Table 1. Sociodemographic Factors of Subjects at Baseline
CharacteristicsSubjects
Residential area (n = 6497)
    Urban2707 (41.7)
    Rural3790 (58.3)
Sex (n = 6497)
    Male3255 (50.1)
    Female3245 (49.9)
Ethnicity (n = 3500)
    Fars (native)1929 (55.1)
    Turkman1078 (30.8)
    Sisstani494 (14.1)
Economic status (n = 3500)
    Poor808 (23.1)
    Moderate1782 (50.9)
    Good910 (26.0)
Educational level (n = 3500)
    Uneducated1033 (29.5)
    1–6 years of schooling1446 (41.3)
    7–12 years of schooling794 (22.7)
    College227 (6.5)
  • Data are n (%).