Table 5. Prevalence of physical risk factors for NCD by gender stratified by age groups.
| Females | ||||||||
| 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 | |
| Hypertension (BP>140/90mmHg) | 29.4 (23.1–35.8) | 31.1 (22.9–39.4) | 27.6 (18.6–36.5) | 42.9 (34.6–51.1) | 45.6 (36.8–54.4) | 49.5 (42.3–56.6) | <0.001 | |
| Overweight (BMI kgm2 ≥25 to ≤29.9) | 28.8 (22.1–35.5) | 28.2 (19.7–36.6) | 25.3 (15.9–34.7) | 32.1 (24.1–40.0) | 23.2 (15.3–31.1) | 31.9 (24.8–39.1) | <0.001 | |
| Obesity (BMI kgm2 ≥30) | 13.6 (8.5–18.6) | 28.2 (19.7–36.6) | 37.3 (26.9–47.8) | 40.3 (31.9–48.6) | 41.9 (32.8–51.2) | 37.3 (29.9–44.7) | <0.001 | |
| High waist circumference (≥102 men and ≥88 women) | 55.7 (48.3–63.2) | 56.2 (46.6–65.7) | 60.0 (49.5–70.5) | 60.2 (51.6–68.7) | 58.4 ((49.3–67.5) | 52.4 (44.8–60.1) | 0.74 | |
| Males | ||||||||
| 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 | |
| Hypertension (BP>140/90mmHg) | 32.6 (25.7–39.5) | 28.8 (18.3–39.2) | 36.1 (20.2–52.1) | 35.4 (21.7–49.1) | 47.4 (36.0–58.7) | 49.5 (39.7–59.3) | 0.003 | |
| Overweight (BMI kgm2 ≥25 to ≤29.9) | 20.4 (14.2–26.5)) | 17.5 (7.9–26.9) | 28.1 (12.3–43.9) | 26.2 (12.7–39.7) | 28.6 (17.9–39.3) | 32.3 (22.7–41.8) | 0.51 | |
| Obesity (BMI kgm2 ≥30) | 10.2 (5.6–14.8) | 17.5 (7.9–26.9) | 3.1 (-3.0–9.3) | 9.5 (0.5–18.5) | 11.4 (3.9–18.9) | 6.5 (1.4–11.5) | 0.51 | |
| High waist circumference (≥102 men and ≥88 women) | 31.3 (24.2–38.4) | 29.2 (18.1–40.4) | 28.1 (12.3–43.9) | 38.6 (24.0–53.2) | 30.9 (19.8–41.9) | 30.1 (20.7–39.5) | 0.76 | |