Table 2. Behavioral, dietary and bio-medical related characteristics of public servant in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, 2016, (n = 1523).

Characteristic		Frequency	Percentage
Currently Smoking	Yes	30	2.0
	No	1493	98.0
Alcohol use in the last 30 days (n = 1328)	Yes	1134	85.4
	No	194	14.6
Frequency of alcohol use (n = 1339)	Daily	41	3.1
	Twice per week	366	27.3
	1–3 times per month	932	69.6
Chat chewing	Yes	26	1.7
	No	1497	98.3
Consume fruit	Yes	784	51.5
	No	739	48.5
Fruit consumption per week	<3 days	747	96.0
	≥3 days	31	4.0
Consume vegetable	Yes	1175	77.5
	No	342	22.5
Vegetable consumption per week	<3 days	1109	95.5
	≥3 days	52	4.5
Spicy foods used	Yes	79	5.2
	No	1443	94.8
Physical activity	Active	43	2.8
	Inactive	1474	97.2
Body Mass Index (BMI, kg/m2)	Normal	852	56.9
	Underweight	220	14.7
	Overweight	364	24.3
	Obese	61	4.1
Ever measured cholesterol level	Yes	64	4.2
	No	1448	95.8
Raised total cholesterol	<200mg/dl	1142	74.9
	≥200mg/dl	385	25.1
Raised triglyceride	<150mg/dl	651	42.7
	≥150mg/dl	874	57.3
LDL	<130	1077	70.6
	≥130	448	29.4
HDL cholesterol**	Lowl Low	1053	69.2
	High	470	30.8

HDL cholesterol

**: High for men > = 40 and for women > = 50