Table 3 Distribution of education, BMI, and hypertension by place of residence, Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS), 2011
From: Type 2 diabetes and its correlates among adults in Bangladesh: a population based study
| Â | Total | Urban | Rural | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Education level | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 No education | 3582 | 47.5 | 584 | 33.2 | 2998 | 51.8 |  |
 Primary education | 2458 | 32.6 | 562 | 31.9 | 1896 | 32.8 |  |
 Secondary education | 1067 | 14.1 | 381 | 21.6 | 686 | 11.9 |  |
 Higher education | 436 | 5.8 | 233 | 13.2 | 203 | 3.5 |  |
Body mass index | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Normal | 6322 | 86.5 | 1,252 | 73.1 | 5070 | 90.6 |  |
 Overweight/ obese | 985 | 13.5 | 460 | 26.9 | 525 | 5.4 |  |
Hypertension | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 No | 3533 | 46.8 | 656 | 37.3 | 2877 | 49.8 |  |
 Yes | 4010 | 52.2 | 1105 | 62.7 | 2905 | 50.2 |  |