Table 5. Values for noncommunicable disease risk factors, per urbanicity group, in seven locationsa in Tamil Nadu, India, 2003.
| Outcome | Urbanicity group | No. | Mean | SD | 95% CI | ANOVA or K-W testbP-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||||
| Time spent in physical activity per week (minutes) | Low | 269 | 738.0 | 2.4 | 660.6–823.9 | 0.0001* |
| Medium | 257 | 610.3 | 2.7 | 529.9–702.9 | ||
| High | 1282 | 416.6 | 2.3 | 394.9–439.1 | ||
| No. of servings of fruit and vegetables per day | Low | 269 | 0.78 | 0.4 | 0.7–0.8 | 0.0001* |
| Medium | 257 | 0.98 | 0.6 | 0.9–1.1 | ||
| High | 1282 | 1.39 | 0.8 | 1.4–1.4 | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | Low | 269 | 19.4 | 3.1 | 189.0–19.7 | 0.0001* |
| Medium | 257 | 19.9 | 3.7 | 19.4–20.3 | ||
| High | 1282 | 22.1 | 4.3 | 21.8–22.3 | ||
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | Low | 269 | 123.8 | 18.0 | 121.6–126.0 | < 0.0001 |
| Medium | 257 | 124.6 | 18.1 | 122.4–126.8 | ||
| High | 1282 | 131.2 | 19.9 | 130.1–132.3 | ||
| Mean diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | Low | 269 | 74.6 | 10.6 | 73.2–76.0 | < 0.0001 |
| Medium | 257 | 77.3 | 10.4 | 75.9–78.7 | ||
| High | 1282 | 79.7 | 11.6 | 79.0–80.4 | ||
| Women | ||||||
| Time spent in physical activity per week (minutes) | Low | 370 | 514.4 | 2.8 | 456.1–580.0 | 0.0001* |
| Medium | 243 | 430.4 | 2.8 | 365.8–506.2 | ||
| High | 1284 | 234.0 | 2.3 | 221.0–248.3 | ||
| Number of servings of fruit and vegetables per day | Low | 370 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7–0.7 | 0.0001* |
| Medium | 243 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7–0.8 | ||
| High | 1284 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.1–1.2 | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | Low | 370 | 20.2 | 3.6 | 19.9–21.0 | 0.0001* |
| Medium | 243 | 21.0 | 4.4 | 20.5–21.6 | ||
| High | 1284 | 24.3 | 5.0 | 24.0–24.6 | ||
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | Low | 370 | 126.1 | 22.9 | 123.8–128.5 | 0.6226 |
| Medium | 243 | 124.6 | 19.1 | 122.2–127.0 | ||
| High | 1284 | 126.0 | 21.6 | 124.8–127.2 | ||
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | Low | 370 | 77.0 | 11.6 | 75.9–78.0 | < 0.0001 |
| Medium | 243 | 77.1 | 11.6 | 75.8–78.4 | ||
| High | 1284 | 77.6 | 12.3 | 77.0–78.2 |
* P-value for K-W test.
ANOVA, analysis of variance; BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; K-W, Kruskal-Wallis; SD, standard deviation.
a Agaram, Chennai, Chunampet, Illeedu, Pudupattu, Puthiram Kottai and Vanniyanallur.
b Means were compared using one-way ANOVA or the K-W test when assumptions for ANOVA were not met.