Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the urban Bangladeshi sample according to sex (n = 402)
|
Variable |
Men n = 209 |
Women n = 193 |
Overall n = 402 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percent or mean (SD) | Percent or mean (SD) | Percent or mean (SD) | |
| Mean age |
49.7 (12.3) |
49.1 (13.1) |
49.4 (12.7) |
| Living in Dhaka (%) |
|
|
|
| Native |
21.5 |
35.7 |
28.3 |
| Migrant |
78.5 |
64.3 |
71.6 |
| Education (years) |
|
|
|
| < 5: primary |
9.1 |
22.8 |
15.6 |
| 6 to 12: school + some college |
37.8 |
48.7 |
43.0 |
| >12: university |
53.1 |
28.5 |
41.3 |
| Marital status (% married) |
93.3 |
72.5 |
83.3 |
| Employment (% employed) |
75.1 |
16.6 |
47.0 |
| Quételet’s index (kg/m2) |
|
|
|
| Lean or normal, < 25.0 (%) |
49.3 |
23.3 |
36.8 |
| Overweight, 25.1 -30.0 (%) |
38.3 |
46.1 |
42.0 |
| Obese, >30.0 (%) |
12.4 |
30.6 |
21.1 |
| Smoking |
|
|
|
| Non-smoker |
42.1 |
97.4 |
68.6 |
| Former smoker |
23.9 |
2.6 |
13.6 |
| Current smoker |
34.0 |
0.0 |
17.6 |
| Smoke-less tobacco (% current users) |
10.1 |
21.2 |
15.4 |
| Family history of diabetes (%) |
45.4 |
49.2 |
47.3 |
| Wealth index* |
|
|
|
| 0 |
37.3 |
29.5 |
33.6 |
| 1-2 |
48.3 |
54.9 |
51.5 |
| 3-4 | 14.3 | 15.5 | 14.9 |
* based on owning an apartment/house, private car, instant power source, or air conditioner; one point for each item.