Table 4

Effect† of urban-rural location on total cholesterol among 25–74 year-old citizens of the Yangon Region, Myanmar

CrudeModel 1
Total effect‡		Model 2
Direct effect§
Coefficient
(95% CI)		p ValueCoefficient
(95% CI)		p ValueCoefficient
(95% CI)		p Value
a. Urban location(Ref)(Ref)(Ref)
Rural location−0.28
(−0.50 to −0.05)		0.020*−0.28
(−0.44 to −0.01)		0.042*−0.23
(−0.42 to −0.04)		0.026*
b. Urban man(Ref)(Ref)(Ref)
Rural man−0.49
(−0.79 to −0.19)		0.005*−0.39
(−0.74 to −0.29)		0.037*−0.39
(−0.75 to −0.01)		0.041*
c. Urban woman(Ref)(Ref)(Ref)
Rural woman−0.07
(−0.33 to 0.20)		0.586−0.03
(−0.27 to 0.20)		0.762−0.02
(−0.23 to 0.18)		0.797

  • *p<0.05.

  • †Linear regression.

  • ‡Model 1: adjusted for age, sex, income and education.

  • §Model 2: adjusted for age, sex, income, education, smoking, low fruit and vegetable intake, low physical activity, overweight and obesity, hypertension and diabetes.