Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the urban Bangladeshi sample according to sex (n = 402)
From: High prevalence of type 2 diabetes among the urban middle class in Bangladesh
Variable | Men n = 209 | Women n = 193 | Overall n = 402 |
|---|---|---|---|
Percent or mean (SD) | Percent or mean (SD) | Percent or mean (SD) | |
Mean age | 49.7 (12.3) | 49.1 (13.1) | 49.4 (12.7) |
Living in Dhaka (%) | |||
Native | 21.5 | 35.7 | 28.3 |
Migrant | 78.5 | 64.3 | 71.6 |
Education (years) | |||
< 5: primary | 9.1 | 22.8 | 15.6 |
6 to 12: school + some college | 37.8 | 48.7 | 43.0 |
>12: university | 53.1 | 28.5 | 41.3 |
Marital status (% married) | 93.3 | 72.5 | 83.3 |
Employment (% employed) | 75.1 | 16.6 | 47.0 |
Quételet’s index (kg/m2) | |||
Lean or normal, < 25.0 (%) | 49.3 | 23.3 | 36.8 |
Overweight, 25.1 -30.0 (%) | 38.3 | 46.1 | 42.0 |
Obese, >30.0 (%) | 12.4 | 30.6 | 21.1 |
Smoking | |||
Non-smoker | 42.1 | 97.4 | 68.6 |
Former smoker | 23.9 | 2.6 | 13.6 |
Current smoker | 34.0 | 0.0 | 17.6 |
Smoke-less tobacco (% current users) | 10.1 | 21.2 | 15.4 |
Family history of diabetes (%) | 45.4 | 49.2 | 47.3 |
Wealth index* | |||
0 | 37.3 | 29.5 | 33.6 |
1-2 | 48.3 | 54.9 | 51.5 |
3-4 | 14.3 | 15.5 | 14.9 |