Parameter Correlation coefficient (r)   Male Female BMI and Age 0.006**   0.154** BMI and Quantity of alcohol consumed 0.017** 0.032* BMI and Smoking -0.024* -0.032* BMI and Waist/Hip ratio 0.109** 0.136* BMI and Systolic  0.024* 0.345* BMI and Diastolic 0.122* 0.213* Systolic and Nature of job 0.033* 0.543 Systolic and Quantity of alcohol consumed 0.021* 0.156* Total Cholesterol and Smoking                              -0.103** 0.423 Total Cholesterol and BMI   0.023** 0.123* Total Cholesterol and Processed and fast food 0.211** 0.003** Diastolic and Smoking 0.183** 0.127** Total cholesterol and Smoking -0.074** -0.056** **p<0.01 *P<0.05

Table 3: Correlation between Anthropometric, Biochemical parameters and some selected cardiovascular risk factors established among respondents.