Table 1.
Distribution by important sociodemographic and risk factor variables among the participating women
| Variables | Participant women (%) |
|---|---|
| Total | 16,424 |
| Age groups (%) | |
| 30-34 | 3628 (22.09) |
| 35-39 | 3681 (22.41) |
| 40-44 | 3117 (18.98) |
| 45-49 | 2641 (16.08) |
| 50-54 | 1579 (9.62) |
| 55-59 | 1065 (6.48) |
| 60-64 | 713 (4.34) |
| Mean age (years) | |
| Mean (SD) | 41.95 (8.46) |
| Range | 30-64 |
| Education (%) | |
| Literate without formal education | 965 (5.88) |
| Illiterate | 3573 (21.75) |
| School | 10,526 (64.09) |
| High school | 809 (4.93) |
| Sr. college | 378 (2.30) |
| Graduates and above | 173 (1.05) |
| Monthly family income (Rs.) (%) | |
| <2000 | 188 (1.14) |
| 2001-5000 | 5763 (35.09) |
| 5001-10,000 | 9633 (58.65) |
| 10,001-15,000 | 675 (4.11) |
| Above 15,000 | 165 (1.01) |
| Occupation (%) | |
| Homemaker | 13,105 (79.79) |
| Manual labor | 2224 (13.54) |
| Service (White Collar) | 656 (3.99) |
| Self-employed | 438 (2.67) |
| Others | 1 (0.01) |
| Religion (%) | |
| Hindu | 12,858 (78.29) |
| Muslim | 1902 (11.58) |
| Others | 1664 (10.13) |
| Language (%) | |
| Marathi | 12,094 (73.64) |
| Hindi | 2986 (18.18) |
| Others | 1344 (8.18) |
| Marital status (%) | |
| Unmarried | 6 (0.04) |
| Married | 14,405 (87.71) |
| Divorced | 58 (0.35) |
| Widowed | 1781 (10.84) |
| Separated | 174 (1.06) |
| Menstrual status (%) | |
| Premenopausal | 10,792 (65.71) |
| Perimenopausal | 1173 (7.14) |
| Postmenopausal | 4459 (27.15) |
| Mean age at menarche (years) | |
| n | 16,424 |
| Range | 10–22 |
| Mean (SD) | 13.84 (1.04) |
| Mean age at menopause (years) | |
| n | 4459 |
| Range | 16-56 |
| Mean (SD) | 44.68 (3.92) |
| Mean age at marriage (years) | |
| n | 16,418 |
| Range | 5-42 |
| Mean (SD) | 18.63 (3.98) |
| Mean age at first childbirth (years) | |
| n | 16,007 |
| Range | 12-43 |
| Mean (SD) | 20.94 (3.75) |
| Average number of children | |
| n | 15,867 |
| Range | 1-13 |
| Mean (SD) | 2.83 (1.30) |
| Tobacco use (%) | |
| Yes | 7558 (46.02) |
| No | 8866 (53.98) |
| History of cancer screening (%) | |
| Yes | 226 (1.38) |
| No | 16,198 (98.62) |
SD: Standard deviation