Background characteristics of study participants aged 35 and over from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2011 survey data (n=7521)
| Characteristics | Overall | Male | Female |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Age (in years) | |||
| 35–39 | 1402 (18.6) | 617 (16.7) | 785 (20.6) |
| 40–44 | 1292 (17.2) | 577 (15.6) | 714 (18.7) |
| 45–49 | 1199 (16.0) | 595 (16.1) | 604 (15.8) |
| 50–54 | 1009 (13.4) | 590 (15.9) | 419 (11.0) |
| 55–59 | 666 (8.9) | 297 (8.0) | 370 (09.7) |
| 60–69 | 1053 (14.0) | 553 (14.9) | 500 (13.1) |
| 70 and above | 900 (12.0) | 478 (12.9) | 422 (11.1) |
| Mean age in years (mean±SD) | 51.0 (13.0) | 51.9 (13.0) | 50.9 (12.9) |
| Place of residence | |||
| Urban | 1754 (23.3) | 882 (23.8) | 872 (22.9) |
| Rural | 5767 (76.7) | 2825 (76.2) | 2942 (77.1) |
| Hypertension* | |||
| Yes | 2230 (29.7) | 838 (22.6) | 1392 (36.5) |
| No | 5291 (70.3) | 2869 (77.4) | 2422 (63.5) |
| Diabetes† | |||
| Yes | 825 (11.0) | 396 (10.7) | 429 (11.2) |
| No | 6696 (89.0) | 3311 (89.3) | 3385 (88.8) |
| Comorbidity‡ | |||
| Yes | 339 (4.5) | 120 (3.2) | 219 (5.7) |
| No | 7182 (95.5) | 3587 (96.8) | 3595 (94.3) |
| Healthcare utilisation (% of exposure) | |||
| Hypertension | 814 (36.5) | 269 (32.1) | 545 (39.1) |
| Diabetes | 283 (34.3) | 127 (32.0) | 156 (36.4) |
| Comorbidity | 107 (31.7) | 38 (31.5) | 70 (31.8) |
| Education | |||
| No formal education | 4744 (63.1) | 1397 (37.7) | 3346 (87.7) |
| Up to primary | 1390 (18.5) | 1045 (28.2) | 345 (9.0) |
| Secondary | 929 (12.4) | 828 (22.3) | 101 (2.6) |
| Higher | 458 (6.1) | 437 (11.8) | 22 (0.6) |
| Working status | |||
| Unemployed | 4263 (56.7) | 539 (14.6) | 3723 (97.6) |
| Farmer | 1457 (19.4) | 1444 (39) | 13 (0.3) |
| Self-employed | 1004 (13.4) | 945 (25.5) | 59 (1.6) |
| Business | 734 (9.8) | 725 (19.6) | 9 (0.2) |
| Others | 63 (0.8) | 53 (1.4) | 10 (0.3) |
| Mass media | |||
| Not exposed | 3954 (52.6) | 1960 (52.9) | 1994 (52.3) |
| Exposed | 3567 (47.4) | 1747 (47.1) | 1820 (47.7) |
| Current drug use (7515) | |||
| Exposed | 1975 (26.3) | 975 (26.3) | 1000 (26.3) |
| Not exposed | 5540 (73.7) | 2732 (73.7) | 2808 (73.7) |
| Wealth index | |||
| Poorest | 1469 (19.5) | 739 (20.0) | 729 (19.1) |
| Poorer | 1431 (19.0) | 718 (19.4) | 714 (18.7) |
| Middle | 1488 (19.8) | 719 (19.4) | 769 (20.2) |
| Richer | 1560 (20.7) | 759 (20.5) | 800 (21.0) |
| Richest | 1573 (20.9) | 772 (20.8) | 801 (21.0) |
| Administrative division | |||
| Barisal | 425 (5.7) | 206 (5.5) | 220 (5.8) |
| Chittagong | 1251 (16.6) | 576 (15.5) | 675 (17.7) |
| Dhaka | 2451 (32.6) | 1208 (32.6) | 1243 (32.6) |
| Khulna | 991 (13.2) | 499 (13.5) | 492 (12.9) |
| Rajshahi | 1079 (14.4) | 540 (14.6) | 539 (14.1) |
| Rangpur | 899 (12.0) | 473 (12.8) | 425 (11.1) |
| Sylhet | 425 (5.7) | 204 (5.5) | 221 (5.8) |
| Body mass index (n=5213) | |||
| Normal (18.50–25) | 3037 (58.3) | 2229 (61.8) | 808 (50.4) |
| Underweight (<18.50) | 1634 (31.3) | 1051 (29.1) | 582 (36.3) |
| Overweight or obese (>25) | 542 (10.4) | 328 (9.1) | 214 (13.3) |
*An individual is classified as having hypertension if s/he has blood pressure levels >=140 mm Hg SBP or >=90 mm Hg DBP, or s/he is currently taking antihypertensive medication to lower their blood pressure.
†An individual is classified as having diabetes if s/he reports taking medication for diabetes or has fasting blood glucose ≥7.0 mmol/L.
‡Comorbidity is defined as the presence of both hypertension and DM.