Table 2.
Magnitude and weighted prevalence of major modifiable CVD risk factors by sociodemographic and lifestyle variables among adults in Wolaita, southern Ethiopia
| Variables (N=2483) | Magnitude and weighted prevalence of major modifiable CVD risk factors | |||||
| None n (%) |
1 n (%) |
2 n (%) |
3 n (%) |
4 n (%) |
≥5 n (%) |
|
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 25–34 | 240 (28.8) | 399 (35.5) | 264 (21.0) | 121 (10.3) | 45 (3.2) | 16 (1.2) |
| 35–44 | 127 (23.2) | 232 (36.4) | 181 (24.2) | 83 (10.6) | 35 (4.0) | 16 (1.6) |
| 45–54 | 65 (19.5) | 111 (28.2) | 106 (23.1) | 77 (15.1) | 61 (10.7) | 21 (3.4) |
| 55–64 | 38 (16.3) | 70 (27.0) | 74 (26.4) | 47 (14.4) | 32 (9.7) | 22 (6.2) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 228 (26.0) | 399 (33.1) | 295 (22.2) | 142 (11.2) | 76 (5.4) | 30 (2.1) |
| Male | 242 (22.7) | 413 (33.9) | 330 (23.5) | 186 (12.0) | 97 (5.5) | 45 (2.4) |
| Residence | ||||||
| Rural | 405 (32.7) | 433 (34.9) | 238 (19.2) | 114 (9.2) | 37 (3.0) | 13 (1.0) |
| Urban | 65 (5.2) | 379 (30.5) | 387 (31.1) | 214 (17.2) | 136 (11.0) | 62 (5.0) |
| Education | ||||||
| Primary and below | 353 (28.7) | 467 (33.7) | 320 (21.3) | 168 (10.6) | 72 (4.1) | 30 (1.6) |
| High school | 72 (22.7) | 131 (35.3) | 103 (22.5) | 57 (12.8) | 23 (4.4) | 11 (2.3) |
| College+ | 45 (9.3) | 214 (31.5) | 202 (29.0) | 103 (14.6) | 78 (11.1) | 34 (4.5) |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Employee | 44 (8.1) | 196 (30.8) | 198 (30.4) | 99 (15.3) | 71 (11.1) | 29 (4.3) |
| Merchant | 86 (33.2) | 102 (30.6) | 76 (19.8) | 40 (10.8) | 17 (3.4) | 11 (2.2) |
| Farmer | 251 (34.8) | 255 (35.1) | 143 (19.1) | 59 (7.3) | 22 (2.7) | 10 (1.0) |
| Housewife | 62 (16.1) | 184 (36.7) | 137 (24.8) | 77 (14.6) | 37 (5.9) | 12 (1.9) |
| Retired | 11 (9.7) | 30 (23.9) | 36 (26.6) | 33 (22.7) | 13 (9.4) | 10 (7.7) |
| Students | 11 (17.8) | 32 (41.5) | 18 (23.3) | 8 (12.6) | 5 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) |
| Unemployed | 5 (10.4) | 13 (26.8) | 17 (27.2) | 12 (18.5) | 8 (12.9) | 3 (4.2) |
| Wealth index | ||||||
| Poor | 141 (22.8) | 248 (32.7) | 186 (21.8) | 126 (14.4) | 63 (6.4) | 20 (1.9) |
| Medium | 158 (24.7) | 259 (34.2) | 199 (23.0) | 92 (10.3) | 55 (4.9) | 30 (2.9) |
| Rich | 171 (25.0) | 305 (33.7) | 240 (23.8) | 110 (10.4) | 55 (5.1) | 25 (2.0) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 31 (23.9) | 63 (37.7) | 35 (19.8) | 22 (13.4) | 8 (4.4) | 2 (0.8) |
| Ever married | 439 (24.2) | 749 (33.3) | 590 (23.1) | 306 (11.6) | 165 (5.5) | 73 (2.3) |
| Fruit consumption | ||||||
| Not daily | 7 (14.0) | 17 (30.7) | 18 (28.5) | 14 (20.8) | 3 (4.5) | 1 (1.5) |
| Daily | 463 (24.4) | 795 (33.6) | 607 (22.8) | 314 (11.5) | 170 (5.4) | 74 (2.3) |
| Vegetable consumption | ||||||
| Not daily | 22 (20.1) | 35 (25.8) | 33 (24.6) | 23 (17.2) | 14 (9.8) | 4 (2.5) |
| Daily | 448 (24.4) | 777 (33.9) | 592 (22.8) | 305 (11.4) | 159 (5.3) | 71 (2.2) |
| Sugar-sweetened beverage intake per month | ||||||
| No | 384 (26.3) | 579 (34.4) | 418 (21.7) | 210 (10.9) | 106 (4.7) | 46 (2.0) |
| Yes | 86 (17.7) | 233 (31.0) | 207 (26.4) | 118 (14.0) | 67 (7.7) | 29 (3.2) |
| Sugar-sweetened food intake per month | ||||||
| No | 141 (30.0) | 191 (35.9) | 124 (20.3) | 45 (7.4) | 37 (5.2) | 7 (1.2) |
| Yes | 329 (22.4) | 621 (32.8) | 501 (23.7) | 283 (13.0) | 136 (5.5) | 68 (2.6) |
| Alcohol drinking | ||||||
| No | 467 (24.4) | 801 (33.7) | 601 (22.8) | 323 (11.6) | 165 (5.3) | 70 (2.2) |
| Yes | 3 (10.4) | 11 (26.3) | 16 (30.2) | 5 (13.3) | 8 (12.2) | 5 (7.6) |
| Overall | 470 (24.2) | 812 (33.5) | 625 (22.9) | 328 (11.7) | 173 (5.4) | 75 (2.3) |
CVD, cardiovascular disease.