Table 1.
The baseline characteristics of the population under study.
| Variable | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 73373 (44.8) |
| Female | 90397 (55.2) |
| Age (year) | |
| 35–44 | 58107 (35.5) |
| 45–54 | 55435 (33.8) |
| 55–64 | 39697 (24.2) |
| >65 | 10531 (6.4) |
| BMI | |
| Underweight | 2974 (1.8) |
| Normal | 42193 (25.9) |
| Overweight | 66428 (40.8) |
| Obese | 51299 (31.5) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Fars | 49095 (30.0) |
| Azari | 41450 (25.3) |
| Balouch | 2968 (1.8) |
| Kurd | 15317 (9.4) |
| Lor | 8559 (5.2) |
| Arab | 10336 (6.3) |
| Zaboli | 5085 (3.1) |
| Gilak | 9443 (5.8) |
| Turk nomad | 4849 (3.0) |
| Arab nomad | 3401 (2.1) |
| Mazani | 9149 (5.6) |
| Mixed | 4118 (2.5) |
| Living area | |
| Urban | 115979 (70.8) |
| Rural | 47791 (29.2) |
| Education years | |
| Illiterate | 33675 (20.6) |
| Primary school | 51974 (31.8) |
| Guidance school | 23132 (14.1) |
| High school | 35223 (21.5) |
| University | 19529 (11.9) |
| Employment status | |
| Employed | 72973 (44.6) |
| Unemployed | 22190 (13.5) |
| Housewife | 60079 (36.7) |
| Retired | 8528 (5.2) |
| Smoking status | |
| Smoker | 22951 (14.1) |
| Non smoker | 127490 (78.2) |
| former | 12528 (7.7) |
| Socioeconomic Status | |
| 1st quintile | 32643 (20.0) |
| 2nd quintile | 34667 (21.3) |
| 3rd quintile | 33536 (20.6) |
| 4th quintile | 35486 (21.8) |
| 5th quintile | 26731 (16.4) |
| Marital Status | |
| Single | 14648 (8.9) |
| Married | 149122 (91.1) |
| Physical activity (MET) | |
| Lower than average | 54624 (33.4) |
| Medium | 54556 (33.3) |
| Higher than average | 54590 (33.3) |