Table 1.
Per cent distribution of adults aged 15–49 years with chronic condition (patients with diabetes and hypertension) by selected background characteristics, Northeastern India, NFHS-4, 2015–2016
| Background characteristics | % (n=22 249) |
| Age, years | |
| 15–19 | 5.0 |
| 20–24 | 8.4 |
| 25–29 | 12.2 |
| 30–34 | 15.0 |
| 35–39 | 19.2 |
| 40–44 | 19.0 |
| 45–49 | 21.3 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 13.9 |
| Female | 86.1 |
| Education | |
| Illiterate | 24.6 |
| Primary | 16.3 |
| Secondary | 51.2 |
| Higher secondary | 8.0 |
| Marital status | |
| Never married | 13.6 |
| Married | 79.6 |
| Widowed/divorced/separated | 6.87 |
| Wealth index | |
| Poorest | 16.7 |
| Poorer | 34.6 |
| Middle | 22.4 |
| Richer | 17.5 |
| Richest | 8.8 |
| Observed indicators | |
| Smoking | 4.2 |
| Drink alcohol | 14.8 |
| Take aerated drinks | 68.6 |
| Overweight or obesity | 43.3 |
| Diabetes | 27.7 |
| Hypertension | 81.1 |
NFHS-4, fourth round of the Indian National Family Health Survey.