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Table 4 Clinical, sociodemographic, and dietary characteristics by double burden diagnostic category in a sample of adults from rural South India

From: Socio-demographic patterning of the individual-level double burden of malnutrition in a rural population in South India: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Category 1: Neither anemia nor diabetes (n = 348)

Category 2: Anemia only (n = 313)

Category 3: Diabetes only (n = 46)

Category 4: Co-morbid anemia and diabetes (n = 42)

p-value for trend*

Descriptive characteristics

 Age

44.6 ± 14.0

48.7 ± 15.4

48.9 ± 12.7

54.9 ± 13.4

< 0.001a,c

 Women (%)

44.2

67.8

45.7

54.8

< 0.001a,d

 Hypertension (%)

25.8

28.2

56.5

46.3

< 0.001b,c,d

 Rurality Index

0.14 ± 1.77

0.092 ± 1.60

− 096 ± 1.96

−0.83 ± 1.49

< 0.001b,c,d,e

 Current tobacco consumer (%)

41.2

37.2

37.0

38.1

0.76

 Family history of diabetes (%)

7.7

7.6

36.9

28.6

< 0.00b,c,d,e

 Muslim (Hindu as referent) religion (%)

3.4

2.2

10.9

9.5

0.006d

Wealth and possession attributes

 Wealth index

11.38 ± 4.45

10.39 ± 4.71

11.85 ± 5.14

10.50 ± 5.22

0.02

 Pucca housing (%)

13.1

11.8

23.9

16.7

0.14

 Land ownership (acres)

1.42 ± 1.83

1.22 ± 1.79

1.18 ± 2.04

0.68 ± 1.09

0.06

 In-house tap water (%)

7.1

6.4

23.9

11.9

< 0.001b,d

Physical activity habits

 Physical Activity (hours/day of moderate physical activity)

4.47 ± 3.73

3.92 ± 3.56

2.16 ± 3.00

2.47 ± 3.44

< 0.001b,c,d

 Sedentary time (hours/day)

4.19 ± 2.63

4.53 ± 2.78

5.38 ± 2.87

5.33 ± 2.86

0.007c.d

 Television time (hours/day)

1.45 ± 1.31

1.49 ± 1.31

1.55 ± 1.29

1.19 ± 1.25

0.57

 Labour occupation (%)

53.0

58.8

45.7

42.9

0.09

 Livestock ownership (%)

48

39.6

26.1

28.6

0.003b

Dietary intake (g/1000 kcal unless otherwise specified)

 Current alcohol consumer (%)

51.6

43.6

50

35.7

0.08

 Total energy intake (kcal/day)

2451 ± 829

2349 ± 649

2324 ± 626

2153 ± 519

0.04

 Carbohydrates

179.2 ± 14.8

181.0 ± 13.4

174.1 ± 18.2

178.7 ± 14.7

0.024

 Protein

25.8 ± 02.1

25.4 ± 01.7

25.0 ± 01.9

25.8 ± 01.6

0.06

 Total fat

19.7 ± 5.3

19.4 ± 5.2

21.3 ± 5.5

20.1 ± 5.0

0.16

 Dietary fibre

220.0 ± 51.6

219.6 ± 81.6

220.6 ± 108.0

217 ± 63.9

0.99

 Dairy products

79.2 ± 71.4

79.6 ± 65.0

95.3 ± 58.9

89.2 ± 69.3

0.38

 Pulses and legumes

27.5 ± 11.6

27.5 ± 11.9

28.3 ± 13.3

27.4 ± 09.3

0.97

 Meat and poultry

3.7 ± 4.5

2.6 ± 3.1

3.7 ± 4.6

2.5 ± 3.2

0.003a

 Fruits and vegetables

77.0 ± 48.3

76.6 ± 50.7

74.9 ± 43.3

70.4 ± 33.1

0.86

 Refined grains

67.1 ± 32.3

76.6 ± 50.7

74.9 ± 43.3

70.4 ± 33.1

0.86

  1. *P-values are for Pearson’s chi square for proportions and one-way analyses of variance (ANOVA) for means
  2. aCategory 1 versus 2 different to p < 0.05 with Sidak pairwise comparison; bCategory 1 versus 3 different to p < 0.05 with Sidak pairwise comparison; cCategory 1 versus 4 different to p < 0.05 with Sidak pairwise comparison; dCategory 2 versus 3 different to p < 0.05 with Sidak pairwise comparison; eCategory 2 versus 4 different to p < 0.05 with Sidak pairwise comparison; fCategory 3 versus 4 different to p < 0.05 with Sidak pairwise comparison