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Table 3 Prevalence of NCD risk factors in Bangladeshi adults, STEPS 2013

From: Clustering of non-communicable diseases risk factors in Bangladeshi adults: An analysis of STEPS survey 2013

 

Age (years)

Tobacco use

Fruits/ vegetables < 5 servingsa

Low physical activityb

Overweight (BMI ≥25–29.9 Kg/m^2)

Obesity (BMI > =30 Kg/m^2)

Hypertension (BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg)c

Documented diabetes

Smoking

Smokeless

Any form

Men and women

        
 

25–34

12.4

15.5

28.5

95.7

36.5

19.2

4.4

11.6

1.6

 

35–44

15.0

24.3

40.3

92.7

35.2

23.8

5.7

17.1

3.2

 

45–54

20.7

33.1

53.8

93.8

34.7

21.8

6.1

26.6

6.9

 

55–64

24.1

43.7

63.2

91.5

37.4

17.9

4.4

32.6

8.2

 

65 +

17.7

40.4

59.3

90.9

55.3

16.7

4.4

40.4

8.8

 

Total (unadjusted)

16.7

27.2

43.9

93.5

37.7

20.5

5.2

21.4

4.6

 

Total (adjusted)

17.1

28.7

45.8

93.3

38.6

20.3

5.1

23.1

5.0

Men

         
 

25–34

29.5

18.6

48.1

94.4

35.7

17.7

3.6

10.0

1.1

 

35–44

34.4

23.5

55.9

92.8

31.7

24.2

3.4

13.6

2.9

 

45–54

38.5

31.6

63.4

93.5

27.3

21.8

5.3

23.9

8.1

 

55–64

34

42.5

71.8

89.2

29.3

18.5

4.6

30.1

9.3

 

65 +

29.8

37.3

60.9

89.8

53.8

13.3

4

39.6

9.8

 

Total (unadjusted)

34.8

28.5

58.5

92.5

34.1

19.8

4.1

20.6

5.4

 

Total (adjusted)

33.2

28.5

58.3

92.4

34.2

19.6

4.1

20.7

5.4

Women

         
 

25–34

2.6

13.7

17.3

96.5

37.0

20.0

4.9

12.5

2.0

 

35–44

1.6

24.9

29.6

92.6

37.6

23.5

7.4

19.6

3.4

 

45–54

1.5

34.8

43.6

94.1

42.8

21.9

7.0

29.4

5.7

 

55–64

2.9

45.1

54.1

93.9

45.9

17.2

4.9

35.2

7.0

 

65 +

2.9

44.4

57.3

92.4

57.3

21.1

5.8

41.5

7.6

 

Total (unadjusted)

2.2

26.2

32.3

94.4

40.6

21.1

6.0

22.1

3.9

 

Total (adjusted)

2.2

29.5

36.5

94.1

42.5

21.0

6.0

25.0

4.6

P valuesd

         
  

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.31

0.01

0.28

0.03

  1. a <400 gm/day
  2. b <600 MET-minutes/week
  3. cand/or medication for hypertension
  4. dMen compared to women