Table 3

Modified Poisson regression models showing prevalence ratios (PRs) and 95% CIs for diabetes, hypertension and overweight/obesity by demographic characteristics among Bangladeshi adults

Variables	Diabetes	Hypertension	Overweight/obesity
Variables	PR (95% CI)	PR (95% CI)	PR (95% CI)
Sex
Female	0.89 (0.74 to 1.08)	0.59 (0.53 to 0.65)*	0.7 (0.62 to 0.79)*
Male	Ref	Ref	Ref
Age†
Older	1.48 (1.26 to 1.73)*	1.72 (1.56 to 1.88)*	0.75 (0.67 to 0.83)*
Younger	Ref	Ref	Ref
Education
College or higher	1.71 (1.32 to 2.23)*	1.36 (1.15 to 1.61)*	2.11 (1.79 to 2.5)*
Secondary	1.16 (0.92 to 1.48)	1.13 (0.99 to 1.28)	1.56 (1.34 to 1.83)*
Primary	1.21 (0.99 to 1.48)	0.97 (0.87 to 1.08)	1.29 (1.12 to 1.5)*
No education, preschool	Ref	Ref	Ref
Occupation
Non-manual‡	1.54 (1.24 to 1.91)*	1.46 (1.28 to 1.68)*	1.62 (1.39 to 1.90)*
Manual	Ref	Ref	Ref
Wealth index
Richest	1.63 (1.25 to 2.14)*	1.49 (1.29 to 1.72)*	4.3 (3.32 to 5.57)*
Richer	1.04 (0.79 to 1.35)	1.24 (1.08 to 1.42)*	3.07 (2.39 to 3.95)*
Middle	0.77 (0.58 to 1.03)	1.05 (0.91 to 1.21)	1.8 (1.38 to 2.36)*
Poorer	0.94 (0.71 to 1.24)	1.01 (0.87 to 1.16)	1.45 (1.09 to 1.92)*
Poorest	Ref	Ref	Ref
Place of residence
Urban	1.1 (0.92 to 1.32)	1.05 (0.95 to 1.15)	1.09 (0.98 to 1.21)
Rural	Ref	Ref	Ref

*Statistical significance at p<0.05.
†Younger (35–55 years) and older (56 years or older).22
‡Non-manual category included sedentary workers, professionals (eg, doctors, teachers, etc), housewives, retired persons, those unable to work and unemployed.23