Table 1 Participants’ sociodemographic characteristics (n (%) or mean ± SD)
Male N = 4612(45.37) | Female N = 5554 (54.63) | t/χ2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Residence (urban) | 2410(52.25) | 2971(53.49) | 1.55 | 0.213 |
Areas | ||||
North | 927(20.10) | 867(15.61) | 35.04 | < 0.001 |
Central | 2643(57.31) | 3347(60.26) | ||
South | 1042(22.59) | 1340(24.13) | ||
Age | 49.70 ± 14.63 | 49.40 ± 13.97 | 1.06 | 0.29 |
Education | ||||
≤ 6 years | 1546(33.57) | 2612(47.11) | 192.26 | < 0.001 |
>6 years & ≤ 9 years | 2704(58.72) | 2621(47.28) | ||
>9 years | 355(7.71) | 311(5.61) | ||
Fresh vegetable/fruit | 533.98 ± 444.70 | 524.65 ± 408.08 | 1.10 | 0.27 |
Red meat | 49.20 ± 96.55 | 26.70 ± 52.24 | 14.18 | < 0.001 |
Salt | 9.53 ± 8.15 | 9.69 ± 7.96 | −0.97 | 0.33 |
Oil | 56.77 ± 31.71 | 57.87 ± 31.39 | −1.55 | 0.12 |
alcohol | 35.25 ± 60.35 | 3.88 ± 17.63 | 34.10 | < 0.001 |
Smoking everyday | 2323(50.37) | 55(0.99) | 3428.31 | < 0.001 |
Physical activity | ||||
Light | 824(17.87) | 897(16.15) | 12.24 | 0.002 |
Moderate | 1095(23.74) | 1470(26.47) | ||
High | 2693(58.39) | 3187(57.38) | ||