Table 1.
Participant characteristics summarised overall and by country
| Bangladesh (n 1500) | India (n 1175) | Pakistan (n 1314) | Overall (n 3989) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | ||||
| Number with data | 1500 (100) | 1175 (100) | 1314 (100) | 3989 (100) |
| Male | 915 (61·0) | 648 (55·1) | 796 (60·6) | 2359 (59·1) |
| Female | 585 (39·0) | 527 (44·9) | 518 (39·4) | 1630 (40·9) |
| Age (years) | ||||
| n (%) | 1500 (100) | 1175 (100) | 1314 (100) | 3989 (100) |
| Mean (sd) | 31·5 (10·8) | 38·8 (11·2) | 38·1 (12·3) | 35·8 (11·9) |
| Median (IQR) | 30·0 (23·0–38·0) | 38·0 (30·0–46·0) | 36·0 (28·0–45·0) | 35·0 (26·0–44·0) |
| Min, Max | 18·0, 76·0 | 18·0, 81·0 | 18·0, 84·0 | 18·0, 84·0 |
| Age group, n (%) | ||||
| Number with data | 1500 (100) | 1175 (100) | 1314 (100) | 3989 (100) |
| 18–24 years | 434 (28·9) | 123 (10·5) | 159 (12·1) | 716 (17·9) |
| 25–39 years | 732 (48·8) | 538 (45·8) | 603 (45·9) | 1873 (47·0) |
| 40–54 years | 263 (17·5) | 386 (32·9) | 402 (30·6) | 1051 (26·3) |
| 55+ years | 71 (4·7) | 128 (10·9) | 150 (11·4) | 349 (8·7) |
| SMI, n (%) | ||||
| Number with data | 1500 (100) | 1175 (100) | 1314 (100) | 3989 (100) |
| Schizophrenia-type disorder | 935 (62·3) | 673 (57·3) | 176 (13·4) | 1784 (44·7) |
| Major depressive disorder with psychotic features | 77 (5·1) | 63 (5·4) | 601 (45·7) | 741 (18·6) |
| Bipolar disorder | 488 (32·5) | 439 (37·4) | 537 (40·9) | 1464 (36·7) |
| Duration of the SMI, n (%) | ||||
| Number with data | 1500 (100) | 1175 (100) | 1314 (100) | 3989 (100) |
| ≤2 years | 436 (29·1) | 215 (18·3) | 289 (22·0) | 940 (23·6) |
| 3–5 years | 457 (30·5) | 266 (22·6) | 320 (24·4) | 1043 (26·1) |
| 6–10 years | 332 (22·1) | 299 (25·4) | 299 (22·8) | 930 (23·3) |
| >10 years | 271 (18·1) | 359 (30·6) | 399 (30·4) | 1029 (25·8) |
| Do not know/Don't remember | 4 (0·3) | 36 (3·1) | 7 (0·5) | 47 (1·2) |
| Setting, n (%) | ||||
| Number with data | 1500 (100) | 1175 (100) | 1314 (100) | 3989 (100) |
| Inpatient | 313 (20·9) | 264 (22·5) | 122 (9·3) | 699 (17·5) |
| Outpatient | 1187 (79·1) | 911 (77·5) | 1192 (90·7) | 3290 (82·5) |
| Highest level of education, n (%) | ||||
| Number with data | 1500 (100) | 1174 (99·9) | 1312 (99·8) | 3986 (99·9) |
| No formal education | 151 (10·1) | 141 (12·0) | 257 (19·6) | 549 (13·8) |
| Primary education | 842 (56·1) | 401 (34·2) | 234 (17·8) | 1477 (37·1) |
| Secondary education | 234 (15·6) | 228 (19·4) | 273 (20·8) | 735 (18·4) |
| Higher/more than secondary | 273 (18·2) | 404 (34·4) | 548 (41·8) | 1225 (30·7) |
| Work status (past 12 months), n (%) | ||||
| Number with data | 1500 (100) | 1174 (99·9) | 1309 (99·6) | 3983 (99·8) |
| Employed | 439 (29·3) | 522 (44·5) | 507 (38·7) | 1468 (36·9) |
| Unemployed | 595 (39·7) | 227 (19·3) | 291 (22·2) | 1113 (27·9) |
| Othera | 466 (31·1) | 425 (36·2) | 511 (39·0) | 1402 (35·2) |
| Monthly household income (USD) | ||||
| n (%) | 1497 (99·8) | 1032 (87·8) | 1307 (99·5) | 3836 (96·2) |
| Mean (sd) | 224·6 (352·1) | 305·2 (861·4) | 198·6 (199·8) | 237·4 (513·1) |
| Median (IQR) | 176·7 (117·8–235·5) | 158·9 (66·2–264·8) | 148·6 (89·2–237·8) | 158·9 (105·9–264·8) |
| Min, Max | 11·8, 11,777·2 | 0·0, 16,551·9 | 0·0, 2972·7 | 0·0, 16,551·9 |
| Income tertile, n (%) | ||||
| Number with data | 1497 (99·8) | 1032 (87·8) | 1307 (99·5) | 3836 (96·2) |
