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Table 2 Physical activity, alcohol consumption and tobacco smoking at baseline and 12 months.

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

 

Baseline

12 months

  

Behaviour

%

%

% diff (95% CI)

P value

Men (n = 68)

    

Alcohol consumeda

25.0

36.8

11.8 (-3.8,27.3)

0.138

Current smokingb

16.2

23.5

7.4 (-6.1,20.8)

0.282

Daily physical activityc

    

Light

7.4

33.8

26.5 (12.9,40.1)

<0.001

Moderate

13.2

39.7

26.5 (11.6,41.3)

<0.001

Vigorous

79.4

26.5

-52.9 (-69.7,-36.2)

<0.001

Women (n = 64)

    

Alcohol consumeda

23.4

29.7

6.3 (-9.1,21.6)

0.423

Current smokingb

.

.

.

.

Daily physical activityc

    

Light

28.1

40.6

12.5 (-4.0,29.0)

0.137

Moderate

34.4

43.8

9.4 (-7.5,26.3)

0.277

Vigorous

37.5

15.6

-21.9 (-37.2,-6.6)

0.005

  1. aAlcohol consumed at least once a week
  2. bSmoking reported within last week
  3. cSee text for definitions