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Table 1 Characteristics of the Indian Migration Study participants by sub-sample type

From: Evaluation of the Indian Migration Study Physical Activity Questionnaire (IMS-PAQ): a cross-sectional study

 

Total Sample

(Construct Validity)

(n = 7,000)

Reliability Sample

(n = 479)

Criterion Validation Sample

(n = 157)

Residence N, (%)

      

   Urban

4,436

(63%)

302

(63%)

115

(73%)

   Rural

2,564

(37%)

177

(37%)

42

(27%)

Sex N, (%)

      

   Men

4,102

(59%)

274

(57%)

120

(76%)

   Women

2,898

(41%)

205

(43%)

37

(24%)

Age (yr), Mean (SD)

40.7

(10.3)

42.3

(10.0)

41.5

(9.5)

Anthropometry, Mean (SD)

      

   Weight (kg)1

61.3

(12.5)

62.0

(12.1)

64.2

(13.1)

   BMI (kg/m-2)1

23.8

(4.5)

24.1

(4.4)

24.1

(4.3)

   Percent Body Fat2

26.9

(8.2)

27.8

(7.9)

25.8

(7.2)

Blood Pressure3, Mean (SD)

      

   Systolic (mm Hg)3

122.2

(17.3)

125.2

(18.4)

124.5

(15.6)

   Diastolic (mm Hg)3

77.9

(11.0)

79.6

(11.2)

79.2

(10.8)

Prevalence Diabetes % (SD)4

9.9

(29.8)

10.0

(30.1)

11.5

(32.0)

  1. Data presented are frequency and percentage (%)
  2. 1Based on 6,996 participant in total sample; 4 missing weight data.
  3. 2Based on 6,869 participants in total sample; 131 missing skin-fold data.
  4. 3Based on 6,994 participants in total sample; 6 missing pulse rate data.
  5. 4Based on 6,977 participants in total sample; 23 missing information on diabetes. Diabetes mellitus, self-reported or fasting blood glucose level ≥7 mm (ol/l)