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. 2026 Feb 28;26:1115. doi: 10.1186/s12889-026-26811-9

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of study population across socioeconomic and residence

Variables Socioeconomic status Residence Total N = 29,817
Poor n = 15,189 Non poor n = 14,628 Urban n = 17,755 Rural n = 12,062
% (SE) % (SE) % (SE) % (SE) % (SE)
Sociodemographic
 Age
15–24 6.60 (0.14) 9.66 (0.17) 8.93 (0.15) 7.33 (0.16) 16.27 (0.22)
25–44 19.63 (0.24) 18.58 (0.24) 19.43 (0.22) 18.77 (0.26) 38.21 (0.32)
45–59 16.52 (0.29) 13.95 (0.27) 14.70 (0.24) 30.47 (0.35) 30.47 (0.35)
≥ 60 9.24 (0.23) 5.81 (0.19) 7.02 (0.18) 8.03 (0.23) 15.06 (0.28)
 Sex
Male 31.66 (0.32) 14.75 (0.23) 23.39 (0.26) 23.02 (0.31) 46.41 (0.35)
Female 20.33 (0.28) 33.26 (0.33) 26.71 (0.28) 26.89 (0.34) 53.59 (0.35)
 Marital status
Married 40.47 (0.34) 33.66 (0.33) 35.68 (0.31) 38.45 (0.35) 74.13 (0.30)
Single 11.52 (0.22) 14.35 (0.23) 14.41 (0.21) 11.45 (0.24) 25.87 (0.30)
 Education level
Non or low than high school 38.84 (0.35) 35.81 (0.34) 32.92 (0.31) 41.74 (0.36) 74.66 (0.28)
High school and high 13.15 (0.21) 12.19 (0.20) 17.18 (0.22) 8.16 (0.18) 25.34 (0.28)
Life style
 Smoking staus
Non smoker 26.83 (0.31) 36.31 (0.33) 32.58 (0.30) 30.56 (0.34) 63.14 (0.34)
Former smoker 3.39 (0.12) 1.44 (0.08) 2.73 (0.10) 2.10 (0.11) 4.83 (0.15)
Current smoker 21.77 (0.29) 10.26 (0.20) 14.78 (0.22) 17.25 (0.288) 32.03 (0.32)
 Physical activity
Low 11.54 (0.21) 11.66 (0.21) 12.77 (0.20) 10.43 (0.22) 23.19 (0.28)
Moderate 19.45 (0.27) 19.06 (0.27) 20.39 (0.25) 18.13 (0.29) 38.51 (0.34)
High 21.00 (0.29) 17.29 (0.27) 16.94 (0.24) 21.35 (0.32) 38.29 (0.34)
Health realted factor
 Self-Reported Health
Healthy 40.71 (0.34) 37.20 (0.33) 39.18 (0.32) 38.73 (0.35) 77.91 (0.29)
Unhealthy 11.28 (0.22) 10.81 (0.21) 10.91 (0.20) 11.18 (0.24) 22.09 (0.29)
 Comorbidities
No 37.12 (0.33) 34.37 (0.32) 34.53 (0.31) 36.96 (0.35) 71.49 (0.32)
Yes 14.87 (0.26) 13.63 (0.25) 15.56 (0.24) 12.94 (0.27) 28.51 (0.32)
 BMI
Normal 30.12 (0.32) 25.29 (0.30) 26.24 (0.28) 29.17 (0.34) 55.41 (0.35)
Underweight 6.27 (0.17) 5.74 (0.15) 5.25 (0.13) 6.76 (0.19) 12.01 (0.23)
Overweight 11.90 (0.22) 12.30 (0.23) 13.52 (0.21) 10.68 (0.24) 24.20 (0.30)
Obese 3.69 (0.13) 4.67 (0.14) 5.07 (0.13) 3.29 (0.14) 8.36 (0.19)
 Depressive symptoms
No 41.34 (0.34) 37.36 (0.34) 39.23 (0.32) 39.46 (0.36) 78.70 (0.28)
Yes 10.66 (0.21) 10.65 (0.20) 10.86 (0.19) 10.44 (0.22) 21.30 (0.28)
Food Frequency
 Protein consumption per week
< 7 30.40 (0.32) 28.72 (0.31) 27.59 (0.29) 27.07 (0.34) 54.65 (0.35)
≥ 7 21.60 (0.29) 19.28 (0.27) 22.51 (0.26) 22.84 (0.31) 45.35 (0.35)
 Vegetables consumption per week
< 7 28.12 (0.32) 26.53 (0.31) 27.59 (0.29) 27.07 (0.34) 54.65 (0.35)
≥ 7 23.88 (0.29) 21.47 (0.28) 22.51 (0.26) 22.84 (0.31) 45.35 (0.35)
 Fruits consumption per week
< 7 30.87 (0.32) 27.92 (0.31) 30.07 (0.30) 28.71 (0.34) 58.78 (0.34)
≥ 7 21.13 (0.28) 20.09 (0.28) 20.02 (0.25) 21.20 (0.31) 41.22 (0.34)
 Unhealthy Food consumption per week
< 7 29.64 (0.32) 26.77 (0.30) 28.35 (0.29) 28.06 (65.41) 56.41 (0.35)
≥ 7 22.35 (0.30) 21.24 (0.29) 21.84 (0.26) 21.84 (0.32) 43.59 (0.35)
Environment factors
 Water source
Improved 45.53 (0.35) 41.69 (0.34) 46.25 (0.34) 40.97 (0.35) 87.22 (0.24)
Unimproved 6.46 (0.18) 6.31 (0.17) 3.84 (0.12) 8.93 (0.22) 12.78 (0.24)
 Water treatment
Boiled 49.93 (0.35) 46.11 (0.35) 48.97 (0.35) 47.07 (0.35) 96.04 (0.12)
Un boiled 2.06 (0.09) 1.89 (0.08) 1.11 (0.05) 2.83 (0.11) 3.95 (0.12)
 Sanitation facility (sewage)
Improved 12.52 (0.24) 12.04 (0.23) 9.86 (0.19) 14.70 (0.27) 24.56 (0.31)
Unimproved 39.47 (0.34) 35.97 (0.33) 40.23 (0.33) 35.21 (0.35) 75.44 (0.31)
 Garbage disposal
Friendly 20.65 (0.27) 19.00 (0.26) 28.69 (0.29) 10.96 (0.23) 39.65 (0.33)
Unfriendly 31.34 (0.33) 29.01 (0.32) 21.40 (0.26) 38.95 (0.35) 60.35 (0.33)
Household toilet
Indoor 45.74 (0.35) 42.19 (0.34) 46.07 (0.34) 41.85 (0.35) 87.93 (0.24)
Outdoor 6.25 (0.18) 5.81 (0.35) 4.02 (0.12) 8.05 (0.21) 12.07 (0.24)

Percentages are weighted using IFLS-5 cross-sectional survey weights (pwt14usxa weights, Complete case analysis was applied; missing data were < 5%