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The CVD risk varied between 2 and 21, with a median of 9 (IQR 7\u201312); 51.2% of students had a low risk of CVD, 43.7% had a moderate risk and 5.1% presented a high risk of CVD. The number of years since first registration at the university (\u03b2=0.08), history of sudden death among biological parents (\u03b2=1.28), history of hypertension among brothers\/sisters (\u03b2=1.33), history of HIV infection (\u03b2=4.34), the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test-Consumption score (\u03b2=0.13), regular exposure to firewood smoke (\u03b2=1.29), eating foods\/drinks with too much sugar \u22651 time\/day (\u03b2=0.96), eating foods\/snacks with too much oil \u22653 times\/week (\u03b2=1.20) and eating dairy products\u22651 time\/day (\u03b2=0.61) were the independent factors likely influencing participants\u2019 global risk of CVD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Almost 50% of participants had moderate or high risk of CVD. 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