TABLE 2.
Characteristics of participants who completed 24‐hour urine collection, by Regions
| Characteristics |
Total N (%) |
Bangkok N (%) |
Central N (%) |
North N (%) |
Northeast N (%) |
South N (%) |
p‐value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1599 | 164(10.3) | 324(20.3) | 332(20.8) | 342(21.4) | 437(27.3) | |
| Sex | .253 | ||||||
| Female | 851 (53.2) | 88 (53.7) | 186 (57.4) | 181 (54.5) | 181 (55.9) | 215 (49.2) | |
| Region | <.001 | ||||||
| Urban | 849 (53.1) | 164 (100) | 165 (50.9) | 151 (45.5) | 152 (46.9) | 217 (49.7) | |
| Age groups | .014 | ||||||
| 18‐29 years | 373 (23.3) | 38 (23.2) | 53 (16.4) | 82 (24.7) | 92 (28.4) | 108 (24.7) | |
| 30‐44 years | 436 (27.3) | 52 (31.7) | 93 (28.7) | 89 (26.8) | 95 (29.3) | 107 (24.5) | |
| 45‐59 years | 454 (28.4) | 37 (22.6) | 118 (36.4) | 90 (27.1) | 87 (26.9) | 122 (27.9) | |
| 60 years and above | 336 (21) | 37 (22.6) | 60 (18.5) | 71 (21.4) | 68 (21) | 100 (22.9) | |
| Education Level | .004 | ||||||
| Secondary and above | 1026 (66.2) | 117 (71.3) | 195 (60.2) | 201 (60.5) | 206 (63.6) | 307 (70.2) | |
| Income (Thai baht per month) | <.001 | ||||||
| Low (0‐9999) | 1148 (74.4) | 88 (53.7) | 219 (67.6) | 284 (85.5) | 233 (71.9) | 324 (74.1) | |
| Medium (10 000‐19 999) | 279 (18.1) | 52 (31.7) | 79 (24.4) | 37 (11.1) | 29 (9) | 82 (18.8) | |
| High (20 000 and above) | 115 (7.5) | 23 (14) | 24 (7.4) | 11 (3.3) | 26 (8) | 31 (7.1) | |
| Body mass index (Kg/m2) | .005 | ||||||
| <18.5 | 101 (6.5) | 18 (11) | 21 (6.5) | 22 (6.6) | 12 (3.7) | 28 (6.4) | |
| 18.5‐24.9 | 770 (49.6) | 97 (59.1) | 159 (49.1) | 151 (45.5) | 155 (47.8) | 208 (47.6) | |
| 25 and above | 681 (44.0) | 49 (29.9) | 144 (44.4) | 159 (47.9) | 128 (43.4) | 201 (46) | |
| Hypertension* | <.001 | ||||||
| Yes | 474 (30.4) | 48 (29.3) | 113 (34.9) | 111 (33.4) | 60 (18.5) | 142 (32.5) | |
| History of diabetes | .584 | ||||||
| Yes | 112 (7.2) | 14 (8.5) | 29 (9) | 21 (6.3) | 20 (6.7) | 28 (6.4) | |
| Marital status | .001 | ||||||
| Married | 922 (59.2) | 76 (46.3) | 186 (57.4) | 201 (60.5) | 193(59.6) | 266 (60.9) | |
| Single | 429 (27.6) | 63 (38.4) | 77 (23.8) | 94 (28.3) | 75 (23.1) | 120 (27.5) | |
|
Separate/Divorce /Other |
206 (13.2) | 25 (15.2) | 61 (18.8) | 37 (11.1) | 32 (9.9) | 51 (11.7) |
*
Hypertension was defined as anyone with systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 and or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mm Hg or taking medication for hypertension. Bold significance are P‐value <0.05.