Table 1.
Sample distribution of baseline characteristics, including height and weight, stratified by gender
| Baseline characteristics | Sample distribution | Height (cm) | Weight (kg) | |||
| Men (n=10 915) |
Women (n=13 200) |
Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| n (%) | n (%) | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | |
| Age (in years) | ||||||
| 18–24 | 1881 (17.2) | 2300 (17.4) | 162.7 (162.4 to 163.0) | 149.5 (149.2 to 149.7) | 49.5 (49.2 to 49.9) | 41.9 (41.6 to 42.2) |
| 25–35 | 3072 (28.1) | 4487 (34.0) | 161.8 (161.6 to 162.1) | 149.5 (149.3 to 149.7) | 50.7 (50.4 to 51.0) | 43.7 (43.5 to 44.0) |
| 36–49 | 3526 (32.3) | 3948 (29.9) | 161.3 (161.1 to 161.5) | 149.0 (148.8 to 149.1) | 50.6 (50.3 to 50.9) | 43.9 (43.6 to 44.2) |
| 50+ | 2436 (22.3) | 2465 (18.7) | 160.3 (160.0 to 160.5) | 147.0 (146.8 to 147.3) | 48.8 (48.5 to 49.2) | 41.4 (41.0 to 41.7) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Never married | 1894 (17.4) | 258 (2.0) | 163.1 (162.8 to 163.4) | 149.0 (148.1 to 150.0) | 50.4 (50.0 to 50.8) | 42.9 (41.7 to 44.1) |
| Married | 8728 (80.0) | 11 265 (85.3) | 161.2 (161.1 to 161.4) | 149.1 (149.0 to 149.2) | 50.1 (49.9 to 50.3) | 43.3 (43.1 to 43.5) |
| Widow/widower/divorced/ separated |
293 (2.7) | 1677 (12.7) | 157.9 (156.9 to 158.9) | 147.0 (146.8 to 147.3) | 45.6 (44.6 to 46.7) | 41.0 (40.6 to 41.4) |
| Highest grade of education attained | ||||||
| Illiterate | 3355 (30.7) | 6610 (50.1) | 159.2 (159.0 to 159.4) | 147.8 (147.7 to 147.9) | 46.6 (46.4 to 46.9) | 40.9 (40.7 to 41.1) |
| Grade 1–5 | 2143 (19.6) | 2745 (20.8) | 160.6 (160.4 to 160.9) | 148.9 (148.7 to 149.1) | 48.5 (48.2 to 48.8) | 43.0 (42.7 to 43.3) |
| Grade 6–10 | 3678 (33.7) | 3350 (25.4) | 162.5 (162.3 to 162.7) | 150.5 (150.3 to 150.7) | 51.3 (51.0 to 51.6) | 46.1 (45.8 to 46.4) |
| Grade 11+ | 1739 (15.9) | 495 (3.8) | 164.5 (164.2 to 164.8) | 151.8 (151.3 to 152.2) | 55.8 (55.3 to 56.3) | 50.0 (49.2 to 50.9) |
| Employment | ||||||
| Unemployed | 2023 (18.5) | 11 245 (85.2) | 161.9 (161.6 to 162.2) | 149.0 (148.9 to 149.1) | 49.7 (49.3 to 50.1) | 43.3 (43.2 to 43.5) |
| Primary | 6177 (56.6) | 1513 (11.5) | 160.8 (160.7 to 161.0) | 148.0 (147.7 to 148.3) | 48.5 (48.4 to 48.7) | 39.6 (39.3 to 39.9) |
| Secondary | 2026 (18.6) | 220 (1.7) | 162.3 (162.0 to 162.5) | 148.2 (147.4 to 148.9) | 52.3 (51.8 to 52.7) | 43.9 (42.7 to 45.1) |
| Tertiary | 689 (6.3) | 222 (1.7) | 163.3 (162.8 to 163.8) | 150.2 (149.5 to 151.0) | 57.8 (57.1 to 58.6) | 47.8 (46.6 to 49.0) |
| Social group | ||||||
| Scheduled caste | 3734 (34.2) | 4479 (33.9) | 159.6 (159.4 to 159.8) | 147.8 (147.6 to 147.9) | 47.5 (47.3 to 47.8) | 40.7 (40.4 to 40.9) |
| Scheduled tribe | 936 (8.6) | 1166 (8.8) | 159.4 (159.0 to 159.8) | 147.9 (147.5 to 148.2) | 47.8 (47.3 to 48.2) | 40.3 (39.9 to 40.6) |
| Other backward classes | 832 (7.6) | 908 (6.9) | 162.5 (162.1 to 162.9) | 149.0 (148.6 to 149.3) | 49.9 (49.3 to 50.5) | 43.1 (42.5 to 43.7) |
