Table 3 Risk factors associated with Cardiovascular Disease (Bivariate analysis)
From: Cardiovascular risk factors among industrial workers: a cross–sectional study from eastern Nepal
Variable | Cardiovascular disease | Odd’s Ratio | Confidence Interval | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | Total | |||
Age | |||||
>45 | 13 (27.7) | 34 (72.3) | 47 (100) | 2.72 | 1.35-5.40 |
≤45 | 55 (12.3) | 392 (87.7) | 447 (100) | ||
Fruits/week | |||||
No fruit consumption | 39 (20.6) | 150 (79.4) | 189 (100) | 2.47 | 1.47-4.16 |
Fruit consumption | 29 (9.5) | 276 (90.5) | 305 (100) | ||
Pack year of smoking | |||||
>5 pack year | 5 (35.7) | 9 (64.3) | 14 (100) | 4.32 | 1.34-13.84 |
≤5 pack year | 27 (11.4) | 210 (88.6) | 237 (100) | ||
Family History of Hypertension | |||||
Yes | 36 (18.6) | 158 (81.4) | 194 (100) | 1.90 | 1.14-3.19 |
NO | 32 (10.7) | 268 (89.3) | 300 (100) | ||
LDL Cholesterol | |||||
<130 | 22 (10.7) | 183 (89.3) | 205 (100) | 0.55 | 0.31 -0.99 |
≥130 | 34 (17.7) | 158 (82.3) | 192 (100) | ||