Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and lifestyles of enrolled adult participants at the age of 18 to 80 years in rural Hanzhong, Shaanxi province in 2010 a
Socio-demographic variablesb | Female | Male | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
Body mass index (BMI; kg/m2)* | 22.91(3.22) | 22.95 (5.52) | 22.92 (4.17) |
Waist circumference (WC; cm)* | 78.08 (8.64) | 81.37 (9.12) | 79.22 (8.95) |
Age (years)* | |||
≤44 | 664 (33.8) | 317 (30.3) | 981 (32.6) |
45 ~ 54 | 674 (34.3) | 315 (30.1) | 989 (32.9) |
≥55 | 626 (31.9) | 414 (39.6) | 1040 (34.6) |
Marriage status* | |||
Married | 1803 (98.7) | 955 (95.7) | 2758 (97.6) |
Single/divorced/widowed | 24 (1.3) | 43 (4.3) | 67 (2.4) |
Employment status* | |||
Farming | 1787 (90.7) | 807 (77.3) | 420 (13.9) |
No farming | 183 (9.3) | 237 (22.7) | 2594 (86.1) |
Level of education* | |||
Low | 627 (32.0) | 177 (16.9) | 804 (26.7) |
Middle | 426 (21.7) | 228 (21.8) | 654 (21.7) |
High | 908 (46.3) | 642 (61.3) | 1550 (51.5) |
Annual net income per capita* | |||
Low | 517 (26.9) | 323 (31.2) | 840 (28.4) |
middle | 659 (34.3) | 299 (28.9) | 958 (32.4) |
High | 745 (38.8) | 412 (39.8) | 1157 (39.2) |
Lifestyles c | |||
Farming frequency* | |||
<3 times/week | 677 (34.7) | 408 (39.5) | 1085 (35.8) |
≥3 times/week | 1274 (65.3) | 624 (60.5) | 1898 (63.6) |
Hours of TV viewing* | |||
<2 h/day | 756 (40.1) | 311 (30.3) | 1067 (36.7) |
≥2 h/day | 1128 (59.9) | 716 (69.6) | 1844 (63.3) |
Alcohol consumption* | |||
0 times/week | 1902 (97.8) | 842 (81.7) | 2744 (92.2) |
≥1 times/week | 43 (2.2) | 188 (18.3) | 231 (7.8) |
Smoking frequency* | |||
0 cigarette/day | 1925 (99.2) | 379 (36.4) | 2304 (77.2) |
≥1 cigarette/day | 16 (0.8) | 663 (63.6) | 679 (22.8) |
Vegetable and fruit consumption | |||
<500 g/week | 1411 (73.0) | 761 (74.2) | 2172 (73.5) |
≥500 g/week | 521 (27.0) | 264 (25.8) | 785 (26.5) |
Total | 1978 | 1052 | 3030 |