Research Article

Behavioural Risk Factors of Noncommunicable Diseases among Nepalese Urban Poor: A Descriptive Study from a Slum Area of Kathmandu

Table 3

Prevalence (%) of low physical activity in the study population according to demographic variables ( ). The physical activity section included questions on number of days and time spent on vigorous and/or moderate activities at work, travel to and from places, and recreational activities. The responses were then converted to MET minutes/week. The respondents were labelled as having vigorous activity or moderate activity if they achieved certain MET minutes as given in the WHO steps manual [20]. Someone was termed as having low physical activity (LBA) if s/he did not fulfil the criteria of having vigorous or moderate activity.

MaleFemaleTotal
% % %

Age (years)
 15–241520.04740.26232.3
 25–341221.44137.65332.1
 35–441219.72832.34027.0
 45–54918.81834.02726.7
 55–64620.71565.22140.2
 ≥65857.11164.71961.3
Ethnicity
 Hill Dalit618.22537.93131.3
 Disadvantaged Janajatis (Hill)2925.77842.210735.9
 Relatively advantaged Janajatis514.7930.01421.9
 Upper caste groups1820.24540.26331.3
 Others428.6323.1725.9
Highest education
 No formal education2231.08339.710537.5
 Less than primary 414.8421.1817.4
 Primary completed2018.35047.27032.6
 Secondary completed1322.41629.12925.7
 High school or more316.7741.21028.6
Occupation
 Employed (government/nongovernment)35.2618.8910.0
 Self-employed2619.03633.06225.2
 Student523.81231.61728.8
 Housewife6440.36440.3
 Unemployed (able to work)1534.12760.04247.2
 Others 1368.41565.22866.7
Income status (NRs) ( )
 1st quartile (≤5000)1323.62022.03322.6
 2nd quartile (5001–7000)412.51234.31623.9
 3rd quartile (7001–10000)611.81945.22526.9
 4th quartile (≥10000)711.91142.31821.2

Total 6221.916039.422232.2

NRs: Nepalese rupees.