Table 1 NCD prevalence and prevalence ratios (PR). Fully adjusted PRs (aPR) controlled for all variables: age, gender, education and location of living (N = 8029)

 Male

394

11.1% (10.1–12.1)

reference

reference

 Female

732

16.4% (15.4–17.4)

1.50 (1.34–1.64)

1.36 (1.23–1.50)

< 0.001

 18–39 years

110

2.2% (1.8–2.7)

reference

reference

 40–59 years

504

24.0% (22.2–26.0)

11.14 (8.91–13.94)

10.45 (8.36–13.06)

< 0.001

 ≥60 years

512

61.8% (58.5–65.1)

28.69 (23.22–35.44)

23.48 (18.87–29.23)

 None

439

43.5% (40.2–46.8)

5.74 (5.09–6.46)

1.42 (1.25–1.61)

 Primary

299

15.8% (14.1–17.6)

2.08 (1.80–2.40)

1.31 (1.15–1.49)

< 0.001

 Secondary & higher

388

7.6% (6.9–8.3)

reference

reference

 Rural

480

13.1% (12.0–14.3)

reference

reference

 Urban

646

14.8% (13.8–15.8)

1.12 (1.01–1.26)

1.07 (0.97–1.18)

0.170

 Male

275

7.7% (6.9–8.7)

reference

reference

 Female

465

10.4% (9.6–11.3)

1.35 (1.18–1.53)

1.22 (1.07–1.40)

0.004

 18–39 years

61

1.2% (0.9–1.5)

reference

reference

 40–59 years

347

16.5% (15.0–18.3)

13.84 (10.67–17.95)

12.92 (9.93–16.81)

< 0.001

 ≥60 years

332

40.1% (36.8–43.5)

33.54 (26.03–43.22)

26.89 (20.44–35.36)

 None

288

28.5% (25.7–31.5)

5.73 (4.89–6.70)

1.48 (1.24–1.77)

 Primary

197

10.4% (9.0–12.0)

2.08 (1.74–2.50)

1.31 (1.10–1.56)

< 0.001

 Secondary & higher

255

5.0% (4.4–5.6)

reference

reference

 Rural

314

8.6% (7.6–9.7)

reference

reference

 Urban

426

9.7% (8.9–10.7)

1.13 (0.97–1.32)

1.08 (0.94–1.25)

0.286

 Male

200

5.6% (4.9–6.5)

reference

reference

 Female

256

5.7% (5.1–6.5)

1.02 (0.86–1.21)

0.93 (0.78–1.11)

0.415

 18–39 years

57

1.1% (0.9–1.5)

reference

reference

 40–59 years

165

7.9% (6.7–9.2)

7.04 (5.25–9.45)

6.71 (4.98–9.04)

< 0.001

 ≥60 years

234

28.3% (25.2–31.6)

25.30 (19.01–33.68)

21.44 (15.43–29.79)

 None

177

17.5% (15.2–20.1)

5.54 (4.55–6.75)

1.38 (1.07–1.77)

 Primary

117

6.2% (5.1–7.5)

1.95 (1.54–2.47)

1.23 (0.98–1.54)

0.038

 Secondary & higher

162

3.2% (2.7–3.7)

reference

reference

 Rural

212

5.8% (5.0–6.7)

reference

reference

 Urban

244

5.6% (4.9–6.3)

0.96 (0.79–1.17)

0.91 (0.75–1.09)

0.312

 Male

99

2.8% (2.3–3.4)

reference

reference

 Female

158

3.5% (3.0–4.1)

1.27 (0.98–1.66)

1.19 (0.91–1.57)

0.200

 18–39 years

117

2.3% (1.9–2.8)

reference

reference

 40–59 years

93

4.4% (3.6–5.4)

1.93 (1.49–2.51)

1.86 (1.43–2.43)

< 0.001

 ≥60 years

47

5.7% (4.4–7.3)

2.48 (1.82–3.37)

1.98 (1.35–2.91)

 None

61

6.0% (4.7–7.7)

2.15 (1.62–2.85)

1.46 (1.01–2.11)

 Primary

52

2.7% (2.0–3.7)

0.97 (0.69–1.37)

0.88 (0.62–1.23)

0.052

 Secondary & higher

144

2.8% (2.4–3.3)

reference

reference

 Rural

128

3.5% (2.9–4.2)

reference

reference

 Urban

129

3.0% (2.5–3.5)

0.84 (0.65–1.08)

0.84 (0.65–1.08)

0.172