Table 2. Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population in central Nepal in 2011/2012.
| Socio-demographic characteristics | Highland n (%) | Lowland n (%) | Total n (%) | P-value |
| Age group | 0.839 | |||
| 15–29 | 99 (41) | 154 (45) | 253 (43) | |
| 30–44 | 86 (35) | 114 (33) | 200 (34) | |
| 45–59 | 48 (20) | 64 (18) | 112 (19) | |
| 60–84 | 10 (4) | 14 (4) | 24 (4) | |
| Sex | 0.043 | |||
| Female | 111 (46) | 128 (37) | 239 (41) | |
| Male | 132 (54) | 218 (63) | 350 (59) | |
| Marital status | 0.65* | |||
| Divorced | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | 2 (0) | |
| Married | 175 (72) | 236 (68) | 411 (70) | |
| Single | 65 (27) | 103 (30) | 168 (29) | |
| Widowed | 3 (1) | 5 (1) | 8 (1) | |
| Education level | 0.65 | |||
| Illiterate | 32 (13) | 38 (11) | 70 (12) | |
| Primary | 27 (11) | 44 (13) | 71 (12) | |
| Secondary | 99 (41) | 153 (44) | 252 (43) | |
| Higher education | 85 (35) | 111 (32) | 196 (33) | |
| Religion | <0.001* | |||
| Buddhist | 100 (41) | 36 (10) | 136 (23) | |
| Christian | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 4 (1) | |
| Hindu | 135 (56) | 279 (81) | 414 (70) | |
| Muslim | 6 (2) | 29 (8) | 35 (6) | |
| Annual income (NRS**) | 0.006 | |||
| <100,000 | 55 (31) | 83 (32) | 138 (32) | |
| 100,000–250,000 | 118 (66) | 145 (57) | 263 (61) | |
| >250,000 | 5 (3) | 27 (11) | 32 (7) |
All P-values are based on chi-square analysis of numbers in highland and lowland categories except those indicated by an asterisk (*) which are based on Fisher's exact test.
**NRS means Nepalese Rupees.