Table 1 Distribution of the demographic characteristics among the participants and the prevalence of drug use in Iran by the respondents’ characteristics in the PERSIAN cohort
Variables | N (%) | Total prevalence | Male prevalence | Female prevalence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 130,570 (100) | 11.9 (15600) | 24.1 (13998) | 2.2 (1602) | |
Age group | 35–40 | 27,005 (20.7) | 9.3 | 20.6 | 1.1 |
41–45 | 24,212 (24.2) | 11.7 | 25.0 | 1.5 | |
46–50 | 22,645 (22.6) | 12.5 | 26.2 | 1.8 | |
51–55 | 20,297 (15.5) | 12.8 | 25.2 | 2.7 | |
55–60 | 17,570 (13.5) | 13.5 | 25.3 | 3.4 | |
61–65 | 12,271 (9.4) | 13.1 | 23.7 | 3.8 | |
>  66 | 6570 (5.0) | 12.4 | 21.1 | 4.2 | |
Marital status | Married | 118,769 (91.0) | 12.6 | 23.9 | 2.0 |
Single | 2895 (2.2) | 6.1 | 27.4 | 0.4 | |
Divorced/widowed | 8906 (6.8) | 5.7 | 34.3 | 4.1 | |
Years of education | Illiterate (0 year) | 26,666 (20.2) | 8.3 | 23.6 | 3.2 |
1–5 years | 41,975 (31.9) | 11.2 | 26.7 | 2.3 | |
6–9 years | 23,938 (18.2) | 17.9 | 30.3 | 2.0 | |
10–12 years | 22,552 (17.1) | 14.4 | 24.2 | 1.2 | |
> = 13 years | 16,659 (12.6) | 7.6 | 12.0 | 0.6 | |
Cigarette smoking | Never smoker | 102,141 (78.2) | 4.5 | 10.0 | 2.0 |
Current smoker | 18,331 (14.0) | 43.3 | 44.9 | 12.2 | |
Former smoker | 10,097 (7.8) | 30.6 | 33.1 | 7.7 | |
Alcohol consumption | No | 118,772 (91.0) | 8.4 | 17.9 | 2.2 |
Yes | 11,795 (9.0) | 47.7 | 48.8 | 11.9 | |
Water pipe smoking | No | 115,979 (88.8) | 9.2 | 20.2 | 1.7 |
Yes | 14,581 (11.2) | 34.0 | 40.5 | 12.9 | |
Physical activity Daily (MET-hours per day) | 24–36.5 | 43,226 (33.1) | 14.3 | 26.9 | 3.0 |
36.6–44.9 | 61,532 (47.2) | 8.3 | 21.8 | 1.8 | |
≥45 | 25,673 (19.7) | 16.8 | 23.4 | 1.9 | |
Economic status | 1st quintile (the poorest) | 26,159 (20.0) | 11.7 | 30.0 | 3.1 |
2nd quintile | 26,148 (20.0) | 12.8 | 27.5 | 2.4 | |
3rd quintile | 26,105 (20.0) | 12.2 | 24.9 | 2.1 | |
4th quintile | 26,095 (20.0) | 12.7 | 23.8 | 1.8 | |
5th quintile (the richest) | 26,063 (20.0) | 10.3 | 17.6 | 1.2 | |