Table 4. Distribution of poor glycemic control and CVD risk factors among study participants stratified by age and socio-economic characteristics.

Variables		Poor Glycemic control	Hypertension	Dyslipidemia	Overweight and obesity	Central obesity	Smoking	Alcohol user	Inadequate Fruit/vegetable intake	Physical Inactivity
Age (years)
	26–45	12	8.5	12.8	11.5	9.8	3	4.1	19.9	1.6
	46–65	45.4	38.8	45.4	32.5	39.9	12.8	10.4	63.1	5.7
	>65	9	11.7	9.8	3.3	10.7	2.2	0.3	15	2.5
	P value	0.13	<0.001	0.52	<0.001	0.31	0.47	0.009	0.53*	0.2
Level of education
	Illiterate	17.2	15.3	14.2	9.6	12.8	2.7	2.2	23.5	2.5
	Primary	19.1	19.7	20.5	17.5	14.8	4.1	3.8	30.1	3.6
	Secondary	2.8	18	21.9	14.2	21.6	9	6.6	30.6	3.6
	Higher	9.3	6	11.5	6	11.2	2.2	2.2	13.9	0.3
	P value	0.57	0.03	0.08	0.06	<0.001	0.003	0.09*	0.64*	0.2
Ethnicity
	Bhramhan	17.8	16.4	21	11.2	18	3.6	2.2	27.9	3
	Kshetri	33.9	30.6	34.4	27.6	29.8	10.4	8.8	49.7	4.9
	Janajati	8.5	5.7	7.4	4.1	7.4	2.5	3.3	12	1.1
	Dalit	6.3	6.3	5.2	4.4	5.2	1.6	1.1	8.5	0.8
	P value	0.48	0.12	0.46	0.15	0.95	0.33	0.16*	0.32*	0.99*
Marital status
	Unmarried	3.6	2.2	4.1	2.2	3	0.8	1.1	4.6	0
	Married	62.8	56.8	63.9	45.1	57.4	17.2	13.7	93.4	9.8
	P value	0.36	0.3	0.06	0.98	0.7	0.96*	0.29*	0.55*	0.16*
Occupation
	Employed	7.7	7.1	10.1	6.3	10.1	1.4	1.9	13.1	0.8
	Self-employed	17.2	17.8	18.3	12.6	16.7	4.9	4.6	27.3	2.7
	Household-work	32.8	26.5	29.8	22.7	23.2	7.9	4.9	44.3	4.6
	Unemployed	8.7	7.7	9.8	5.7	10.4	3.8	3.3	13.4	1.6
	P value	0.114	0.6	0.53	0.71	0.002	0.14	0.13	0.99*	0.78*
Economic status
	Below poverty line	13.7	15	12.8	9.6	13.4	3.3	2.5	21	2.7
	Above poverty line	52.7	44	55.2	37.7	47	14.8	12.3	77	7.1
	P value	0.62	0.02	0.09	0.63	0.62	0.49	0.36	0.64*	0.31

* Fischer’s exact