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Table 3 Distribution of demographic and lifestyle factors by gender

From: A cross-sectional study of vascular risk factors in a rural South African population: data from the Southern African Stroke Prevention Initiative (SASPI)

Variables

Male N = 95

Female N = 307

Total N = 402

Significance of difference (male v female)

 

23.6 (19.6, 28.1)

76.4 (71.9,80.4)

100

 

Age group

    

35–44 years

16.8 (9.94, 25.9)

32.6 (27.4, 38.1)

28.9 (24.5, 33.6)

 

45–54 years

29.5 (20.6, 39.7)

27.4 (22.5, 32.7)

27.9 (23.5, 32.5)

 

55 -64 years

23.2 (15.1, 32.9)

16.3 (12.3, 20.9)

17.9 (14.3, 22.0)

d.f.= 4

65–74 years

11.6 (5.92, 19.8)

14.0 (10.3, 18.4)

13.4 (10.3, 17.2)

p = 0.007

75 plus years

18.9 (11.6, 28.3)

9.45 (6.42, 13.3)

11.7 (8.72, 15.2)

 

Household asset score

    

Low

14.7 (8.29, 23.5)

12.9 (9.34, 17.2)

13.4 (10.2, 17.1)

 

Medium -low

21.1 (13.6, 30.6)

13.6 (9.92, 18.0)

15.4 (12.0, 19.3)

 

Medium

25.3 (16.9, 35.2)

32.1 (26.9, 37.7)

30.5 (26.0, 35.3)

d.f. = 4

Medium-high

22.1 (14.2, 31.7)

23.2 (18.5, 28.4)

22.9 (18.9, 27.4)

p = 0.401

High

16.8 (9.94, 25.9)

18.2 (14.0, 23.0)

17.9 (14.2, 22.0)

 

Currently smoking at least daily

28.4 (19.6, 38.6)

10.7 (7.50, 14.8)

14.9 (11.6, 18.8)

d.f. = 1 p < 0.001

Has never drunk alcohol

28.3 (19.4, 38.6)

74.9 (69.6, 79.7)

63.9 (59.0, 68.7)

 

Has drunk alcohol but not as much as once a week in the last 12 months

14.1 (7.74, 23.0)

11.7 (8.29, 15.9)

12.3 (9.19, 15.9)

d.f. = 2

Drinks alcohol at least once a week in the last 12 months

57.6 (46.9, 67.9)

13.4 (9.73, 17.8)

23.8 (19.6, 28.3)

p < 0.001

Physical activity

    

Moderately active

68.4 (58.1, 77.6)

74.9 (69.7, 79.7)

73.4 (68.8, 77.6)

 

Low active

20.0 (12.5, 29.5)

18.2 (14.1, 23.0)

18.7 (15.0, 22.8)

d.f. = 2

Sedentary

11.6 (5.92, 19.8)

6.84 (4.28, 10.3)

8.0 (5.5, 11.1)

p = 0.275

  1. Numbers shown are percentages and 95% confidence intervals.
  2. *Only a small minority of smokers were able to estimate a daily number smoked