| Other | 5413 (49.6) | 6647 (50.4) | 162.9 (162.8 to 163.1) | 149.8 (149.6 to 149.9) | 52.2 (51.9 to 52.4) | 45.0 (44.8 to 45.3) |
| Religion | ||||||
| Hindu | 8046 (73.7) | 9469 (71.7) | 161.2 (161.0 to 161.3) | 148.5 (148.4 to 148.7) | 49.7 (49.5 to 49.9) | 42.3 (42.2 to 42.5) |
| Muslim or other | 2869 (26.3) | 3731 (28.3) | 162.2 (162.0 to 162.5) | 149.7 (149.5 to 149.9) | 51.0 (50.7 to 51.3) | 44.7 (44.4 to 45.0) |
| Wealth quintile | ||||||
| Poorest | 2278 (20.9) | 2821 (21.4) | 159.8 (159.5 to 160.0) | 148.0 (147.8 to 148.2) | 46.8 (46.5 to 47.1) | 39.8 (39.5 to 40.1) |
| Poorer | 1815 (16.6) | 2248 (17.0) | 160.2 (159.9 to 160.5) | 148.3 (148.0 to 148.5) | 47.5 (47.2 to 47.8) | 40.7 (40.4 to 41.0) |
| Middle | 1929 (17.7) | 2486 (18.8) | 160.4 (160.1 to 160.7) | 148.4 (148.2 to 148.6) | 48.0 (47.6 to 48.3) | 41.5 (41.2 to 41.8) |
| Richer | 2280 (20.9) | 2722 (20.6) | 162.1 (161.8 to 162.3) | 149.2 (148.9 to 149.4) | 50.5 (50.1 to 50.8) | 43.5 (43.2 to 43.8) |
| Richest | 2613 (23.9) | 2923 (22.1) | 164.0 (163.7 to 164.2) | 150.3 (150.1 to 150.5) | 55.8 (55.4 to 56.2) | 48.6 (48.3 to 49.0) |
| Block of residence | ||||||
| Mohammad Bazar | 2546 (23.3) | 3806 (28.8) | 161.3 (161.1 to 161.6) | 149.0 (148.8 to 149.2) | 49.8 (49.5 to 50.2) | 42.9 (42.6 to 43.2) |
| Rajnagar | 1537 (14.1) | 1763 (13.4) | 160.8 (160.5 to 161.1) | 148.2 (147.9 to 148.5) | 48.9 (48.5 to 49.4) | 41.3 (40.9 to 41.7) |
| Sainthia | 4397 (40.3) | 4704 (35.6) | 161.7 (161.5 to 161.8) | 149.0 (148.8 to 149.1) | 49.5 (49.2 to 49.7) | 42.5 (42.2 to 42.7) |
| Suri I | 2435 (22.3) | 2927 (22.2) | 161.6 (161.4 to 161.9) | 148.9 (148.7 to 149.1) | 52.0 (51.6 to 52.4) | 45.0 (44.7 to 45.3) |
| Alcohol use | ||||||
| No | 9508 (87.1) | 12 913 (97.8) | 161.8 (161.7 to 162.0) | 148.9 (148.8 to 149.0) | 50.5 (50.3 to 50.7) | 43.1 (42.9 to 43.2) |
| Yes | 1407 (12.9) | 287 (2.2) | 158.8 (158.5 to 159.2) | 147.2 (146.4 to 147.9) | 46.8 (46.4 to 47.1) | 38.7 (37.9 to 39.5) |
| Smokeless tobacco use | ||||||
| No | 8125 (74.4) | 10 924 (82.8) | 161.8 (161.6 to 161.9) | 149.0 (148.9 to 149.1) | 50.3 (50.1 to 50.5) | 43.3 (43.1 to 43.5) |
| Yes | 2790 (25.6) | 2276 (17.2) | 160.5 (160.2 to 160.7) | 148.2 (147.9 to 148.4) | 49.2 (48.9 to 49.5) | 41.6 (41.2 to 41.9) |
| Smoking | ||||||
| No | 5917 (54.2) | 12 928 (97.9) | 162.0 (161.8 to 162.2) | 148.9 (148.8 to 149.0) | 51.2 (51.0 to 51.4) | 43.1 (43.0 to 43.3) |
| Yes | 4998 (45.8) | 272 (2.1) | 160.8 (160.7 to 161.0) | 146.2 (145.4 to 147.0) | 48.7 (48.4 to 48.9) | 37.3 (36.4 to 38.2) |
| Total | 161.5 (161.3 to 161.6) | 148.9 (148.8 to 149.0) | 50.0 (49.9 to 50.2) | 43.0 (42.9 to 43.1) | ||
Association of height and weight with all baseline characteristics is statistically significant (p<0.001) for both men and women, as estimated from the analysis of variance test.
In the column ‘n (%)’, percentage value may not add to 100 due to rounding.