Table 1.
The main baseline of sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics of the study, n = 719.
| All n = 719 | Women n = 346 | Men n = 373 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years∗ | 38.99 ± 15.31 | 40.90 ± 14.48 | 37.22 ± 15.86 | 0.001 |
| Weight (kg)∗ | 71.43 ± 14.09 | 72.57 ± 15.34 | 70.38 ± 12.75 | 0.037 |
| Height (m)∗ | 1.66 ± 0.10 | 1.60 ± 0.08 | 1.71 ± 0.08 | <0.0001 |
| BMI (kg/m2)∗ | 26.05 ± 6.27 | 28.26 ± 6.75 | 24.00 ± 6.75 | <0.0001 |
| Age group∗∗ | 0.005 | |||
| ≤29 | 34.1 (245) | 28.6 (99) | 39.1 (146) | |
| 30–45 | 33.0 (237) | 33.5 (116) | 32.4 (121) | |
| ≥46 | 33.0 (237) | 37.9 (131) | 28.4 (106) | |
| Marital status∗∗ | 0.001 | |||
| Not married | 48.5 (349) | 41.9 (145) | 54.7 (204) | |
| Married | 51.5 (370) | 58.1 (201) | 45.3 (169) | |
| Occupation∗∗ | <0.0001 | |||
| With job | 65.0 (467) | 48.8 (169) | 79.9 (298) | |
| Without job | 35.0 (252) | 51.2 (177) | 20.1 (75) | |
| Education∗∗ | <0.0001 | |||
| Illiterate | 18.2 (131) | 26.6 (92) | 10.5 (39) | |
| <6 years | 20.4 (147) | 21.4 (74) | 19.6 (73) | |
| ≥6 years | 61.3 (441) | 52.0 (180) | 70.0 (261) | |
| Housing∗∗ | 0.175 | |||
| Traditional housing | 2.6 (19) | 2.9 (10) | 2.4 (9) | |
| Luxurious | 3.6 (26) | 4.6 (16) | 2.7 (10) | |
| Flat | 53.4 (384) | 50.3 (174) | 56.3 (210) | |
| Modern | 24.5 (176) | 23.7 (82) | 25.2 (94) | |
| Poor housing | 15.9 (114) | 18.5 (64) | 13.4 (50) | |
| Smoking∗∗ | <0.0001 | |||
| Current smoker | 18.3 (131) | 3.5 (12) | 32.2 (119) | |
| Ex-smoker | 9.1 (65) | 3.5 (12) | 14.3 (53) | |
| Never smoker | 72.6 (520) | 93.0 (322) | 53.5 (198) | |
| Alcohol consumption∗∗ | <0.0001 | |||
| Consumer | 6.8 (49) | 1.7 (6) | 11.5 (43) | |
| Nonconsumer | 93.2 (670) | 98.3 (340) | 88.5 (330) | |
| BMI class∗∗ | <0.0001 | |||
| Underweight | 5.8 (42) | 4.6 (16) | 7.0 (26) | |
| Normal | 43.5 (313) | 30.6 (106) | 55.5 (207) | |
| Overweight | 29.6 (213) | 29.8 (103) | 29.5 (110) | |
| Obesity | 21.0 (151) | 35.0 (121) | 8.0 (30) |
∗ T-student test (mean ± standard deviation), ∗∗chi2 test (percent (number)), BMI: body mass index. Statistically significant differences are defined as P < 0.05.