Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the study sample
| Men (N = 1182) | Women (N = 1345) | Total (N = 2527) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 38.6 (5.1) | 38.4 (5.0) | 38.4 (5.0) |
| BMI | 26.4 (4.0) [0] | 25.3 (4.9) [2] | 25.8 (4.5) [2] |
| WC | 94.8 (10.8) [9] | 83.8 (12.5) [20] | 88.9 (13.0) [29] |
| Smoking | [6] | [6] | [12] |
| Never | 669 (56.9%) | 914 (68.3%) | 1583 (62.9%) |
| Occasionally | 114 (9.7%) | 110 (8.2%) | 224 (8.9%) |
| Daily | 393 (33.4%) | 315 (23.5%) | 708 (28.2%) |
| Education | [6] | [6] | [12] |
| Lowest | 220 (18.7%) | 202 (15.1%) | 422 (16.8%) |
| Middle | 583 (49.6%) | 478 (35.7%) | 1061 (42.2%) |
| Highest | 373 (31.7%) | 659 (49.2%) | 1032 (41.0%) |
| Area | [0] | [0] | [0] |
| HYKS | 393 (33.2%) | 445 (33.1%) | 838 (33.2%) |
| TYKS | 163 (13.8%) | 183 (13.6%) | 346 (13.7%) |
| TaYS | 258 (21.8%) | 290 (21.6%) | 548 (21.7%) |
| KYS | 189 (16.0%) | 230 (17.1%) | 419 (16.6%) |
| OYS | 179 (15.1%) | 197 (14.6%) | 376 (14.9%) |
| Region | [0] | [0] | [0] |
| High-density urban | 746 (63.1%) | 876 (65.1%) | 1622 (64.2%) |
| Low-density urban | 173 (14.6%) | 153 (11.4%) | 326 (12.9%) |
| Rural | 263 (22.3%) | 316 (23.5%) | 579 (22.9%) |
| Marital status | [6] | [5] | [11] |
| Married or cohabiting | 318 (27.0%) | 308 (23.0%) | 626 (24.9%) |
| Other | 858 (73.0%) | 1032 (77.0%) | 1890 (75.1%) |
| Hospital visits | [0] | [0] | [0] |
| 0 visits | 842 (71.2%) | 732 (54.4%) | 1574 (62.3%) |
| 1–3 visits | 257 (21.7%) | 416 (30.9%) | 673 (26.6%) |
| >3 visits | 83 (7.0%) | 197 (14.6%) | 280 (11.1%) |
Note: For continuous variables, the mean, standard deviation and the number of missing observations are denoted as Mean, (SD) and [NA], respectively. For categorical variables, the counts and proportions are indicated as N (%), whereas the number of missing observations is indicated as [NA].