Table 1.
Demographic and behavioral characteristics of study participants (n = 869) on follow-up survey
| Characteristics | Frequency | (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| Age Up to 44 years | 245 | 28.2 |
| Age 45 to 59 years | 295 | 33.9 |
| Age 60 and above | 329 | 37.9 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 261 | 30.0 |
| Female | 608 | 70.0 |
| Education | ||
| Up to 10 years of school education | 623 | 71.7 |
| Greater than 10 years of school education | 246 | 28.3 |
| Diet | ||
| Vegetarian | 55 | 6.3 |
| Non vegetarian | 814 | 93.7 |
| Smoking & Alcohol | ||
| Ever smoker | 152 | 17.5 |
| Current smoker | 61 | 7.0 |
| Ever use of smokeless tobacco | 120 | 13.8 |
| Current use of smokeless tobacco | 61 | 7.0 |
| Ever use of alcohol | 105 | 19.0 |
| Current use of alcohol (within 30 days) | 82 | 9.4 |
| Physical activity | ||
| Low (< 600 MET# minutes/week) | 315 | 36.2 |
| Moderate (600–2999 MET minutes/week) | 254 | 29.2 |
| High (≥3000 MET minutes/week) | 300 | 34.5 |
Current smokers = Smoked beedi, cigarettes or others within the past 30 days. Current users of smokeless tobacco = Used smokeless tobacco products such as chewing tobacco and betel leaves, snuff, kaini or others within the past 30 days
MET Metabolic Equivalent Task