Research Article
Assessment of Risk Factors of Noncommunicable Diseases among Semiurban Population of Kavre District, Nepal
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents (n = 456).
| | Variables | Male, n (%) | Female, n (%) | Total, n (%) | value |
| | Age group (in years) | | 18–24 | 18 (9.2) | 34 (13.1) | 52 (11.4) | 0.439 | | 25–34 | 30 (15.3) | 45 (17.3) | 75 (16.5) | | 35–44 | 51 (26.0) | 74 (28.4) | 125 (27.4) | | 45–54 | 50 (25.5) | 54 (20.8) | 104 (22.8) | | 55–64 | 47 (24.0) | 53 (20.4) | 100 (21.9) | | Age (in years), mean ± SD | 44.0 ± 12.6 | 41.5 ± 13.1 | 42.6 ± 12.9 | 0.434 |
| | Gender | 196 (43.0) | 260 (57.0) | 456 (100.0) | — |
| | Education | | Illiterate | 34 (17.3) | 144 (55.4) | 178 (39.0) | <0.001 | | Literate | 162 (82.7) | 116 (44.6) | 278 (61.0) |
| | Monthly household income by quintile groups | | Fifth quintile | 36 (18.4) | 36 (13.8) | 72 (15.8) | 0.770 | | Fourth quintile | 55 (28.1) | 74 (28.5) | 129 (28.3) | | Third quintile | 42 (21.4) | 60 (23.1) | 102 (22.4) | | Second quintile | 21 (10.7) | 31 (11.9) | 52 (11.4) | | First quintile | 42 (21.4) | 59 (22.7) | 101 (22.1) |
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