Determinants of Selected Cardiovascular Diseases among Adult Patients at Cardiac Clinic of Debre Berhan Referral Hospital, Ethiopia: Unmatched Case-Control Study
Table 1
Distribution of behavioral and physical measurement among study participants in Debre Berhan Referral Hospital, North Shoa, Ethiopia, 2017.
Characteristics
Cases
Controls
value
value
Past smokers
Yes
08
04
6.17
0.013
No
135
282
Ever used alcohol
Yes
60
220
51.41
<0.001
No
83
66
Waist circumference
Normal
137
284
4.6
0.03
Above normal
06
02
Body mass index
≥30 kg/m2
13
15
2.37
0.31
25–30 kg/m2
15
29
<25 kg/m2
115
242
Weight-to-hip ratio
Normal
11
6
6.44
0.01
Above normal
132
280
Level of physical activity
High (>3000 MET)
43
85
Moderate (600-3000 MET)
76
180
9.64
0.008
Low (<600 MET)
24
21
Number of fruit serving per week
<5 servings
129
254
0.19
0.65
≥5 servings
14
32
Number of veg servings per week
<5 servings
141
279
0.127
0.72
≥5 servings
02
07
BMI: body mass index; WHR: weight-to-height ratio.
