Effect of Demographic Status and Lifestyle Habits on Glycaemic Levels in Apparently Healthy Subjects: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Characteristic of the participants.

Variables		%
Demographic category
Gender
Male	91	40.1
Female	136	59.9
Age
18–29	69	30.4
30–49	91	40.1
50–70	67	29.5
Residential area
Urban	149	65.6
Suburban	75	33.0
Rural	3	1.3
Level of education
None	2	0.9
Primary	19	8.4
Secondary and above	206	90.7
Monthly income
<Rs. 7,000 (<USD 49)	13	5.7
Rs. 7,000–25,000 (USD 49–175)	54	23.8
≥Rs. 25,000 (≥USD 175)	160	70.5
Familial diabetes
Yes	108	47.6
No	119	52.4
Life style patterns
Smoking
Nonsmoker	202	89.0
Current smoker	18	7.9
Ex-smoker	7	3.1
Physical activity and sleeping
Performance of physical activity
Yes	221	97.4
No	6	2.6
Vigorous
Yes	94	41.4
No	133	58.6
Duration of vigorous activities
<2.3 h	153	67.4
>2.3 h	74	32.6
Moderate
Yes	201	88.5
No	26	11.5
Duration of moderate activities
<3.5 h	54	23.8
>3.5 h	173	76.2
Duration of sitting
<7.6 h	32	18.9
>7.6 h	195	85.9
Duration of walking
<3.5 h	30	13.2
>3.5 h	197	86.8
Sleeping at day
Yes	181	79.7
No	46	20.3
Duration of sleeping at night
<6 h	43	18.9
>6 h	184	81.1

General characteristics of the total study population (227) categorized according to the variables. = number of subjects; %: percentage.