Table 2.
General characteristics of all study participants and by country
| Characteristics | All countries (n = 1899) | Bangladesh (n = 541) | Indonesia (n = 177) | Nepal (n = 690) | Vietnam (n = 491) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexa | Male | 874 (46) | 258 (48) | 90 (51) | 300 (43) | 386 (48) |
| Female | 1025 (54) | 283 (52) | 87 (49) | 390 (57) | 414 (52) | |
| Age (years)b | 37 (29–45) | 35 (27–45) | 41 (35–46) | 35 (26–45) | 39 (33–46) | |
| BMI (kg/m2)b | 21 (19–23) | 20 (18–22) | 22 (20–24) | 22 (19–24) | 20 (18–22) | |
| Overweighta,c | 224 (12) | 46 (9) | 34 (20) | 120 (17) | 24 (5) | |
| Obesitya,d | 27 (1) | 3 (1) | 5 (3) | 17 (2) | 2 (0) | |
| SBP (mmHg)b | 119 (109–131) | 119 (109–130) | 122 (113–136) | 118 (108–131) | 119 (110–131) | |
| DBP (mmHg)b | 77 (69–85) | 75 (68–83) | 78 (73–88) | 79 (72–88) | 75 (68–84) | |
| Hypertensiona,e | 383 (20) | 86 (16) | 43 (24) | 156 (23) | 81 (17) | |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure
an (%), bmedian (internal quartile range: quartile 1–quartile 3), coverweight: 25 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 30 kg/m2, dobesity: BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2, ehypertension: SBP ≥ 140 mmHg and/or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg