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. 2019 Oct 28;9(10):e029759. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029759

Table 4.

Cardiovascular disease risk factors and population attributable fraction (PAF) for various risk factors among women, Tiruvallur, India

Factors HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) PAF (95% CI)
Unadjusted Age adjusted All adjusted (%)
Age group
 25–34 1
 35–44 2.476 (0.8 to 8.0)
 45–54 5.949 (2.0 to 18.1)
 55–64 15.838 (5.5 to 45.8)
Education
 Not attended school 1.772 (0.7 to 4.4) 0.565 (0.2 to 1.5) 0.873 (0.3 to 2.2)
 5 years of schooling 1.222 (0.5 to 3.1) 0.645 (0.2 to 1.7) 0.859 (0.3 to 2.2)
 8 years of schooling 0.887 (0.3 to 2.7) 0.642 (0.2 to 2.0) 0.712 (0.3 to 2.2)
 12 years of schooling and above 1
Occupation
 Employed 1
 No paid work 1.991 (1.1 to 3.7) 2.037 (1.1 to 3.8) 1.684 (0.9 to 3.2) 33.5 (0.0 to 60.1)
Smokeless tobacco use
 Present 1
 Absent 1.447 (0.7 to 2.9) 0.756 (0.4 to 1.5) 1.060 (0.5 to 2.2) 0.0 (0.0 to 12.4)
Hypertension
 Absent 1
 Present 5.097 (2.9 to 8.9) 2.587 (1.4 to 4.7) 1.815 (1.0 to 3.4) 27.1 (0.0 to 48.4)
Diabetes (self-reported)
 Absent 1
 Present 10.268 (5.6 to 18.8) 5.877 (3.2 to 10.9) 4.262 (2.2 to 8.1) 23.1 (8.6 to 36.0)
Central obesity
 Normal 1
 Obese 3.651 (2.1 to 6.4) 3.204 (1.8 to 5.6) 2.225 (1.2 to 4.0) 28.6 (4.0 to 46.8)
 Cumulative PAF 68.8 (40.5 to 83.7)