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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