Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of sociodemographic and biomarker characteristics of the urban ever-married women in India (N = 44,225)
| Characteristics | Weighted (Sample) | % |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal Age | ||
| 15–24 | 11,666 | 26.4 |
| 25–34 | 28,268 | 63.9 |
| 35–49 | 4,291 | 9.7 |
| Maternal education | ||
| No education | 5,084 | 11.5 |
| Primary | 4,178 | 9.5 |
| Secondary | 22,890 | 51.8 |
| Higher | 12,073 | 27.3 |
| Household member | ||
| 1–4 Members | 13,154 | 29.7 |
| 5–6 Members | 16,774 | 37.9 |
| 7 + Members | 14,298 | 32.3 |
| Caste | ||
| Schedule Caste | 8,990 | 21.4 |
| Schedule Tribe | 1,908 | 4.5 |
| Other Backward Class | 19,369 | 46.1 |
| Others | 11,767 | 28.0 |
| Missing | 2,191 | - |
| Religion | ||
| Hindu | 32,685 | 73.9 |
| Muslim | 9,553 | 21.6 |
| Christian | 1,007 | 2.3 |
| Others | 981 | 2.2 |
| Wealth Status | ||
| Poor | 6,075 | 13.7 |
| Middle | 7,837 | 17.7 |
| Rich | 30,313 | 68.5 |
| Region | ||
| North | 6,996 | 15.8 |
| Central | 9,452 | 21.4 |
| East | 7,659 | 17.3 |
| North-east | 906 | 2.1 |
| West | 8,419 | 19.0 |
| South | 10,793 | 24.4 |
| Maternal BMI | ||
| Underweight | 5,461 | 12.4 |
| Normal | 25,341 | 57.4 |
| Overweight | 9,585 | 21.7 |
| Obese | 3,740 | 8.5 |
| Missing | 98 | - |
| Women's height | ||
| < 145 cm | 4,071 | 9.2 |
| > 145 cm | 40,108 | 90.8 |
| Missing | 46 | - |
| Delivery Type | ||
| Vaginal | 30,109 | 68.1 |
| C-section | 14,116 | 31.9 |
| Contraceptive use | ||
| Not using | 16,038 | 36.3 |
| Modern methods | 22,374 | 50.6 |
| Traditional methods | 5,813 | 13.1 |
| Total | 44,225 | 100.0 |