Table 5.

Prevalence ratios between cardiovascular risk factors and SES indicators

	Monthly Family Income			Educational Attainment			Assets Index
	<US$198	US$199–540	≥US$541	None or Primary	Secondary	Higher	Lowest	Middle	Highest
Obesity	Ref	1.11 (0.96–1.28)	1.29 (1.02–1.62)	Ref	0.89 (0.77–1.03)	0.76 (0.62–0.92)	Ref	1.17 (1.02–1.35)	1.14 (0.98–1.34)
Elevated WC	Ref	1.03 (0.99–1.09)	1.12 (1.03–1.21)	Ref	1.02 (0.97–1.08)	1.02 (0.96–1.09)	Ref	1.08 (1.02–1.13)	1.12 (1.06–1.18)
Hypertension	Ref	0.88 (0.77–1.01)	0.95 (0.75–1.20)	Ref	0.94 (0.80–1.10)	1.01 (0.82–1.22)	Ref	0.95 (0.83–1.10)	1.13 (0.97–1.30)
Low HDL-C	Ref	1.01 (0.95–1.18)	1.07 (0.97–1.19)	Ref	0.98 (0.92–1.05)	1.01 (0.93–1.10)	Ref	1.02 (0.95–1.09)	1.05 (0.97–1.12)
High TG	Ref	1.13 (1.01–1.26)	1.10 (0.93–1.30)	Ref	1.09 (0.97–1.21)	1.22 (1.07–1.39)	Ref	1.03 (0.92–1.15)	1.15 (1.02–1.29)
Diabetes mellitus	Ref	0.94 (0.70–1.25)	1.01 (0.62–1.66)	Ref	0.96 (0.70–1.31)	0.70 (0.44–1.10)	Ref	1.17 (0.87–1.57)	1.33 (0.97–1.83)
Insulin resistance	Ref	1.30 (1.01–1.67)	1.51 (0.98–2.32)	Ref	0.86 (0.66–1.13)	0.75 (0.53–1.05)	Ref	1.34 (1.02–1.75)	1.40 (1.06–1.88)
Current smoker	Ref	1.24 (0.96–1.58)	1.18 (0.82–1.70)	Ref	0.98 (0.77–1.27)	0.98 (0.73–1.30)	Ref	1.17 (0.92–1.50)	1.21 (0.95–1.56)
Alcohol drinking	Ref	1.06 (0.83–1.35)	1.10 (0.77–1.60)	Ref	1.12 (0.88–1.44)	0.88 (0.65–1.19)	Ref	1.16 (0.89–1.50)	1.03 (0.79–1.36)
No control of salt intake	Ref	0.99 (0.96–1.02)	0.98 (0.92–1.04)	Ref	0.98 (0.94–1.01)	0.93 (0.88–0.97)	Ref	0.99 (0.96–1.02)	0.99 (0.96–1.03)

Values are PR (95% CI). Bold = p < 0.05. Regression models (binary outcomes) were adjusted by age, sex, study site, assets index, family income, and education attainment, where appropriate. Alcohol drinking was defined as AUDIT score ≥8 points for hazardous drinking.

CI, confidence interval; PR, prevalence ratio; Ref, reference; other abbreviations as in Table 2.