any primary	1.2 (1.0–1.4)	1.3 (1.1–1.6)
	Any secondary	1.0 (0.8–1.2)	1.2 (1.1–1.6)
	Above secondary	1.2 (0.9–1.5)	1.3 (1.0–1.7)
Quality of main living house
	Tin, bamboo, thatches, straw, shacks etc.	Reference	Reference
	Cement, concrete or tiles	1.4 (1.2–1.7)	1.2 (1.0–1.5)