Table 2 Distribution of education, wealth status, body mass index (BMI), and diabetes status by place of residence, Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS), 2011
From: Hypertension among adults in Bangladesh: evidence from a national cross-sectional survey
| Total | Urban | Rural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| Education | ||||||
| No education | 3537 | 44.8 | 867 | 33.5 | 2670 | 50.4 |
| Primary education | 2656 | 33.7 | 860 | 33.2 | 1796 | 33.9 |
| Secondary education | 1192 | 15.1 | 539 | 20.8 | 653 | 12.3 |
| Higher education | 502 | 6.4 | 323 | 12.5 | 179 | 3.4 |
| Wealth index | ||||||
| Poorest | 1403 | 17.8 | 199 | 7.7 | 1204 | 22.7 |
| Poorer | 1428 | 18.1 | 169 | 6.5 | 1259 | 23.8 |
| Middle | 1529 | 19.4 | 292 | 11.3 | 1237 | 23.3 |
| Richer | 1642 | 20.8 | 617 | 23.8 | 1025 | 19.3 |
| Richest | 1885 | 23.9 | 1312 | 50.7 | 573 | 10.8 |
| Body mass index | ||||||
| Normal | 6498 | 85.1 | 1864 | 74.3 | 4634 | 90.3 |
| Overweight or obese | 1142 | 14.9 | 644 | 25.7 | 498 | 9.7 |
| Diabetes status | ||||||
| No | 6663 | 88.3 | 2084 | 84 | 4579 | 90.5 |
| Yes | 879 | 11.7 | 397 | 16 | 482 | 9.5 |