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Table 1 Selected characteristics of the study population at baseline: number (column percent).

From: Rural to urban migration and changes in cardiovascular risk factors in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study

 

Sex

All

 

Male

Female

 

Age group

   

15-29

70 (68.0%)

67 (63.2%)

137 (65.5%)

30-44

21 (20.4%)

23 (21.7%)

44 (21.1%)

45-59

12 (11.7%)

16 (15.1%)

28 (13.4%)

Total

103

106

209

Education

   

< 7 years primary

14 (13.6%)

20 (18.9%)

34 (16.3%)

≥ 7 years primary (no secondary)

76 (73.8%)

77 (72.6%)

153 (73.2%)

Any secondary education

13 (12.6%)

9 (8.5%)

22 (10.5%)

Main economic activity

   

Farming

83 (80.6%)

94 (88.7%)

177 (84.7%)

Other

20 (19.4%)

12 (11.3%)

32 (15.3%)

Religion

   

Muslim

78 (75.7%)

67 (63.2)

145 (69.4%)

Christian

25 (24.3%)

39 (36.8)

64 (30.6%)

Water supply

   

Household tap

9 (8.8%)

13 (12.3%)

22 (10.5%)

Shared

94 (91.2%)

93 (97.7)

187 (89.5%)

Household supplied by electricity

3 (2.9%)

4 (3.8%)

7 (3.4%)

  1. Column percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding