Table 3. Prevalence of NCD risk factors in the CVD risk groups .
| Risk factors | CVD risk | Total | ||
| Mild (%) (<10%) | Moderate (%) (10%-20%) | High (%) (>20%) | ||
| Total (n) | 473 | 39 | 58 | 570 |
| Physical inactivity | 7.6 (5.5-10.3) | 15.4 (6.5-29.3) | 19.0 (10.4-30.6) | 9.3 (7.1-11.9) |
| BMI (≥23 kg/m2) | 35.9 (31.7-40.3) | 30.8 (17.9-46.4) | 41.4 (29.3-54.3) | 36.1 (32.3-40.2) |
| Abdominal obesity | 32.6 (28.5-36.9) | 33.3 (20.0-49.1) | 39.7 (27.7-52.6) | 33.4 (29.6-37.3) |
| Smoking | 28.0 (22.2-34.3) | 58.6 (40.3-75.3) | 34.6 (18.4-54.1) | 32.0 (26.6-37.7) |
| Tobacco chewing | 22.8 (19.2-26.8) | 48.7 (33.4-64.2) | 20.7 (11.7-32.5) | 24.4 (21.0-28.0) |
| Alcohol usage | 52.1 (45.4-58.8) | 51.7 (33.8-69.3) | 61.5 (42.1-78.6) | 53.0 (47.0-59.0) |
| High calorie intake | 4.1 (2.5-6.1) | 5.1 (0.9-16.0) | 5.3 (1.3-13.4) | 4.3 (2.8-6.1) |
| High salt intake | 62.1 (57.7-66.5) | 41.0 (26.5-56.9) | 70.7 (58.1-81.3) | 61.5 (57.5-65.5) |
| Hypertension | 18.6 (15.3-22.3) | 46.2 (31.1-61.8) | 86.2 (75.5-93.4) | 27.4 (23.8-31.1) |
| Diabetes | 13.7 (10.9-17.1) | 28.2 (15.8-43.7) | 36.2 (24.6-49.1) | 17.0 (14.1-20.3) |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 22.6 (19.0-26.6) | 41.0 (26.5-56.9) | 39.7 (27.7-52.6) | 25.6 (22.2-29.3) |
| High triglyceride (mg/dl) | 19.2 (15.9-23.0) | 17.9 (8.2-32.3) | 34.5 (23.1-47.4) | 20.7 (17.5-24.2) |
| High LDL (mg/dl) | 20.1 (16.7-23.9) | 30.8 (17.9-46.4) | 36.2 (24.6-49.1) | 22.5 (19.2-26.0) |
| Low HDL (mg/dl) | 57.7 (53.2-62.1) | 48.7 (33.4-64.2) | 50.0 (37.3-62.7) | 56.3 (52.2-60.4) |
NCD= Non-communicable disease; CVD= Cardiovascular Disease; BMI= Body Mass Index; LDL= Low-Density Lipoprotein; HDL= High-Density Lipoprotein.