Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of the study population

 Male

29 145

78.4

 Female

8 020

21.6

 Median age in years (range, IQR)

27 (18 – 64; 22 – 36)

  < 20 years

1 679

4.0

 20 – 29 years

20 213

54.4

 30 – 39 years

8 547

23.0

 40 – 49 years

4 457

12.0

 50 – 59 years

2 278

6.1

  > 60 years

191

0.5

 Bishkek (capital)

18 086

48.7

 Chuy province

10 786

29.0

 Issyk-Kul province

2 574

6.9

 Talas province

961

2.6

 Naryn province

2 050

5.5

 Jalal-Abad province

1 305

3.5

 Osh province

784

2.1

 Batken province

614

1.7

 Foreign country

4

0.01

 2013

12 086

32.5

 2014

12 437

33.5

 2015

12 642

34.0

Total

37 165

100