TABLE 1.
Descriptive characteristics for socio‐demographic and anthropometric data for the participants by regions
| Measure | Total | Barisal | Chittagong | Dhaka | Khulna | Mymensingh | Rajshahi | Rangpur | Sylhet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 1011 | 85 | 106 | 97 | 85 | 115 | 109 | 93 | 321 |
| Sex (m/f) | 647/364 | 48/37 | 78/28 | 53/44 | 47/38 | 85/30 | 47/62 | 72/21 | 217/104 |
| Age (years) | 22.2 ± 2.3 | 21.8 ± 1.6 | 21.4 ± 2.2 | 23.1 ± 2.6 | 23.1 ± 1.8 | 21.3 ± 3.5 | 22.1 ± 1.7 | 21.1 ± 1.8 | 22.7 ± 1.6 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.6 ± 3.7 | 22.7 ± 3.7 | 23.0 ± 3.9 | 23.4 ± 2.8 | 22.3 ± 4.2 | 22.2 ± 2.9 | 21.4 ± 2.7 | 21.6 ± 3.0 | 23.4 ± 4.1 |
| WC (cm) | 78.8 ± 9.9 | 74.6 ± 8.8 | 81.7 ± 11.8 | 78.9 ± 7.6 | 77.5 ± 9.9 | 77.3 ± 8.3 | 72.6 ± 9.6 | 78.7 ± 7.7 | 81.1 ± 9.8 |
| HC (cm) | 87.7 ± 17.6 | 80.8 ± 10.9 | 90.9 ± 14.7 | 88.6 ± 6.0 | 92.7 ± 8.7 | 81.5 ± 24.5 | 85.4 ± 14.4 | 69.7 ± 37.1 | 93.1 ± 8.7 |
| WHR | 0.86 ± 0.30 | 0.92 ± 0.5 | 0.87 ± 0.1 | 0.89 ± 0.1 | 0.83 ± 0.1 | 0.81 ± 0.2 | 0.83 ± 0.1 | 0.72 ± 0.4 | 0.89 ± 0.4 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 119.3 ± 12.3 | 117.5 ± 11.0 | 120.2 ± 11.2 | 117.4 ± 11.6 | 119.2 ± 14.1 | 122.8 ± 10.8 | 118.0 ± 10.2 | 131.4 ± 13.1 | 116.8 ± 11.8 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 75.0 ± 9.9 | 75.5 ± 7.3 | 75.0 ± 10.9 | 74.7 ± 8.1 | 73.4 ± 13.4 | 76.9 ± 9.8 | 76.3 ± 8.1 | 84.6 ± 9.7 | 72.4 ± 8.8 |
| PP (mmHg) | 75.5 ± 20.9 | 71.0 ± 15.4 | 71.2 ± 14.5 | 76.7 ± 12.4 | 82.6 ± 11.8 | 77.3 ± 14.1 | 80.9 ± 14.0 | 88.1 ± 15.4 | 78.6 ± 12.4 |
| Family Socioecono. status | |||||||||
| Low (%) | 7.1 | 12.5 | 1.3 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 33.3 | 3.5 |
| Medium (%) | 78.4 | 79.2 | 82.9 | 67.2 | 64.6 | 88 | 86.1 | 50.8 | 82.2 |
| High (%) | 14.5 | 8.3 | 15.8 | 25.4 | 27.1 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 15.9 | 13.8 |
| Family hist. of hypertension | |||||||||
| Yes (%) | 42.9 | 64.0 | 27.6 | 39.4 | 34.0 | 21.5 | 36.4 | 44.0 | 56.0 |
| No (%) | 57.1 | 36.0 | 72.4 | 60.6 | 66.0 | 78.5 | 63.6 | 56.0 | 44.0 |
| Physical activity | |||||||||
| Low (%) | 50.9 | 97.2 | 98.3 | 97.6 | 98.1 | 98.8 | 40.3 | 21.1 | 13.1 |
| Moderate (%) | 42.9 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 59.7 | 63.2 | 84.0 |
| Adequate (%) | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.8 | 2.9 |
| Aware about hypertension | |||||||||
| Yes (%) | 62.7 | 75.9 | 68.9 | 69.0 | 59.5 | 65.1 | 60.9 | 68.3 | 57.7 |
| No (%) | 37.3 | 24.1 | 31.1 | 31.0 | 40.5 | 34.9 | 39.1 | 31.7 | 42.3 |
| Aware about obesity | |||||||||
| Yes (%) | 62.9 | 80.6 | 63.3 | 70.7 | 56.1 | 69.5 | 59.8 | 61.9 | 59.1 |
| No (%) | 37.1 | 19.4 | 36.7 | 29.3 | 43.9 | 30.5 | 40.2 | 38.1 | 40.9 |
| Sleeping duration (h/day) | |||||||||
| ≤6 (%) | 19.4 | 15.7 | 11.8 | 26.9 | 38.0 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 20.8 | 19.5 |
| 7–8 (%) | 73.7 | 82.4 | 82.9 | 68.7 | 54.0 | 82.8 | 76.4 | 75.0 | 70.5 |
| >8 (%) | 6.9 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 8.0 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 4.2 | 10.1 |
| Intake of fat rich food | |||||||||
| Yes (%) | 45.8 | 53.1 | 34.7 | 46.8 | 46.9 | 51.2 | 61.5 | 57.6 | 39.8 |
| No (%) | 11.9 | 8.2 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 18.4 | 15.1 | 9.2 | 15.3 | 9.5 |
| Occasionally (%) | 42.3 | 38.8 | 52.0 | 38.7 | 34.7 | 33.7 | 29.2 | 27.1 | 50.7 |
| Intake of soft drinks | |||||||||
| Daily (%) | 18.8 | 31.7 | 13.6 | 21.1 | 19.7 | 25.0 | 20.3 | 14.8 | 16.1 |
| Weekly (%) | 36.6 | 17.1 | 28.8 | 38.6 | 27.8 | 34.2 | 45.6 | 37.0 | 39.8 |
| Monthly/rarely (%) | 44.6 | 52.2 | 57.6 | 40.4 | 52.8 | 40.8 | 34.2 | 48.1 | 44.1 |
| Smoking status | |||||||||
| Yes (%) | 16.1 | 6.1 | 11.8 | 25.8 | 14.0 | 9.7 | 19.3 | 12.0 | 15.4 |
| No (%) | 83.9 | 93.9 | 88.2 | 74.2 | 86.0 | 90.3 | 80.7 | 88.0 | 84.6 |
Data are presented as mean ± SD for the continuous variables and percentages for the categorical variables.