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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants at baseline of the Shahrekord PERSIAN Cohort Study, by sex and residence area

From: Non-communicable diseases in the southwest of Iran: profile and baseline data from the Shahrekord PERSIAN Cohort Study

Variable

Total, N (%)

Sex

P

Place of residence

P

Male (%)

Female (%)

Urban area (%)

Rural area (%)

Age group (years)

 35-49

5299 (52.6)

2398 (50.4)

2901 (54.5)

 

3770 (53.6)

1529 (50.3)

 

 50-59

 60-70

2996 (29.7)

1780 (17.7)

1405 (29.6)

951 (20.0)

1591 (29.9)

829 (15.6)

0.001

2091 (29.7)

1173 (16.7)

905 (29.8)

607 (20)

0.001

Sex

10075 (100)

4754 (47.2)

5321 (52.8)

-

7034 (69.8)

3041 (30.2)

-

Ethnicity

 Bakhtiari

4869 (48.3)

2236 (46.9)

2643 (49.6)

 

1934 (27.4)

2945 (96.8)

 

 Fars

 Turk

 Other

4102 (40.7)

682 (6.8)

422 (4.2)

2021 (42.4)

349 (7.3)

160 (4/3)

2088 (39.2)

336 (6.3)

262 (4.9)

0.001

4103 (58.2)

680 (9.6)

336 (4.8)

6 (0.2)

5 (0.2)

86 (2.8)

0.001

Educational attainment

 Illiterate (<1) year

3291 (32.7)

1001 (21.6)

2290 (43.7)

 

1335 (19.4)

1956 (65.6)

 

 Primary school (1-5)

1616 (16.0)

761 (16.4)

855 (16.3)

 

1039 (15.8)

577 (19.4)

0.001

 Secondary school (6-8)

 High school (9-12)

 Bachelor’s degree (13-16)

 Masters/PhD degree (≥16)

995 (9.9)

1670 (16.6)

1878 (18.6)

423 (4.2)

560 (12)

924 (19.9)

1072 (23.1)

314 (6.8)

435 (8.2)

749 (14.2)

806 (15.4)

109 (2.1)

0.001

767 (11.1)

1519 (22)

1821 (26.4)

412 (6.0)

228 (7.6)

151 (5)

57 (1.9)

11 (0.4)

 

Marital status

 Single

169 (1.7)

72 (1.5)

98 (1.8)

 

125 (1.8)

45 (1.5)

 

 Married

 Widow

 Divorce

9454 (93.8)

377 (3.7)

75 (0.7)

4647 (97.7)

11 (0.2)

25 (0.5)

4807 (90.3)

366 (6.9)

50 (0.9)

0.001

6672(94.9)

183(2.6)

55(0.8)

2782 (91.5)

194 (6.4)

20 (0.7)

0.001

Employment

 Employed

 Unemployed

4720 (46.8)

5128 (50.9)

3661 (77)

955 (20.1)

1059 (19.9)

4173 (78.4)

< 0.001

3525 (50.1)

3361 (47.8)

1195 (39.3)

1767 (58.1)

0.001

Health insurance (yes)

4820 (99.3)

2308 (99.1)

2512 (99.4)

0.275

2959 (98.9)

1861 (99.9)

< 0.001

Wealth index

 Quintiles1 (poorest)

2582 (25.7)

1013 (21.3)

1619 (30.5)

 

656 (9.3)

1976 (64.9)

 

 Quintiles 2

1772 (17.5)

743 (15.6)

979 (18.5)

 

1138 (16.2)

584 (19.2)

< 0.001

 Quintiles 3

 Quintiles 4

 Quintiles 5 (richest)

1943 (19.3)

2023 (20.1)

1755 (17.4)

928 (19.5)

1004 (21.2)

1066 (22.4)

1015 (19)

1019 (19.1)

689 (12.9)

0.001

1613 (22.9)

1930 (27.5)

1697 (24.1)

330 (10.9)

93 (3.1)

58 (1.9)