Table 1.

Distribution of cardiovascular disease risk factors according to physical activity levels, n = 265.

Variables	Low active (n = 69)		Active (n-31)		Very active (n = 11)		Sedentary (n = 154)		Overall (n = 265)
	%	95% CI	%	95% CI	%	95% CI	%	95% CI	%	95% CI
Family history of NCD	8.7	2.0–15.4	2.3	−3 to 7.6	1.1	−5.1 to 7.3	18.1	12.0–24.2	30.2	24.7–35.7
Oral contraceptives use	9.8	2.8–16.8	4.9	−2.7 to 12.5	1.9	−6.2 to 10.0	17.7	11.7–23.7	34.3	28.6–40.0
Overweight	6.8	0.9–12.7	2.3	3.0–7.6	1.9	−6.2 to 10.0	12.8	7.5–18.1	23.8	18.7–18.9
Generalized obesity	0.8	−1.3 to 2.9	0.8	−2.3 to 3.9	0.8	−4.5 to 6.1	5.3	1.8–8.8	7.5	4.3–10.7
Central obesity	17.4	8.5–26.3	9.4	−0.9 to 19.7	2.6	−6.8 to 12.0	43.8	36–51.6	73.2	67.9–78.5
Smoking	0.8	−1.3 to 2.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	−0.6 to 2.2	1.5	0.0–3.0
Smokeless tobacco use	12.1	4.4–19.8	5.3	−2.6 to 13.2	2.6	−6.8 to 12.0	32.5	25.1–39.9	47.5	41.5–53.5
Extra salt intakea	9.8	2.8–16.8	4.5	−2.8 to 11.8	1.5	−5.7 to 8.7	29.1	21.9–36.3	44.9	38.9–50.9
Diabetes mellitus	4.2	−0.53 to 8.9	1.5	−2.8 to 5.8	1.9	−6.2 to 10.0	13.2	7.9–18.5	20.8	15.9–25.7
Hypertension	9.1	2.3–15.9	4.9	−2.7 to 12.5	1.5	−5.7 to 8.7	22.3	15.7–28.9	37.7	31.9–43.5
Hypercholesterolemia	5.7	0.23–11.1	2.3	−3.0 to 7.6	0.0	0.0	17.7	11.7–23.7	25.7	20.4–31.0
Low HDLb	7.2	1.1–13.3	2.6	−3.0 to 8.2	1.1	−5.1 to 7.3	15.1	9.4–20.8	26.0	20.7–31.3
High triglyceridec	5.7	0.23–11.2	1.9	−2.9 to 6.7	1.1	−5.1 to 7.3	15.5	9.8–21.2	24.2	19.0–29.4
High LDLd	5.7	0.23–11.2	1.1	−2.6 to 4.8	0.0	0.0	14.0	8.5–19.5	20.8	15.9–25.7

NCD, noncommunicable disease; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.

^aSalt intake >5 g per day.

^bHDL <40 mg/dl.

^cTriglyceride >199 mg/dl.

^dLDL >159 mg/dl.