Table 1.
Socio demographic characteristics of Chinese citizen living in Ningbo municipal center stratified by age
| Socio demographic characteristic | Total (n) | Age (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–40 | 41–65 | > 65 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 1354 | 28 | 64 | 9 |
| Female | 1457 | 30 | 61 | 9 |
| Ethic group | ||||
| Han | 2799 | 29 | 62 | 9 |
| Geography | ||||
| Urban | 1687 | 30 | 60 | 10 |
| Rural | 1124 | 27 | 66 | 7 |
| Education | ||||
| No education or lower secondary | 1769 | 11 | 77 | 13 |
| Secondary | 462 | 41 | 55 | 3 |
| Higher education | 580 | 76 | 24 | 1 |
| Occupation | ||||
| Public service (e.g. teachers, administers at governments) | 356 | 58 | 40 | 2 |
| Laborers (e.g. workers, famers) | 1260 | 16 | 73 | 11 |
| Students | 38 | 92 | 8 | 0 |
| Other sectors (e.g. business) | 482 | 46 | 51 | 3 |
| Others | 675 | 22 | 66 | 12 |
| Household Income | ||||
| Low (< 6000/y) | 24 | 17 | 58 | 25 |
| Medium (6000–180,000/y) | 2441 | 26 | 64 | 9 |
| High (≥ 180,000/y) | 346 | 48 | 49 | 4 |
| Regular Physical Activity | ||||
| Yes | 1402 | 27 | 63 | 10 |
| No | 1410 | 31 | 62 | 7 |
| Regular Smoking | ||||
| Yes | 611 | 22 | 70 | 8 |
| No | 2200 | 31 | 60 | 9 |
| Regular Alcohol Drinking | ||||
| Yes | 570 | 16 | 75 | 10 |
| No | 2241 | 32 | 59 | 8 |
| BMI | ||||
| Underweight | 205 | 60 | 34 | 6 |
| Normal Weight | 1699 | 30 | 62 | 8 |
| Overweight | 754 | 20 | 70 | 10 |
| Obesity | 153 | 24 | 64 | 12 |
| Fasting blood glucose | ||||
| Low | 80 | 39 | 55 | 6 |
| Normal | 2616 | 30 | 62 | 8 |
| High/Diabetes | 115 | 7 | 77 | 17 |
| Blood pressure | ||||
| Low | 4 | 25 | 75 | 0 |
| Normal | 417 | 53 | 45 | 3 |
| Pre-hypertension | 2057 | 27 | 65 | 8 |
| Hypertension | 333 | 10 | 71 | 20 |