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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study population (n = 791)

From: Obesity and associated type 2 diabetes and hypertension in factory workers of Bangladesh

Variable

Mean/percentage (95 % CI)

Age (year)a

38.9 (38.3, 39.6)

Weight in kga

68.2 (67.5, 68.9)

High socio-economic statusb

19.0 (16.3, 21.7)

Higher educationb

18.8 (16.1, 21.4)

Physical inactivityb

35.9 (32.6, 39.1)

Family history of diabetesb

38.9 (35.5, 42.3)

Family history of hypertensionb

15.9 (13.5, 18.6)

Diabetesb

15.4 (12.9, 17.9)

Hypertensionb

27.9 (24.8, 31.1)

  1. aValues are presented as mean with 95 % confidence interval
  2. bValues are presented as percentage (%) with 95 % confidence interval