Table 2 Characteristics of dietary supplement consuming participants (N = 2602) across living regions
Characteristics | Rural (N = 1611) N (%)1 | Urban (N = 991) N (%)1 | Total (N = 2602) N (%)1 | P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
 Female | 1347 (13) | 879 (8) | 2226 (21) | < 0.001 |
 Male | 264 (2.5) | 112 (1) | 374 (3.5) |  |
Age (years) | ||||
 35- < 45 | 471 (29.2) | 256 (25.8) | 727 (27.9) | < 0.001 |
 45- < 55 | 594 (36.9) | 349 (35.2) | 943 (36.2) |  |
 55- < 65 | 458 (28.4) | 270 (27.2) | 728 (28.0) |  |
 ≥ 65 | 88 (5.5) | 116 (11.7) | 204 (7.8) |  |
Educational status | ||||
 Illiterate | 213 (13.2) | 239 (24.1) | 452 (17.4) | < 0.001 |
 1–5 years of schooling | 396 (24.6) | 335 (35.8) | 751 (28.9) |  |
 6–12 years of schooling | 832 (51.6) | 366 (36.9) | 1198 (46) |  |
 University/college | 170 (10.6) | 31 (3.1) | 201 (7.7) |  |
Use alcohol | ||||
 Yes | 72 (4.5) | 38 (3.8) | 110 (4.2) | < 0.001 |
 No | 1539 (95.5) | 953 (96.2) | 2492 (24) | < 0.001 |
Current cigarette smoking, No. (%) | ||||
 Yes (daily) | 234 (17.1) | 201 (16.3) | 435 (16.7) | 0.37 |
 Yes (sometimes) | 23 (1.7) | 15 (1.2) | 38 (1.5) |  |
 no | 1023 (74.7) | 917 (74.4) | 1940 (74.6) |  |
 Past smoking | 90 (6.6) | 99 (8.0) | 189 (7.3) |  |
Marital status | ||||
 Single/Widowed/ Divorced | 193 (12.0) | 144 (14.5) | 337 (13.0) | 0.06 |
 Married | 1418 (88.0) | 847 (85.5) | 2265 (87.0) |  |
Having history of non-communicable diseases | ||||
Cardiovascular disease | 110 (8) | 107 (8.7) | 217 (8.3) | 0.063 |
Diabetes | 310 (22.6) | 312 (25.3) | 622 (23.9) | 0.1 |
Hypertension | 543 (39.6) | 598 (48.5) | 1141 (43.9) | 0.000 |
Cancer | 60 (0.6) | 34 (0.3) | 94 (0.9) | 0.132 |
Obesity | 464 (33.9) | 397 (32.2) | 861 (33.1) | 0.37 |
Central Obesity | 874 (63.8) | 779 (63.2) | 1653 (63.5) | 0.76 |