Table 1.
Sociodemographic, lifestyle and clinical parameter characteristics of the study population according to Total DASH Score in the Khuzestan Comprehensive Health Study (KCHS) (Mean values and standard deviations)
| Variables | Total DASH Score | Total (n=2823) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Q1 (n=565) | Q2 (n=565) | Q3 (n=564) | Q4 (n=565) | Q5 (n=564) | P | ||
| Gender | |||||||
| Male n (%) | 230 (40.7%) | 210 (37.2%) | 183 (32.4%) | 193 (34.2%) | 205 (36.3%) | 0.046* | 1021 (36.2%) |
| Age | |||||||
| Mean±SD | 44.3±11.9 | 40.5±11.4 | 40.8±11.9 | 40.0±11.7 | 37.5±11.0 | <0.001* | 40.6±11.8 |
| BMI | |||||||
| Mean±SD | 27.8±5.4 | 27.2±5.1 | 27.6±5.3 | 27.6±5.5 | 27.0±5.3 | 0.075 | 27.5±5.3 |
| Energy | |||||||
| Mean±SD | 8366.7±2793.8 | 10159.9±2593.7 | 11857.5±2707.8 | 12867.8±2750.2 | 15586.0±3900.4 | <0.001* | 11766.2±3860.4 |
| Marital | |||||||
| Married n (%) | 474 (83.9%) | 461 (81.6%) | 449 (79.6%) | 456 (80.7%) | 476 (84.4%) | 0.167 | 2316 (82%) |
| Unmarried n (%) | 91 (16.1%) | 104 (18.4%) | 115 (20.4%) | 109 (19.3%) | 88 (15.6%) | 507 (18%) | |
| Ethnicity | |||||||
| Fars n (%) | 92 (16.3%) | 94 (16.7%) | 118 (20.9%) | 155 (27.5%) | 84 (14.9%) | 0.001* | 543 (19.3%) |
| Arab n (%) | 271 (48.1%) | 277 (49.2%) | 253 (44.9%) | 258 (45.7%) | 326 (57.9%) | 1385 (49.2%) | |
| Bakhtiari n (%) | 152 (27%) | 135 (24%) | 135 (23.9%) | 95 (16.8%) | 106 (18.8%) | 623 (22.1%) | |
| Other n (%) | 48 (8.5%) | 57 (10.1%) | 58 (10.3%) | 56 (9.9%) | 47 (8.3%) | 266 (9.4%) | |
| Residence | |||||||
| Urban n (%) | 417 (73.8%) | 422 (74.7%) | 433 (76.8%) | 426 (75.4%) | 360 (63.8%) | <0.001* | 2058 (72.9%) |
| Rural n (%) | 148 (26.2%) | 143 (25.3%) | 131 (23.2%) | 139 (24.6%) | 204 (36.2%) | 765 (27.1%) | |
| Wealth scores | |||||||
| Q1 n (%) | 177 (31.5%) | 134 (23.9%) | 146 (25.9%) | 135 (23.9%) | 120 (21.5%) | <0.001* | 712 (25.3%) |
| Q2 n (%) | 152 (27%) | 116 (20.7%) | 141 (25%) | 121 (21.4%) | 144 (25.8%) | 674 (24%) | |
| Q3 n (%) | 138 (24.6%) | 182 (32.5%) | 150 (26.6%) | 144 (25.5%) | 173 (30.9%) | 787 (28%) | |
| Q4 n (%) | 95 (16.9%) | 128 (22.9%) | 126 (22.4%) | 165 (29.2%) | 122 (21.8%) | 636 (22.6%) | |
| Diabetes History n (%) | 73 (12.9%) | 25 (4.4%) | 37 (6.6%) | 32 (5.7%) | 23 (4.1%) | <0.001* | 190 (6.7%) |
| BP History n (%) | 78 (13.8%) | 57 (10.1%) | 56 (9.9%) | 44 (7.8%) | 40 (7.1%) | 0.001* | 275 (9.8%) |
| Heart disease family history d1 n (%) | 108 (19.1%) | 120 (21.2%) | 139 (24.6%) | 151 (26.7%) | 151 (26.8%) | 0.006* | 669 (23.7%) |
| Physical activity | |||||||
| Low n (%) | 201 (35.9%) | 157 (27.8%) | 166 (29.5%) | 190 (33.6%) | 181 (32.1%) | 0.007* | 895 (31.8%) |
| Moderate n (%) | 212 (37.9%) | 242 (42.8%) | 267 (47.4%) | 251 (44.4%) | 239 (42.4%) | 1211 (43%) | |
| High n (%) | 147 (26.3%) | 166 (29.4%) | 130 (23.1%) | 124 (21.9%) | 144 (25.5%) | 711 (25.2%) | |
| Smoking Status | |||||||
| Never n (%) | 492 (87.1%) | 506 (89.6%) | 519 (92%) | 518 (91.7%) | 508 (90.1%) | 0.103 | 2543 (90.1%) |
| Current n (%) | 54 (9.6%) | 37 (6.5%) | 34 (6%) | 31 (5.5%) | 41 (7.3%) | 197 (7%) | |
| Former n (%) | 19 (3.4%) | 22 (3.9%) | 11 (2%) | 16 (2.8%) | 15 (2.7%) | 83 (2.9%) | |
| Opium Use status | |||||||
| Never n (%) | 551 (97.5%) | 552 (97.7%) | 556 (98.6%) | 556 (98.4%) | 548 (97.2%) | 0.563 | 2763 (97.9%) |
| Current n (%) | 10 (1.8%) | 6 (1.1%) | 4 (0.7%) | 6 (1.1%) | 8 (1.4%) | 34 (1.2%) | |
| Former n (%) | 4 (0.7%) | 7 (1.2%) | 4 (0.7%) | 3 (0.5%) | 8 (1.4%) | 26 (0.9%) | |
| Alcohol Use Status | |||||||
| Never n (%) | 560 (99.1%) | 557 (98.6%) | 552 (97.9%) | 555 (98.2%) | 548 (97.2%) | 0.350 | 2772 (98.2%) |
| Current n (%) | 2 (0.4%) | 4 (0.7%) | 6 (1.1%) | 3 (0.5%) | 5 (0.9%) | 20 (0.7%) | |
| Former n (%) | 3 (0.5%) | 4 (0.7%) | 6 (1.1%) | 7 (1.2%) | 11 (2%) | 31 (1.1%) | |