Table 3 Adjusted Odds Ratios (aOR) for behavioral risk factors of CVD among rural women
Variable | Behavioral risk Factors for cardiovascular diseases (aOR, 95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Use of tobacco | Use of Alcohol | Insufficient Fruits and Vegetables | Physical inactivity | |
Age (Years) | ||||
 < 20 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 20–34 | 2.11 (0.97–4.57) | 1.15 (0.33–3.96) | 1.19 (0.32–4.43) | 4.84 (2.22–10.57)** |
 35–45 | 2.31 (0.83–6.41) | 1.99 (0.73–5.41) | 1.41 (0.43–4.64) | 0.6 (0.2–1.8) |
Caste/ethnicity | ||||
 Dalit | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Adibasi/ Janajati | 0.31 (0.14–0.67) | 0.26 (0.10–0.64) | 0.51 (0.12–2.18) | 5.14 (2.29–11.53)** |
 Upper caste group | 0.50 (0.25–0.99)** | 1.67 (0.58–4.82) | 0.42 (0.14–1.24) | 3.19 (1.72–5.92)** |
Origin | ||||
 Hill | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Terai | 1.18 (0.67–2.08) | 0.43 (0.21–0.90)** | 2.06 (1.07–3.9)** | 0.84 (0.51–1.3) |
Religion | ||||
 Hindu | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Muslim/others | 1.33 (0.55–3.20) | 1.01 (0.36–2.80) | 2.1 (0.44–10.33) | 2.94 (1.14–7.57)** |
Women Education | ||||
 No education | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Primary | 0.20 (0.8–0.50)** | 0.15 (0.52–0.48)** | 0.36 (0.18–0.74)** | 3.59 (1.58–8.14)** |
 Secondary | 1.17 (0.40–3.38) | 1.82 (0.39–8.52) | 0.28 (0.18–3.65) | 0.45 (0.21–0.94)** |
 Higher | 0.32 (0.12–0.81)** | 0.59 (0.16–2.24) | 0.14 (0.07–2.33) | 0.72 (0.33–1.55) |
Women Occupation | ||||
 Non-agriculture | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Agriculture | 2.89 (1.3–6.15)** | 2.02 (0.82–4.95) | 0.70 (0.24–2.05) | 1.4 (0.7–3.0) |
Wealth Index | ||||
 Lower | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Second | 2.73 (1.12–6.64)** | 0.77 (0.23–2.55) | 0.16 (0.04–0.68)** | 0.90 (0.40–2.03) |
 Middle | 1.61 (0.64–4.08) | 2.22 (0.51–9.68) | 0.43 (0.12–1.43) | 0.40 (0.16–0.95)** |
 Fourth | 2.13 (0.71–6.39) | 1.68 (0.37–7.63) | 0.13 (0.03–0.54)** | 0.29 (0.14–0.74)** |
 Highest | 0.75 (0.29–1.94) | 1.41 (0.33–6.01) | 0.54 (0.18–1.61) | 1.19 (0.48–2.91) |
Parity (years) | ||||
 Primi | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 One | 1.05 (0.53–2.08) | 1.82 (0.65–5.07) | 2.88 (1.16–7.13)** | 0.85 (0.46–1.55) |
 Two | 0.75 (0.31–1.82) | 1.46 (0.48–4.39) | 1.86 (0.60–5.73) | 0.66 (0.30–1.45) |
 Three and above | 1.13 (0.49–2.59) | 4.80 (1.15–9.95)** | 1.40 (0.46–4.28) | 1.26 (0.63–2.55) |