Table 2.
Descriptive characteristics
| Total | n | Urban | n | Rural | P value | |
| Age (years) | 22.04 (1.24) | 492 | 22.77 (0.49) | 476 | 21.28 (1.31) | 0.001 |
| Weight (kg) | 64.62 (14.82) | 492 | 64.67 (15.6) | 473 | 64.55 (14.03) | 0.9 |
| Height (m) | 1.61 (0.007) | 492 | 1.60 (0.07) | 475 | 1.61 (0.07) | 0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.05 (5.59) | 492 | 25.32 (5.91) | 476 | 24.78 (5.24) | 0.13 |
| BMI classification (%) | 492 | 476 | 0.015 | |||
| Underweight (<18.4 kg/m2) | 5.98 | 7.1 | 4.82 | |||
| Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 51.34 | 46.45 | 56.39 | |||
| Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 26.19 | 29.21 | 23.06 | |||
| Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 16.49 | 17.24 | 15.72 | |||
| WC (cm) | 80.60 (12.08) | 492 | 80.18 (12.63) | 476 | 81.03 (11.47) | 0.26 |
| Central obesity, WC ≥80 cm, % | 43.81 | 492 | 45.7 | 476 | 44.74 | 0.55 |
| Household SES index (sum of assets) | 7.24 (2.70) | 492 | 8.83 (2.37) | 476 | 5.59 (1.91) | <0.001 |
| Total MVPA (min/week)* | 870 (280–1810) | 492 | 420 (160-900) | 385 | 1680 (970–2580) | <0.001 |
| Sitting time (min/day)* | 300 (240–480) | 492 | 360 (240–480) | 385 | 300 (180–360) | <0.001 |
| Systolic BP | 106.68 (11.64) | 492 | 110.30 (11.4) | 471 | 102.89 (10.7) | <0.001 |
| Diastolic BP | 70.23 (9.00) | 492 | 72.78 (8.3) | 471 | 67.57 (9.0) | <0.001 |
| BP classification (%) | 492 | 471 | <0.001 | |||
| Low BP | 12.46 | 5.49 | 19.75 | |||
| Normal BP | 69.16 | 67.48 | 70.91 | |||
| Prehypertension | 16.2 | 23.58 | 8.49 | |||
| Hypertensive | 2.18 | 3.46 | 0.85 | |||
| Elevated BP (%) | 18.38 | 27.04 | 9.34 | <0.001 | ||
| Highest education attained (%) | 480 | 371 | <0.001 | |||
| Primary school | 1.18 | 0 | 2.7 | |||
| Secondary school | 60.75 | 48.33 | 76.81 | |||
| Tertiary education | 38.07 | 51.67 | 20.49 |
Data presented as mean (SD) otherwise stated.
*Median (IQR).
BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; MVPA, moderate and vigorous physical activity; SES, socioeconomic status; WC, waist circumference.