Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of men by number of children
| Characteristic | Total | No children | One child | Two children | Three children | Four or more children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | 189,964 | 5,747 (2.9) | 72,224 (37.0) | 60,872 (31.2) | 31,341 (16.1) | 19,780 (10.1) |
| Rural, % | 58.5 | 62.3 | 36.7 | 71.6 | 72.3 | 74.0 |
| Age, years | 51.6 (10.8) | 49.0 (12.1) | 45.6 (7.7) | 51.4 (9.6) | 58.2 (9.4) | 64.5 (8.1) |
| Education level, % | ||||||
| Primary or below | 42.5 | 55.1 | 25.1 | 46.4 | 56.0 | 69.3 |
| Secondary or above | 57.5 | 44.9 | 74.9 | 53.6 | 44.0 | 30.7 |
| Married, % | 93.0 | 38.4 | 95.5 | 96.1 | 93.8 | 88.7 |
| Household income, % | ||||||
| Low | 9.3 | 30.3 | 4.1 | 6.9 | 13.0 | 23.7 |
| Middle | 45.3 | 42.8 | 36.8 | 47.7 | 54.5 | 55.0 |
| High | 45.4 | 26.9 | 59.1 | 45.3 | 32.6 | 21.4 |
| Current smoking, % | 62.5 | 60.3 | 64.0 | 63.2 | 61.0 | 57.9 |
| Weekly alcohol use, % | 34.0 | 27.0 | 42.7 | 31.4 | 27.2 | 23.1 |
| Physical activity, MET h/day | 19.9 (10.7, 33.3) | 18.5 (11.1, 31.0) | 23.5 (14.2, 34.5) | 21.4 (10.8, 36.5) | 16.1 (7.8, 29.3) | 11.6 (5.6, 22.6) |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 131.9 (19.7) | 131.4 (20.4) | 129.0 (17.4) | 131.7 (19.4) | 134.9 (21.2) | 138.7 (22.7) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 23.3 (3.2) | 22.5 (3.3) | 23.9 (3.2) | 23.2 (3.1) | 22.8 (3.1) | 22.5 (3.2) |
| History of hypertension, % | 8.8 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 8.8 | 12.1 | 14.2 |
Values are percentages for categorical variables, and means (SD) or median (25th and 75th percentiles) for continuous variables
MET, metabolic equivalent