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Table 1 Characteristics of participants with available serum creatinine determinations (n = 357)

From: High prevalence of chronic kidney disease in a community survey of urban Bangladeshis: a cross-sectional study

 

Men mean ± SD or N (%)

Women mean ± SD or N (%)

Demographics

  

Age (in years)

49.4 ± 12.1

49.6 ± 13.4

Married*

170 (93)

125 (71)

High school education or more*

96 (53)

53 (30)

Employed*

139 (76)

125 (71)

Wealth index > 3†

33 (18)

34 (19)

Residence in Dhaka (in years)*

30.0 ± 16.2

33.8 ± 15.1

Clinical characteristics

  

BMI (kg/m2) categories

  

   < 25

92

40

   25 to < 30

82

71

   ≥ 30

51

21

Smoker (current or past)*

107 (59)

5 (3)

Smokeless tobacco user*

30 (17)

45 (26)

Self-reported hypertension*

57 (31)

76 (43)

Measured systolic blood pressure

118.4 ± 15.7

117.8 ± 16.6

Measured diastolic blood pressure

74.6 ± 11.2

74.5 ± 13.3

  1. *represents significant difference at the p < 0.05 level. †A wealth index above 3 indicates owning 3 or more of: apartment/house, car, power source, or air conditioner. Abbreviations: BMI-Quételet’s (body mass) index, SD-standard deviation.