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Table 5 Factors associated with at least one cardiometabolic risk factor (n = 221)

From: Cardiometabolic risk factors among patients with tuberculosis attending tuberculosis treatment centers in Nepal

Variables

≥1 risk factors

n(%)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR

(95% CI)

Age

 Less than 40

29 (29.9)

Ref

Ref

 40 and above

68 (70.1)

2.00 (1.14–3.49)*

1.49 (0.77–2.90)

Sex

 Male

76 (78.4)

Ref

Ref

 Female

21 (21.6)

0.56 (0.34–1.03)

0.47 (0.23–0.94)*

Ethnicity

 Dalit

21 (21.6)

Ref

Ref

 Janajati

37 (38.1)

0.61 (0.29–1.29)

0.56 (0.25–1.27)

 Brahmin/Chhetri

32 (33.0)

0.74 (0.34–1.62)

0.72 (0.31–1.68)

 Others

7 (7.3)

0.58 (0.19–1.79)

0.37 (0.11–1.26)

Education level

 Illiterate

40 (41.2)

Ref

Ref

 Literate

57 (58.8)

0.42 (0.23–0.75)*

0.49 (0.25–0.96)*

Occupation

 Agriculture

54 (55.7)

Ref

Ref

 Skilled manual

12 (12.4)

0.43 (0.20–0.93)*

0.71 (0.29–1.71)

 Sales and Service

10 (10.3)

1.11 (0.42–2.95)

1.30 (0.46–3.70)

 Unskilled manual

21 (21.6)

0.64 (0.33–1.24)

0.79 (0.38–1.64)

Province

 One

25 (25.8)

Ref

Ref

 Three and Five

16 (16.5)

0.67 (0.28–1.64)

0.52 (0.20–1.37)

 Gandaki

16 (16.5)

0.34 (0.15–0.77)*

0.32 (0.13–0.79)*

 Sudurpaschim

40 (41.2)

0.68 (0.33–1.40)

0.62 (0.28–1.36)

  1. *Significant at p < 0.05