Table 1. Sample charactistics of study population and prevalence of heart disease by background charactistics.
| Background variables | Study population | |
|---|---|---|
| N | % | |
| Age group (in years) | ||
| 45–59 | 31,486 | 50.07 |
| 60–69 | 17,411 | 30.01 |
| 70+ | 10,957 | 19.92 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 27,769 | 46.39 |
| Female | 32,085 | 53.61 |
| Marital status | ||
| In union | 44843 | 73.85 |
| Not in union | 15,010 | 26.15 |
| Education | ||
| No | 28,162 | 50.68 |
| less than 10 years | 20674 | 31.85 |
| 10 or more years | 11,018 | 17.47 |
| Wealth | ||
| Poor | 23,912 | 42.34 |
| Middle | 12,094 | 20.39 |
| Rich | 23848 | 37.26 |
| Caste | ||
| others | 16,485 | 27.54 |
| OBC | 22,704 | 37.93 |
| SC/ST | 20,665 | 34.53 |
| Religion | ||
| Hindu | 43,772 | 82.51 |
| Non-Hindu | 16,082 | 17.49 |
| Residence | ||
| Rural | 39,314 | 65.68 |
| Urban | 20,540 | 34.32 |
| Hypertension | ||
| Yes | 17,177 | 28.71 |
| No | 42,658 | 71.29 |
| Diabetes | ||
| Yes | 7,635 | 12.76 |
| No | 52,199 | 87.24 |
| High cholesterol | ||
| Yes | 2,096 | 3.51 |
| No | 57,746 | 96.50 |
| Stroke | ||
| Yes | 927 | 1.66 |
| No | 58,927 | 98.34 |
| Family history of heart disease | ||
| Yes | 4,559 | 8.00 |
| No | 55,096 | 92.00 |
| BMI | ||
| Underweight | 10,992 | 18.36 |
| Normal weight | 31,311 | 52.31 |
| Overweight | 13,119 | 21.92 |
| Obese | 4,432 | 7.41 |
| Smoking | ||
| No | 51,635 | 86.27 |
| Yes | 8,219 | 13.73 |
| Smokeless tobacco | ||
| No | 48,273 | 80.65 |
| Yes | 11,581 | 19.35 |
| Alcohol | ||
| No | 58,592 | 97.89 |
| Regular | 1,262 | 2.11 |
| Physical activity | ||
| No | 35,918 | 60.01 |
| Yes | 23,936 | 39.99 |
Notes: OBC: Other backward classes; SC/ST: Scheduled caste/ scheduled tribe; BMI: Body mass index.