Table 1. Background Characteristics of Bangladeshi adult participants, 2015 (n = 1843).
| Total (n = 1843) | Urban (n = 716) | Rural (n = 1127) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Mean (SD) | n | % | Mean (SD) | n | % | Mean (SD) | n | % |
| Gender | |||||||||
| Male | 892 | 48.4 | 345 | 48.2 | 547 | 48.5 | |||
| Female | 951 | 51.6 | 371 | 51.8 | 580 | 51.4 | |||
| Age(years) | 40.5 (14.7) | 39.1 (13.9) | 41.4 (15.1) | ||||||
| Education (Years) a | 5 (0 - 9) | 8 (3-12) | 4 (0-8) | ||||||
| Marital Status | |||||||||
| Never Married | 110 | 5.9 | 54 | 7.5 | 56 | 4.9 | |||
| Married | 1625 | 88.2 | 627 | 87.6 | 998 | 88.6 | |||
| Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 108 | 5.9 | 35 | 4.9 | 73 | 6.5 | |||
| Occupation | |||||||||
| Professional employment b | 280 | 15.2 | 190 | 26.5 | 90 | 7.9 | |||
| Unemployed/retired | 98 | 5.3 | 43 | 6.0 | 55 | 4.9 | |||
| Industrial worker/Day Laborer | 483 | 26.2 | 120 | 16.7 | 363 | 32.2 | |||
| Housewife | 749 | 40.7 | 254 | 33.5 | 495 | 43.9 | |||
| Other c | 232 | 12.6 | 109 | 15.2 | 123 | 10.9 | |||
| Wealth Index d | |||||||||
| 1st Wealth Quartile | 414 | 22.5 | 111 | 15.5 | 303 | 26.9 | |||
| 2nd Wealth Quartile | 536 | 29.1 | 171 | 23.9 | 365 | 32.4 | |||
| 3rd Wealth Quartile | 436 | 23.7 | 183 | 25.6 | 253 | 22.5 | |||
| 4th Wealth Quartile | 457 | 24.8 | 251 | 35.1 | 206 | 18.3 | |||
| Tobacco Use e | |||||||||
| Never | 878 | 47.6 | 397 | 55.5 | 481 | 42.7 | |||
| Current Use | 826 | 44.8 | 268 | 37.4 | 558 | 49.5 | |||
| Past Use | 139 | 7.5 | 51 | 7.1 | 88 | 7.8 | |||
| Smoking Tobacco Use f | |||||||||
| Current Use (Daily/Non-Daily) | 494 | 26.8 | 169 | 23.6 | 325 | 28.8 | |||
| Past Use | 104 | 5.6 | 38 | 5.3 | 66 | 5.9 | |||
| Never | 1245 | 67.8 | 509 | 71.1 | 736 | 65.3 | |||
| Smokeless Tobacco Use g | |||||||||
| Current Use (Daily/Non-Daily) | 534 | 28.9 | 150 | 20.9 | 384 | 34.1 | |||
| Past Use | 51 | 2.8 | 21 | 2.9 | 30 | 2.7 | |||
| Never | 1258 | 68.3 | 545 | 76.1 | 713 | 63.3 | |||
| Physical Activity h | |||||||||
| Vigorous | 1278 | 69.3 | 448 | 62.6 | 830 | 73.7 | |||
| Moderate | 478 | 25.9 | 239 | 33.4 | 239 | 21.2 | |||
| Low | 87 | 4.7 | 29 | 4.1 | 58 | 5.2 | |||
| Body Mass Index i | 22.1 (4.1) | 23.3 (4.5) | 21.3 (3.7) | ||||||
| Waist Circumference (cm) | 78.4 (11.6) | 81.8 (12.6) | 76.2 (10.3) | ||||||
| Blood Pressure | |||||||||
| Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 116.1 (17.1) | 117.9 (16.6) | 115.0 (17.3) | ||||||
| Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 76.1 (10.5) | 77.9 (10.9) | 74.9 (10.1) | ||||||
| Blood Glucose Level (mmol/l) | 6.4 (2.4) | 6.6 (2.9) | 6.3 (2.1) | ||||||
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation
Calculated median and interquartile range for education as the data are skewed
Professional occupation includes: Field staff, police officer, guard, doctor, engineer, professional, business man, desk job
Other occupation includes: Shop keeper, weavers, driver, student, beggar, cook, carpenter, tailor, migrant workers and fishermen
Wealth index was calculated using principal component analysis using data collected on household ownership of the following items: electricity, flushable toilet, land phone, cell phone, television, radio, refrigerator, private car, motor cycle, washing machine, bicycle, sewing machine, almirah/wardrobe, table, bed, chair/bench, watch/clock, as well as, type of main material used to build their homes roof, walls and floor
Includes both smokeless tobacco and smoke tobacco
Smoking tobacco use includes cigarettes, biri, hookah, etc.
Smokeless tobacco use includes jodda, paan, white leaf, etc.
Measured in MET-minutes; 1 MET stands for the amount of oxygen you consume and the number of calories you burn at rest.
Body mass index (BMI) calculated by weight in kilogram divided by height in meter squared