Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of participants at baseline of the Shahrekord PERSIAN Cohort Study, by sex and residence area
| Variable | Total, N (%) | Sex | P | Place of residence | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (%) | Female (%) | Urban area (%) | Rural area (%) | ||||
| Age group (years) | |||||||
| 35-49 | 5299 (52.6) | 2398 (50.4) | 2901 (54.5) | 3770 (53.6) | 1529 (50.3) | ||
|
50-59 60-70 |
2996 (29.7) 1780 (17.7) |
1405 (29.6) 951 (20.0) |
1591 (29.9) 829 (15.6) |
0.001 |
2091 (29.7) 1173 (16.7) |
905 (29.8) 607 (20) |
0.001 |
| Sex | 10075 (100) | 4754 (47.2) | 5321 (52.8) | - | 7034 (69.8) | 3041 (30.2) | - |
| Ethnicity | |||||||
| Bakhtiari | 4869 (48.3) | 2236 (46.9) | 2643 (49.6) | 1934 (27.4) | 2945 (96.8) | ||
|
Fars Turk Other |
4102 (40.7) 682 (6.8) 422 (4.2) |
2021 (42.4) 349 (7.3) 160 (4/3) |
2088 (39.2) 336 (6.3) 262 (4.9) |
0.001 |
4103 (58.2) 680 (9.6) 336 (4.8) |
6 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 86 (2.8) |
0.001 |
| Educational attainment | |||||||
| Illiterate (<1) year | 3291 (32.7) | 1001 (21.6) | 2290 (43.7) | 1335 (19.4) | 1956 (65.6) | ||
| Primary school (1-5) | 1616 (16.0) | 761 (16.4) | 855 (16.3) | 1039 (15.8) | 577 (19.4) | 0.001 | |
|
Secondary school (6-8) High school (9-12) Bachelor’s degree (13-16) Masters/PhD degree (≥16) |
995 (9.9) 1670 (16.6) 1878 (18.6) 423 (4.2) |
560 (12) 924 (19.9) 1072 (23.1) 314 (6.8) |
435 (8.2) 749 (14.2) 806 (15.4) 109 (2.1) |
0.001 |
767 (11.1) 1519 (22) 1821 (26.4) 412 (6.0) |
228 (7.6) 151 (5) 57 (1.9) 11 (0.4) |
|
| Marital status | |||||||
| Single | 169 (1.7) | 72 (1.5) | 98 (1.8) | 125 (1.8) | 45 (1.5) | ||
|
Married Widow Divorce |
9454 (93.8) 377 (3.7) 75 (0.7) |
4647 (97.7) 11 (0.2) 25 (0.5) |
4807 (90.3) 366 (6.9) 50 (0.9) |
0.001 |
6672(94.9) 183(2.6) 55(0.8) |
2782 (91.5) 194 (6.4) 20 (0.7) |
0.001 |
| Employment | |||||||
|
Employed Unemployed |
4720 (46.8) 5128 (50.9) |
3661 (77) 955 (20.1) |
1059 (19.9) 4173 (78.4) |
< 0.001 |
3525 (50.1) 3361 (47.8) |
1195 (39.3) 1767 (58.1) |
0.001 |
| Health insurance (yes) | 4820 (99.3) | 2308 (99.1) | 2512 (99.4) | 0.275 | 2959 (98.9) | 1861 (99.9) | < 0.001 |
| Wealth index | |||||||
| Quintiles1 (poorest) | 2582 (25.7) | 1013 (21.3) | 1619 (30.5) | 656 (9.3) | 1976 (64.9) | ||
| Quintiles 2 | 1772 (17.5) | 743 (15.6) | 979 (18.5) | 1138 (16.2) | 584 (19.2) | < 0.001 | |
|
Quintiles 3 Quintiles 4 Quintiles 5 (richest) |
1943 (19.3) 2023 (20.1) 1755 (17.4) |
928 (19.5) 1004 (21.2) 1066 (22.4) |
1015 (19) 1019 (19.1) 689 (12.9) |
0.001 |
1613 (22.9) 1930 (27.5) 1697 (24.1) |
330 (10.9) 93 (3.1) 58 (1.9) |
|