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Table 1 General characteristics of Tuberculosis patients enrolled for the study, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2016. (n = 831)

From: Prevalence and associated factors of diabetes mellitus among tuberculosis patients in Hanoi, Vietnam

General characteristic

n

%

Total

831

100.0

Sex

Male

549

66.1

Female

282

33.9

Age in years

15–24

92

11.1

25–34

133

16.0

35–44

142

17.1

45–54

137

16.5

55–64

175

21.1

65 years and older

152

18.3

Mean age (SD)

48.4 (18.2)

Education

Primary and lower

143

17.2

Secondary; high school

531

63.9

Colleagues/University or higher

157

18.9

Occupation

Unemployed

113

13.6

Farmer

259

31.2

Self-employed

49

5.9

Government employed/ Student; pupil / retired

410

49.3

Marital status

Single

158

19.0

Married

629

75.7

Divorced / separated

44

5.3

Residence

Rural

430

51.7

Urban

401

48.3

Monthly Income (VND)

  < 3,000,000 (~  132.3 US$)

468

56.3

3,000,000 - 5,000,000 (~  132.3–220.5 US$)

220

26.5

  > 5,000,000 (~  220.5 US$)

143

17.2

Socio-economic status

Poor/ near-poor household

103

12.4

Medium household and above

728

87.6

BMI, kg/m2

Underweight, < 18.5

289

34.8

Normal, 18.5–24.9

518

62.3

Overweight, > = 25

24

2.9

Mean (SD)

19.6 (3.0)

  1. *SD Standard deviation; VND Vietnam dong; BMI Body mass index