Table 6. Determinants of clustering of CVD risk factors (Poisson regression analysis).

Variables		Mean of risk factors clustering	Adjusted prevalence ratio (95% C.I.)
Gender
	Female	3.38	Reference
	Male	3.86	1.14 (1.05–1.23)*
Age (years)
	26–45	3.61	1.04 (0.92–1.18)
	46–65	3.79	1.09 (0.99–1.21)
	>65	3.45	Reference
Level of education
	Illiterate	3.58	1.05 (0.91–1.20)
	Primary	3.74	1.10 (0.97–1.24)
	Secondary	3.75	1.10 (0.98–1.23)
	Higher	3.4	Reference
Ethnicity
	Bhramhan	3.43	Reference
	Kshetri	3.68	1.07 (0.98–1.17)
	Janajati	3.58	1.04 (0.92–1.17)
	Dalit	3.78	1.10 (0.96–1.26)
Marital status
	Unmarried	3.73	Reference
	Married	3.5	1.06 (0.91–1.24)
Occupation
	Employed	3.51	Reference
	Self-employed	3.57	1.01 (0.90–1.14)
	Household-work	3.72	1.06 (0.94–1.18)
	Unemployed	3.66	1.04 (0.91–1.18)
Economic status
	Below poverty line	3.56	Reference
	Above poverty line	3.67	1.03 (0.94–1.12)
Duration of Diabetes			1.00 (0.99–1.01)
Oral medication
	No	3.45	Reference
	Yes	3.78	1.09 (1.01–1.18)*

*Significant at level <0.05