Table 4.
Predictors of cardiovascular disease risk (Framingham Risk Score) and regression analysis.
| Predictors | CVD Risk | p Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, n (%) | Moderate, n (%) | Low, n (%) | Total n (%) | ||||
| Age (years) | |||||||
| Until 50 | 4 (2.7) | 3 (2.0) | 1 (0.7) | 8 (5.4) | 0.001 | ||
| 51–60 | 24 (16.0) | 10 (6.7) | 0 | 35 (22.7) | |||
| 61–70 | 51 (34.0) | 5 (3.3) | 1 (0.7) | 57 (38.0) | |||
| >70 | 47 (31.3) | 2 (1.3) | 2 (1.3) | 50 (33.9) | |||
| Gender | |||||||
| Female | 35 (23.3) | 15 (10.0) | 4 (2.7) | 54 (36.0) | 0.002 | ||
| Male | 91 (60.7) | 5 (3.3) | 0 | 96 (64.0) | |||
| Education | |||||||
| Less than high school | 87 (58.0) | 13 (8.7) | 3 (2.0) | 103 (68.7) | 0.853 | ||
| Bachelor | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | 0 | 2 (1.3) | |||
| High school | 33 (22.0) | 5 (3.3) | 1 (0.7) | 39 (26.0) | |||
| Professional degree | 5 (3.3) | 1 (0.7) | 0 | 6 (4.0) | |||
| Residence | |||||||
| Village | 47 (31.4) | 5 (3.3) | 0 | 52 (34.7) | 0.189 | ||
| City | 79 (52.6) | 15 (10.0) | 4 (2.7) | 98 (65.3) | |||
| Living | |||||||
| With someone | 119 (79.3) | 18 (12.0) | 3 (2.0) | 140 (93.3) | 0.703 | ||
| Alone | 7 (4.7) | 2 (1.3) | 1 (0.7) | 10 (6.7) | |||
| Economic status | |||||||
| High | 1 (0.7) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.7) | 0.866 | ||
| Low | 55 (36.7) | 7 (4.7) | 1 (0.7) | 63 (42.0) | |||
| Average | 70 (46.6) | 13 (8.6) | 3 (2.0) | 86 (57.3) | |||
| Overall HPLP II | |||||||
| Correct | 83 (55.3) | 17 (11.3) | 2 (1.3) | 102 (68.0) | 0.173 | ||
| Incorrect | 43 (28.7) | 3 (2.0) | 2 (1.3) | 48 (32.0) | |||
| Physical activity | |||||||
| Correct | 78 (52.0) | 17 (11.3) | 3 (2.0) | 98 (65.3) | 0.120 | ||
| Incorrect | 48 (32.0) | 3 (2.0) | 1 (0.7) | 52 (34.7) | |||
| Nutrition | |||||||
| Correct | 99 (66.0) | 18 (12.0) | 2 (1.3) | 119 (79.3) | 0.171 | ||
| Incorrect | 27 (18.1) | 2 (1.3) | 2 (1.3) | 31 (20.7) | |||
| Stress management | |||||||
| Correct | 86 (57.3) | 20 (13.4) | 2 (1.3) | 108 (72.0) | 0.008 | ||
| Incorrect | 40 (26.7) | 0 | 2 (1.3) | 42 (28.0) | |||
| Predictors | Regression analysis, OR (95% CI) | ||||||
| CVD risk | High | Moderate | Low | ||||
| Age ( years ) | |||||||
| Until 60 | 0.17 (0.05–0.57) | 0.09 (0.02–0.43) | 1.67 (0.15–19.1) | ||||
| 61–70 | 0.72 (0.19–2.72) | 0.42 (0.08–2.29) | 2.29 (0.20–25.98) | ||||
| >70 | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||
| Gender | |||||||
| Female | 0.10 (0.04–0.29) | 0.14 (0.05–0.42) | 1.80 (1.73–1.84) | ||||
| Male | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||
| Stress management | |||||||
| Correct | 0.20 (0.04–0.87) | 0.0009 (0.0008–0.001) | 2.65 (0.36–19.45) | ||||
| Incorrect | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||
CVD: Cardiovascular disease, OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval. The bold number are to emphasize the p value as significant.