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

Table 2.

Weighted prevalence of digestive diseases 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)
Proportion of Digestive diseases 12.11 (0.31) 14.18 (0.34) 14.76 (0.30) 11.44 (0.35) 13.11 (0.23)
Sociodemographic
 Age
15–24 14.25 (0.76) 13.97 (0.62) 15.31 (0.62) 12.59 (0.75) 14.08 (0.48)
25–44 12.81 (0.44) 15.36 (0.51) 15.61 (0.43) 12.42 (0.52) 14.05 (0.33)
45–59 12.01 (0.65) 12.45 (0.70) 13.68 (0.63) 10.85 (0.71) 12.21 (0.48)
≥ 60 9.30 (0.76) 14.92 (1.20) 13.98 (0.95) 9.28 (0.91) 11.48 (0.66)
 Sex
Male 10.03 (0.37) 10.80 (0.52) 11.15 (0.39) 9.38 (0.47) 10.27 (0.30)
Female 15.36 (0.55) 15.68 (0.44) 17.93 (0.45) 13.21 (0.51) 15.56 (0.34)
 Marital status
Married 11.79 (0.35) 14.25 (0.41) 14.54 (0.36) 11.39 (0.40) 12.91 (0.27)
Single 13.25 (0.67) 14.01 (0.61) 15.31 (0.57) 11.62 (0.73) 13.67 (0.45)
 Education level
Non or low than high school 10.53 (0.36) 12.33 (0.39) 12.52 (0.36) 10.51 (0.38) 11.39 (0.26)
High school and above 16.79 (0.64) 19.63 (0.69) 19.07 (0.54) 16.23 (0.91) 18.15 (0.47)
Life style
 Smoking staus
Non smoker 13.69 (0.45) 15.25 (0.41) 16.52 (0.39) 12.53 (0.46) 14.59 (0.30)
Former smoker 14.65 (1.42) 16.63 (2.21) 15.40 (1.39) 15.03 (2.07) 15.24 (1.19)
Current smoker 9.77 (0.45) 10.07 (0.61) 10.78 (0.49) 9.08 (0.53) 9.86 (0.36)
 Physical activity
Low 11.86 (0.65) 13.22 (0.64) 13.34 (0.55) 11.28 (0.54) 12.69 (0.38)
Moderate 12.46 (0.50) 15.29 (0.56) 15.91 (0.49) 11.56 (0.58) 13.86 (0.38)
High 11.93 (0.51) 13.61 (0.58) 14.46 (0.53) 11.57 (0.75) 12.55 (0.45)
Health realted factor
 Self-Reported Health
Healthy 10.20 (0.32) 12.33 (0.36) 13.01 (0.32) 9.39 (0.36) 11.21 (0.24)
Unhealthy 19.03 (0.84) 20.56 (0.86) 21.06 (0.77) 18.54 (0.92) 19.78 (0.60)
 Comorbidities
No 9.95 (0.33) 12.98 (0.36) 12.56 (0.32) 9.49 (0.36) 10.97 (0.24)
Yes 17.51 (0.72) 19.49 (0.78) 19.65 (0.65) 17.02 (0.87) 18.45 (0.53)
 BMI
Normal 11.57 (0.40) 14.10 (0.46) 14.46 (0.41) 11.17 (0.44) 12.73 (0.30)
Underweight 12.51 (0.97) 13.70 (0.94) 15.29 (0.93) 11.35 (0.96) 13.08 (0.68)
Overweight 12.84 (0.67) 14.37 (0.69) 14.98 (0.60) 11.89 (0.78) 13.62 (0.48)
Obese 13.54 (1.27) 14.69 (1.20) 15.20 (1.01) 12.61 (1.58) 14.18 (0.87)
 Depressive symptoms
No 10.93 (0.34) 12.94 (0.38) 13.38 (0.33) 10.40 (0.38) 11.89 (0.25)
Yes 16.69 (0.77) 18.52 (0.79) 19.74 (0.72) 15.38 (0.83) 17.61 (0.55)
Food Frequency
 Protein consumption per week
< 7 12.22 (0.41) 14.57 (0.44) 15.20 (0.40) 11.44 (0.46) 13.36 (0.30)
≥ 7 14.57 (0.44) 13.60 (0.53) 14.09 (0.46) 11.45 (0.54) 12.74 (0.36)
 Vegetables consumption per week
< 7 12.47 (0.44) 13.71 (0.45) 14.66 (0.41) 11.45 (0.48) 13.07 (0.31)
≥ 7 11.70 (0.44) 14.76 (0.52) 14.88 (0.44) 11.44 (0.51) 13.15 (0.34)
 Fruits consumption per week
< 7 12.18 (0.41) 15.01 (0.46) 15.10 (0.39) 11.88 (0.48) 13.53 (0.31)
≥ 7 12.02 (0.48) 13.02 (0.50) 14.25 (0.47) 10.86 (0.51) 12.51 (0.35)
 Unhealthy Food consumption per week
< 7 11.43 (0.40) 14.50 (0.45) 14.28 (0.39) 11.48 (0.46) 12.89 (0.30)
≥ 7 13.02 (0.50) 13.78 (0.52) 15.40 (0.47) 11.39 (0.54) 13.39 (0.36)
Environment factors
 Water source
Improved 12.45 (0.34) 14.77 (0.37) 15.09 (0.32) 11.83 (0.39) 13.56 (0.25)
Unimproved 9.73 (0.83) 10.29 (0.86) 10.76 (0.98) 9.68 (0.75) 10.01 (0.60)
 Water treatment
Boiled 12.44 (0.32) 14.45 (0.35) 14.90 (0.31) 11.85 (0.36) 13.40 (0.24)
Un boiled 4.33 (0.87) 7.70 (1.47) 8.93 (1.43) 4.77 (1.03) 5.94 (0.84)
 Sanitation facility (sewage)
Improved 11.06 (0.62) 13,70 (0.70) 14.82 (0.70) 10.70 (0.62) 12.36 (0.47)
Unimproved 12.45 (0.36) 14.34 (0.39) 14.75 (0.33) 11.75 (0.42) 13.35 (0.26)
 Garbage disposal
Friendly 12.99 (0.47) 15.72 (0.53) 15.57 (0.40) 10.98 (0.73) 14.30 (0.35)
Unfriendly 11.53 (0.42) 13.17 (0.44) 13.68 (0.46) 11.57 (0.40) 12.32 (0.30)

Weighted analyses using IFLS-5 individual cross-sectional survey weights (pwt14usxa), Chi-square significance assessed using survey design, Poor/non-poor based on PCA wealth index; urban/rural classification follows IFLS codes