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Table 1 Sociodemographic background of the Bangladeshi adult respondents for STEPS survey 2013

From: Clustering of non-communicable diseases risk factors in Bangladeshi adults: An analysis of STEPS survey 2013

   

Men and women

Men

Women

P values

   

n = 4073

n = 1812

n = 2261

 

Age

    
 

Categories, n (%)

    
  

25–34

1287 (31.6)

468 (25.8)

819 (36.2)

 
  

35–44

1081 (26.5)

442 (24.4)

639 (28.3)

 
  

45–54

806 (19.8)

418 (23.1)

388 (17.2)

 
  

55–64

503 (12.3)

259 (14.3)

244 (10.8)

 
  

65 +

396 (9.7)

225 (12.4)

171 (7.6)

0.00

 

Mean (standard deviation)

42.9 (14.1)

45.3 (14.6)

41.0 (13.4)

0.00

Residence, %

    
 

Urban

28.5

28.4

28.6

 
 

Rural

71.5

71.6

71.4

0.89

Education

    
 

Median years of schooling (IQ range)*

5 (0–8)

5 (1–8)

4 (0–7)

0.00

 

Categories, %

    
  

No schooling

26.6

24.8

28.1

 
  

Any primary

40.0

36.7

42.7

 
  

Any secondary

25.5

26.4

24.8

 
  

Above secondary

7.8

12.1

4.4

0.00

Roof of the house made of, %

    
 

Cement, concrete or tiles

16.0

19.1

13.5

 
 

Tin sheets

59.6

57.3

61.5

 
 

Bamboo, thatches, straw, shacks etc.

24.4

23.6

25.0

0.00

Primary occupation, %

    
 

Home maker

41.0

3.9

70.7

 
 

Day labourer

8.4

17.2

1.4

 
 

Farmer

9.3

18.4

2.1

 
 

Business

14.3

27.5

3.6

 
 

Salaried staff

16.2

21.5

11.9

 
 

Students and others

10.8

11.4

10.3

0.00

  1. *IQ indicates inter-quartile