Table 1 Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the study subjects (n = 2293)
From: Prevalence of obesity in a rural Asian Indian (Bangladeshi) population and its determinants
Variables | Number | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Age | Total Participants | 2293 | 41.8 (41.2, 42.4) |
Male | 842 | 44.3 (43.3, 45.2) | |
Female | 1451 | 40.4 (39.7, 41.1) | |
Age group (year), % | 20-30 | 548 | 23.9 |
31-40 | 702 | 30.6 | |
41-50 | 562 | 24.5 | |
≥51 | 481 | 21.0 | |
Education, % | Illiterate | 1037 | 45.2 |
Primary (0-5 class) | 419 | 18.3 | |
Secondary (6-10 class) | 627 | 27.3 | |
College (>10 class) & above | 210 | 9.2 | |
Occupation, % | Farmer | 443 | 19.3 |
Business | 199 | 8.7 | |
Skill labour | 112 | 4.8 | |
Manual labour | 194 | 8.5 | |
Housewives | 1345 | 58.7 | |
Socioeconomic status, % | Low income (<6000 BDT) | 953 | 41.6 |
Middle income (6000-11000 BDT) | 967 | 42.2 | |
High income (>11000 BDT) | 373 | 16.3 | |
Smoking habit, % | Cigarette smoking | 365 | 15.9 |
Physical activity, % | Active | 1946 | 84.9 |
Inactive | 347 | 15.1 | |
Calorie consumption | Total calorie intake (kcal/day) | 2293 | 1600 (1587-1613) |
Carbohydrate (>55 %) | 2077 | 90.6 | |
Protein (≥15 %) | 754 | 32.9 | |
Fat (>30 %) | 196 | 8.5 | |