Table 4. Prevalence of behavioural risk factors for NCDs by sex stratified by age groups.
| Females (n = 878) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk factor | 15–24 years % (95% CI) | 25–34 years % (95% CI) | 35–44 years % (95% CI) | 45–54 years % (95% CI) | 55–64 years % (95% CI) | ≥65 years % (95% CI) | P-value |
| Smoking | |||||||
| Current smokers | 2.5 (0.3–4.7) | 4.9 (1.1–8.8) | 4.0 (0.1–7.9) | 2.8 (0.08–5.6) | 5.6 (1.5–9.6) | 6.9 (3.3–10.6) | 0.06 |
| Daily smokers | 2.0 (0.01–3.9) | 1.6 (-0.6–3.9) | 1.0 (-0.9–2.9) | 2.8 (0.1–5.6) | 2.4 (-2.9–5.0) | 2.1 (0.0–4.2) | 0.65 |
| Smokeless tobacco products | 1.1 (-0.4–2.7) | 4.5 (0.6–8.3) | 11.9 (5.3–18.6) | 22.6 (15.6–29.7) | 26.2 (18.4–34.1) | 26.6 (19.9–33.2) | <0.001 |
| Alcohol consumption | |||||||
| Ever consumed alcohol | 3.0 (0.6–5.4) | 12.2 (6.4–18.0) | 6.1 (1.3–10.8) | 10.7 (5.6–15.9) | 14.9 (8.7–21.2) | 13.9 (8.9–18.9) | 0.001 |
| Consume last 12 months | 3.0 (0.6–5.4) | 12.2 (6.4–18.0) | 3.0 (-0.3–6.4) | 9.2 (4.4–13.9) | 12.6 (6.8–18.4) | 12.2 (7.5–16.9) | 0.001 |
| Alcohol in 30 days | 50.0 (-7.9–107.9) | 64.3 (37.6–90.9) | 100 | 71.4 (34.4–108–4) | 83.3 (65.4–101.2) | 87.5 (70.4–104.6) | 0.005 |
| Low fruit and vegetables | |||||||
| <5 servings/day | 91.5 (87.6–95.4) | 86.9 (81.0–92.4) | 92.9 (87.8–98.0) | 88.0 (82.7–93.4) | 85.8 (79.7–91.9) | 86.7 (81.8–91.6) | 0.08 |
| Physical activity | |||||||
| Low (<600 MET-min) | 58.8 (51.9–65.7) | 69.9 (61.8–78.1) | 74.7 (66.1–83.4) | 71.8 (64.4–79.3) | 78.7 (71.6–85.9) | 75.5 (69.4–81.7) | <0.001 |
| Males (n = 525) | |||||||
| Risk factor | 15–24 years % (95% CI) | 25–34 years % (95% CI) | 35–44 years % (95% CI) | 45–54 years % (95% CI) | 55–64 years % (95% CI) | ≥65 years % (95% CI) | P-value |
| Smoking | |||||||
| Current smokers | 13.0 (8.2–17.9) | 25.9 (16.1–35.9) | 50.0 (33.4–66.6) | 58.3 (44.2–72.5) | 41.0 (30.0–52.0) | 29.4 (20.5–38.3) | <0.001 |
| Daily smokers | 12.5 (7.7–17.3) | 23.4 (13.8–32.9) | 50.0 (33.4–66.6) | 50.0 (35.7–64.3) | 37.2 (26.4–47.9) | 25.5 (16.9–34.0) | <0.001 |
| Smokeless tobacco products | 2.5 (-0.4 (7.4) | 4.3 (-0.5–9.1) | 7.3 (2.0–12.5) | <0.001 | |||
| Alcohol consumption | |||||||
| Ever consumed alcohol | 16.9 (11.5–22.4) | 36.4 (25.5–47.2) | 41.7 (25.3–58.0) | 52.1 (37.8–66.4) | 44.9 (33.7–56.0) | 41.2 ((31.6–50.8) | <0.001 |
| Consume last 12 months | 15.8 (10.5–21.1) | 32.5 (21.9–43.0) | 33.3 (17.7–48.9) | 43.8) 29.5–57.9) | 37.2 (26.4–47.9) | 34.3 (25.0–43.6) | <0.001 |
| Alcohol in 30 days | 83.3 (65.4–101.2) | 80.0 (61.8–98.2) | 100 | 91.7 (75.2–108.2) | 88.0 (74.9–101.1) | 93.5 (84.7–102.4) | 0.101 |
| Low fruit and vegetables | |||||||
| <5 servings/day | 93.5 (89.9–97.1) | 93.5 (87.9–99.1) | 88.9 (788.5–99.3) | 87.5 (78.0–96.9) | 85.9 (78.1–93.7) | 80.4 (72.6–88.2) | 0.001 |
| Physical activity | |||||||
| Low (<600 MET-min) | 51.6 (44.4–58.9) | 59.7 (48.7–70.8) | 52.8 (36.2–69.3) | 52.1 (37.8–66.4) | 62.8 (52.0–73.6) | 75.5 (67.1–83.9) | <0.001 |