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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Variation in health system performance for managing diabetes among states in India: a cross-sectional study of individuals aged 15 to 49 years

Characteristic

Total

Female

Male

No.

729,829

631,825

98,004

Diabetes, no. (%)

19,453 (2.7)

16,260 (2.6)

3193 (3.3)

Fasted, no. (%)

8317 (1.1)

7242 (1.1)

1075 (1.1)

Age group, no. in years (%)

 15–19

131,984 (18.1)

113,974 (18.0)

18,010 (18.4)

 20–24

116,099 (15.9)

100,551 (15.9)

15,548 (15.9)

 25–29

113,300 (15.5)

98,131 (15.5)

15,169 (15.5)

 30–34

102,670 (14.1)

88,818 (14.1)

13,852 (14.1)

 35–39

99,206 (13.6)

85,959 (13.6)

13,247 (13.5)

 40–44

85,412 (11.7)

73,966 (11.7)

11,446 (11.7)

 45–49

81,158 (11.1)

70,426 (11.1)

10,732 (11.0)

Education, no. (%)

 Primary school or less

285,263 (39.1)

261,104 (41.3)

24,159 (24.7)

 Secondary school unfinished

293,994 (40.3)

247,058 (39.1)

46,936 (47.9)

 Secondary school finished or above

150,572 (20.6)

123,663 (19.6)

26,909 (27.5)

Household wealth index quintile, no. (%)

 Q1 (least wealthy)

134,810 (18.5)

117,732 (18.6)

17,078 (17.4)

 Q2

145,106 (19.9)

125,974 (19.9)

19,132 (19.5)

 Q3

150,502 (20.6)

130,348 (20.6)

20,154 (20.6)

 Q4

148,048 (20.3)

127,521 (20.2)

20,527 (20.9)

 Q5 (most wealthy)

151,363 (20.7)

130,250 (20.6)

21,113 (21.5)

Currently married, no. (%)

501,079 (68.7)

441,972 (70.0)

59,107 (60.3)

Urban area, no. (%)

215,231 (29.5)

184,532 (29.2)

30,699 (31.3)

  1. These numbers were not weighted using sampling weights and represent all participants who had a non-missing value for the blood glucose measurement and fasting variable. Sample characteristics stratified by whether the blood glucose measurement or fasting status was missing are shown in Additional file 1: Table S1. The education group “Primary school or less” includes individuals without formal education, individuals who went to primary school but did not finish, and individuals who completed primary school