| Low | 674 (45·0) | 349 (33·8) | 566 (43·3) | 1589 (41·4) |
| Middle | 485 (32·4) | 463 (44·9) | 315 (24·1) | 1263 (32·9) |
| High | 338 (22·6) | 220 (21·3) | 426 (32·6) | 984 (25·7) |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||||
| Number with data | 1500 (100) | 1175 (100) | 1314 (100) | 3989 (100) |
| Never married | 539 (35·9) | 349 (29·7) | 417 (31·7) | 1305 (32·7) |
| Currently married | 818 (54·5) | 711 (60·5) | 747 (56·8) | 2276 (57·1) |
| Ever marriedb | 143 (9·5) | 115 (9·8) | 150 (11·4) | 408 (10·2) |
| BMI | ||||
| n (%) | 1497 (99·8) | 1161 (98·8) | 1304 (99·2) | 3962 (99·3) |
| Mean (sd) | 24·0 (4·5) | 25·6 (5·3) | 25·9 (6·1) | 25·1 (5·4) |
| Median (IQR) | 23·6 (21·1–26·5) | 25·0 (22·1–28·5) | 25·3 (21·8–29·3) | 24·5 (21·6–28·1) |
| Min, Max | 14·0, 83·8 | 13·0, 96·9 | 9·7, 65·5 | 9·7, 96·9 |
| BMI (WHO international classification), n (%) | ||||
| Number with data | 1497 (99·8) | 1161 (98·8) | 1304 (99·2) | 3962 (99·3) |
| Underweight (BMI <18·5) | 129 (8·6) | 66 (5·7) | 113 (8·7) | 308 (7·8) |
| Normal weight (BMI 18·5–24·9) | 817 (54·6) | 506 (43·6) | 501 (38·4) | 1824 (46·0) |
| Overweight (BMI 25·0–29·9) | 405 (27·1) | 384 (33·1) | 406 (31·1) | 1195 (30·2) |
| Obesity (BMI ≥30·0) | 146 (9·8) | 205 (17·7) | 284 (21·8) | 635 (16·0) |
| BMI (WHO Asian cut-offs), n (%) | ||||
| Number with data | 1497 (99·8) | 1161 (98·8) | 1304 (99·2) | 3962 (99·3) |
| Underweight (BMI <18·5) | 129 (8·6) | 66 (5·7) | 113 (8·7) | 308 (7·8) |
| Normal weight (BMI 18·5–22·9) | 523 (34·9) | 290 (25·0) | 327 (25·1) | 1140 (28·8) |
| Overweight (BMI 23·0–24·9) | 294 (19·6) | 216 (18·6) | 174 (13·3) | 684 (17·3) |
| Obesity (BMI ≥25·0) | 551 (36·8) | 589 (50·7) | 690 (52·9) | 1830 (46·2) |
| Waist circumference (cm) | ||||
| Males | ||||
| n (% of males) | 915 (100) | 640 (98·8) | 786 (98·7) | 2341 (99·2) |
| Mean (sd) | 83·3 (11·2) | 90·3 (12·3) | 89·9 (16·8) | 87·4 (14·0) |
| Median (IQR) | 84·5 (75·8–90·5) | 90·0 (82·0–98·0) | 89·2 (81·0–99·0) | 87·5 (79·2–95·0) |
| Min, Max | 35·5, 163·3 | 50·6, 140·0 | 30·3, 191·2 | 30·3, 191·2 |
| Females | ||||
| n (% of females) | 582 (99·5) | 516 (97·9) | 507 (97·9) | 1605 (98·5) |
| Mean (sd) | 84·3 (12·2) | 87·2 (13·2) | 90·6 (22·2) | 87·2 (16·5) |
| Median (IQR) | 85·5 (76·5–91·5) | 87·5 (79·0–95·3) | 92·0 (78·2–105·0) | 87·6 (78·0–96·5) |
| Min, Max | 46·5, 174·5 | 40·0, 130·2 | 30·0, 193·2 | 30·0, 193·2 |
| Abdominal obesity, n (%) | ||||
| Males | ||||
| Number with data | 915 (100) | 640 (98·8) | 786 (98·7) | 2341 (99·2) |
| No abdominal obesity | 666 (72·8) | 300 (46·9) | 398 (50·4) | 1364 (58·3) |
| Has abdominal obesity | 249 (27·2) | 340 (53·1) | 388 (49·4) | 977 (41·7) |
| Females | ||||
| Number with data | 582 (99·5) | 516 (97·9) | 507 (97·9) | 1605 (98·5) |
| No abdominal obesity | 189 (32·5) | 138 (26·7) | 133 (26·2) | 460 (28·7) |
| Has abdominal obesity | 393 (67·5) | 378 (73·3) | 374 (73·8) | 1145 (71·3) |
| Males and Females | ||||
| Number with data | 1497 (99·8) | 1156 (98·4) | 1293 (98·4) | 3946 (98·9) |
| No abdominal obesity | 855 (57·1) | 438 (37·9) | 531 (41·1) | 1824 (46·2) |
| Has abdominal obesity | 642 (42·9) | 718 (62·1) | 762 (58·9) | 2122 (53·8) |
a
Other includes: homemaker, student, and retired.
b
Ever married includes: widowed, separated, and divorced. sd, Standard deviation. IQR, Interquartile range.