Table 1 Participant characteristic by province, Four Provinces study, China (2008/09)
Guangdong | Shanghai | Heilongjiang | Shanxi | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 440) | (N = 630) | (N = 523) | (N = 328) | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
WC (cm) | ||||
Not centrally obese1 | 199 (45.2) | 191 (30.3) | 146 (27.9) | 116 (35.4) |
Centrally obese2 | 241 (54.8) | 439 (69.7) | 377 (72.0) | 212 (64.6) |
Education level | ||||
None | 284 (64.5) | 313 (49.7) | 242 (46.3) | 110 (33.5) |
Any | 156 (35.5) | 317 (50.3) | 281 (53.7) | 218 (66.5) |
Occupation group | ||||
Agricultural | 360 (81.8) | 267 (42.4) | 255 (48.8) | 166 (50.6) |
Non-agricultural | 80 (18.9) | 363 (57.6) | 268 (51.2) | 162 (49.4) |
Age group | ||||
60-69 | 182 (41.4) | 289 (45.9) | 216 (41.3) | 188 (57.3) |
70-79 | 171 (38.9) | 246 (39.0) | 209 (40.0) | 123 (37.5) |
80+ | 87 (19.8) | 95 (15.1) | 98 (18.7) | 17 (5.2) |
Area of residence | ||||
Urban | 198 (45.0) | 358 (56.8) | 279 (53.4) | 161 (49.1) |
Rural | 242 (55.0) | 272 (43.2) | 244 (46.7) | 167 (50.9) |
Parity | ||||
0 | 1 (0.23) | 5 (0.8) | 23 (4.4) | 0 |
1-3 | 120 (27.3) | 482 (76.5) | 191 (36.5) | 159 (48.5) |
4+ | 319 (72.5) | 143 (22.7) | 309 (59.1) | 169 (51.5) |