Table 4.

Multilevel Poisson regression model of major modifiable CVD risk factors among adults in Wolaita, southern Ethiopia

Variables		Number of major modifiable CVD risk factors
		IRR (95% CI)	P value
Age (years)		1.01 (1.009 to 1.02)	<0.001**
Gender	Female	1.0
	Male	1.13 (1.05 to 1.22)	0.002*
Residence	Rural	1.0
	Urban	1.54 (1.31 to 1.82)	<0.001**
Marital status	Single	1.0
	Ever married	1.06 (0.92 to 1.23)	0.419
Education	Primary nd below	1.0
	High school	1.01 (0.91 to 1.11)	0.847
	College+	1.08 (0.97 to 1.21)	0.161
Occupation	Employee	1.0
	Merchant	0.98 (0.86 to 1.12)	0.784
	Farmer	0.80 (0.70 to 0.92)	0.002*
	Housewife	1.12 (0.99 to 1.27)	0.065
	Retired	1.07 (0.94 to 1.23)	0.289
	Students	0.99 (0.80 to 1.23)	0.919
	Unemployed	1.06 (0.87 to 1.29)	0.562
Wealth index	Poor	1.0
	Medium	0.97 (0.89 to 1.05)	0.411
	Rich	0.92 (0.85 to 1.00)	0.053
Fruit consumption	Not daily	1.0
	Daily	1.05 (0.86 to 1.28)	0.603
Vegetable consumption	Not daily	1.0
	Daily	1.09 (0.95 to 1.25)	0.237
Sugar-sweetened beverage intake at least a once a month	No	1.0
	Yes	1.03 (0.96 to 1.11)	0.358
Sugar-sweetened food intake at least once a month	No	1.0
	Yes	1.14 (1.05 to 1.24)	0.002*

*P<0.01, **P<0.001.

CVD, cardiovascular disease; IRR, ratio of means; IRR, incidence rate ratio.