Table 1.
Background characteristics of the study participants
| All % (number) |
Male % (number) |
Female % (number) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (in years) | |||
| 18–24 | 20.3 (2590) | 15.9 (879) | 23.6 (1712) |
| 25–34 | 24.9 (3175) | 21.9 (1214) | 27.1 (1961) |
| 35–44 | 20.2 (2573) | 21.6 (1190) | 19.1 (1383) |
| 45–54 | 14.1 (1796) | 15.5 (856) | 12.9 (939) |
| 55–64 | 11.3 (1439) | 12.7 (700) | 10.2 (738) |
| 65+ | 9.4 (1196) | 12.4 (682) | 7.1 (515) |
| Place of residence | |||
| Urban | 27.5 (3509) | 28.2 (1559) | 26.9 (1950) |
| Rural | 72.5 (9260) | 71.8 (3962) | 73.1 (5298) |
| Wealth index | |||
| Poorest | 19.0 (2430) | 18.4 (1014) | 19.5 (1416) |
| Poorer | 19.5 (2493) | 19.6 (1079) | 19.5 (1414) |
| Middle | 20.4 (2606) | 20.8 (1150) | 20.1 (1456) |
| Richer | 19.8 (2527) | 20.2 (1113) | 19.5 (1414) |
| Richest | 21.3 (2713) | 21. (1165) | 21.4 (1548) |
| Educational attainment | |||
| No education | 25.4 (3238) | 23.2 (1282) | 26.9 (1956) |
| Primary | 29.9 (3826) | 31.3 (1727) | 28.9 (2099) |
| Secondary | 25.9 (3308) | 22.4 (1239) | 28.6 (2069) |
| College or higher | 18.8 (2397) | 23.1 (1273) | 15.5 (1124) |
| Body mass index | |||
| Underweight | 17.1 (2183) | 19.8 (1093) | 15.0 (1090) |
| Normal | 58.6 (7481) | 62.7 (3459) | 55.5 (4022) |
| Overweight and Obese | 24.3 (3105) | 17.6 (969) | 29.5 (2136) |
| Elevated blood glucose | |||
| No | 84.4 (10,777) | 83.1 (4587) | 85.4 (6190) |
| Yes | 9.3 (1182) | 9.7 (537) | 8.9 (645) |
| Not tested | 6.3 (810) | 7.2 (397) | 5.7 (413) |
| Total | 12,769 | 5521 | 7248 |