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. 2022 Jun 21;7(4):e00200-22. doi: 10.1128/msystems.00200-22

TABLE 1.

Characteristics of study participants

Characteristic Data for:
P
Urban Rural
No. of participants 101 113
Age (yrs) 52.2 (9.9) 51.6 (9.4)a 0.58
Female (%) 57.4 64.3a 0.33
Education (%) 1.1E-7
 Less than primary school 12.9 31.3a
 Completed primary school 11.9 17.9a
 Completed secondary 42.6 46.4a
 Graduate or technical school 32.7 4.5a
BMI 24.6 (3.3) 24.2 (6.9)a 0.40
Daily physical activity estimationc 100.3 (101.1)a 203.4 (179.9)a 5.2E-7
Daily energy intake (kcal, avg of 3 days) 2,038.6 (794.7) 1,838.3 (606.0)a 0.065
Daily fiber intake (g, avg of 3 days) 13.4 (7.8) 11.7 (8.8)a 0.018
Drinking water source (percent from source) 0.011
 In-house tap 76.2 60.4b
 In-yard tap 17.8 27.0b
 In-yard well 0 6.3b
 Other 5.9 6.3b
Toilet facilities (percent toilet type) 3.0E-4
 In-house flush 94.1 57.7b
 Other 5.9 42.3b
a

Data are missing for one participant. The numbers in parentheses are standard deviations, in the format of mean (SD).

b

Data are missing for two participants.

c

Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET) hours per week.