Table 1.

Sample characteristics in rural areas, divided by mode of transport (self-referral vs. non-self-referral.

Characteristic	Overall; [95% CI] 2	Non-Self-Referral; [95% CI] 2	Self-Referral; [95% CI] 2
Sex
Male	65.1%; [63.0, 67.2]	63.9%; [61.5, 66.2]	69.2%; [64.9, 73.3]
Female	34.9%; [32.8, 37.0]	36.1%; [33.8, 38.5]	30.8%; [26.7, 35.1]
Age categories
25–49	9.1%; [7.9, 10.4]	7.9%; [6.7, 9.4]	12.8%; [10.0, 16.2]
50–59	20.3%; [18.6, 22.1]	19.2%; [17.3, 21.2]	24.0%; [20.3, 28.1]
60–69	20.2%; [18.5, 22.0]	19.7%; [17.8, 21.8]	21.9%; [18.3, 25.9]
70–79	27.0%; [25.1, 28.9]	26.9%; [24.8, 29.2]	27.1%; [23.2, 31.3]
80+	23.5%; [21.7, 25.4]	26.3%; [24.1, 28.5]	14.3%; [11.3, 17.8]
Arterial Hypertension	89.4%; [88.0, 90.7]	90.3%; [88.7, 91.7]	86.4%; [82.9, 89.2]
Hypercholesterolemia	75.0%; [73.0, 76.8]	76.7%; [74.5, 78.7]	69.2%; [64.9, 73.3]
Diabetes	33.2%; [31.2, 35.3]	34.8%; [32.5, 37.2]	27.9%; [24.0, 32.2]
BMI
(1) Normal_weight or less	23.8%; [22.0, 25.7]	24.3%; [22.2, 26.5]	22.3%; [18.7, 26.3]
(2) Overweight	41.6%; [39.4, 43.7]	41.1%; [38.7, 43.6]	43.0%; [38.5, 47.5]
(3) Obesity I	23.9%; [22.1, 25.8]	23.4%; [21.4, 25.6]	25.6%; [21.8, 29.8]
(4) Obesity II	7.4%; [6.3, 8.6]	7.7%; [6.5, 9.2]	6.2%; [4.3, 8.8]
(5) Obesity III	3.3%; [2.6, 4.2]	3.4%; [2.6, 4.4]	2.9%; [1.7, 4.9]
1%

² CI = Confidence Interval.