Burden of cumulative risk factors associated with non-communicable diseases among adults in Uganda: evidence from a national baseline survey

Table 4 Determinants of cumulative risk factors associated with non-communicable diseases in Uganda

Reference category: 0 Risk Factors	1 or 2 Risk Factors		3 to 5 Risk Factors
Reference category: 0 Risk Factors	RRR	p-value	RRR	p-value
Age	1 · 024	0 · 000	1 · 056	0 · 000
Body Mass Index	1 · 217	0 · 000	1 · 407	0 · 000
Systolic Blood Pressure	1 · 039	0 · 000	1 · 056	0 · 000
Diastolic Blood Pressure	1 · 008	0 · 348	1 · 070	0 · 000
Fruit vegetable servings	0 · 658	0 · 000	0 · 531	0 · 000
Region
Northern^a	1 · 000	-	1 · 000	-
Eastern	1 · 349	0 · 000	1 · 403	0 · 116
Central	1 · 501	0 · 240	1 · 858	0 · 017
Western	0 · 780	0 · 044	0 · 922	0 · 728
Residence
Urban^a	1 · 000	-	1 · 000	-
Rural	1 · 545	0 · 000	1 · 157	0 · 376
Sex
Male^a	1 · 000		1 · 000
Female	0 · 851	0 · 697	0 · 836	0 · 636
Type of residence
Independent house^a	1 · 000	-	1 · 000	-
Tenement	0 · 855	0 · 698	0 · 863	0 · 089
Independent	1 · 800	0 · 000	1.700	0 · 000
Sharing house/flat/apartment	1 · 670	0 · 000	1.670	0 · 000
Boys Quarters	1 · 800	0 · 000	1.450	0 · 000
Garage	1 · 600	0 · 000	1.380	0 · 000
Hut	1 · 273	0 · 000	0 · 888	0 · 229
Other	1.268	0 · 000	1.560	0 · 000
Land Tenure System
Owned^a	1 · 000	-	1 · 000	-
Rented	3 · 739	0 · 091	4 · 196	0 · 066
Supplied free by employer	1 · 052	0 · 945	1 · 537	0 · 666
Supplied free or rent paid by relative or other person	0 · 683	0 · 046	0 · 759	0 · 009
Other	0 · 924	0 · 790	2 · 844	0 · 000
Constant	0 · 002	0 · 000	0 · 000	0 · 000

Note: RRR relative risk ratio, DV dependent variable, NCD non-communicable disease
Bold p-values indicate significant categories; ^aa reference category with RRR = 1.000 and un-computed p-values; − implies no statistic to report

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