Table 1.
Frequencies of confounding variables in 628 participants with complete data
| Variable |
Non-RBA |
RBA |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | |
| Caste |
|
|
|
| Brahmin/Chetri |
110 (35.4) |
58 (18.3) |
168 (26.8) |
| Other |
201 (64.6) |
259 (81.7) |
460 (73.3) |
| Gender |
|
|
|
| Male |
117 (37.6) |
95 (30.0) |
212 (33.8) |
| Female |
194 (62.4) |
222 (70.0) |
416 (66.2) |
| Education |
|
|
|
| Illiterate |
122 (39.2) |
105 (33.1) |
227 (36.2) |
| Literate |
189 (60.8) |
212 (66.9) |
401 (63.9) |
| Food sufficiency |
|
|
|
| <9 months |
160 (51.5) |
176 (55.5) |
336 (53.5) |
| 9+ months |
151 (48.6) |
141 (44.5) |
292 (46.5) |
| Marital status |
|
|
|
| Married and together |
239 (76.9) |
252 (79.5) |
491 (78.2) |
| Other |
72 (23.2) |
65 (20.5) |
137 (21.8) |
| Birth in last 3 years |
|
|
|
| No |
235 (75.6) |
212 (66.9) |
447 (71.2) |
| Yes |
76 (24.4) |
105 (33.1) |
181 (28.8) |
| Number of children |
|
|
|
| None |
51 (16.4) |
36 (11.4) |
87 (13.9) |
| One or more | 260 (83.6) | 281 (88.6) | 541 (86.2) |