Table 3. Metabolic risk factors in urban population compared with rural population.
| Risk factors | Crude OR (95% CI) | Total (n = 3797) n (%) | Rural (n = 918) n (%) | Urban (n = 2879) n (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypertension | 0.613 (0.527–0.715) | 1317 (34.8) | 397 (43.4) | 920 (32.0) | <0.001 |
| BMI(≥ 25 Kg/m2) | 2.637 (2.097–3.317) | 2128 (84.9) | 450 (74.1) | 1678 (88.3) | <0.001 |
| BMI (≥ 28 Kg/m2) | 2.210 (1.737–2.813) | 1283 (77.2) | 311 (66.5) | 972 (81.4) | <0.001 |
| WC (men ≥ 90 cm; women ≥ 85 cm) | 1.039 (0.868–1.243) | 2972 (78.4) | 715 (77.9) | 2257 (78.5) | 0.679 |
| WHR (men > 0.90; women > 0.85) | 0.813 (0.676–0.977) | 2944 (77.6) | 737 (80.3) | 2207 (76.8) | 0.027 |
| TC (≥ 5.20 mmol/l) | 1.107 (0.926–1.324) | 879 (23.2) | 200 (21.8) | 679 (23.6) | 0.265 |
| LDL-c (≥3.38 mmol/l) | 1.009 (0.846–1.204) | 882 (23.2) | 212 (23.1) | 670 (23.3) | 0.920 |
| HDL-c (< 1.04 mmol/l) | 0.517 (0.445–0.601) | 1472 (38.8) | 467 (31.7) | 1005 (34.9) | <0.001 |
| TG (≥ 1.71mmol/l) | 0.785 (0.675–0.913) | 2097 (55.3) | 548 (59.8) | 1549 (53.8) | 0.002 |
| Alcohol intake | 1.454 (1.204–1.755) | 868 (23.2) | 167 (18.4) | 701 (24.7) | <0.001 |
| Smoking | 0.996 (0.848–1.170) | 1174 (31.1) | 286 (31.2) | 888 (31.1) | 0.961 |
| Physical inactivity | 0.699 (0.599–0.817) | 2273 (59.9) | 608 (66.2) | 1665 (57.8) | <0.001 |
| Irregular eating habits | 0.110 (0.908–1.357) | 649 (17.1) | 147 (16.0) | 502 (17.5) | 0.309 |
Data is presented as n (%); OR: Odds ratio. Compared using multivariate logistic regression. p < 0.05 was considered significant difference. BMI: Body Mass Index, WC: Waist Circumference, WHR: Waist to Hip Ratio, TC: Total Cholesterol, LDL-c: Low Density Lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-c: High Density Lipoprotein cholesterol, TG: Triglycerides.