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Table 1 Demographic information

From: Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among a Nigerian adult population: relationship with income level and accessibility to CVD risks screening

Characteristics

Abbi [n(%)]

Kwale [n(%)]

Lagos [n(%)]

Gender

   

Male

56 (38.6)

51 (28.2)

42 (43.8)

Female

89 (61.4)

130 (71.8)

54 (56.3)

Total

145 (34.4)

181 (42.9)

96 (22.7)

Age group

   

18-24

34 (23.8)

106 (58.6)

11 (11.7)

25-34

10 (7.0)

21 (11.6)

8 (8.5)

35-44

17 (11.9)

19 (10.5)

25 (26.6)

45-54

15 (10.5)

27 (14.9)

27 (28.7)

55-64

11 (7.7)

8 (4.4)

17 (18.1)

65-74

17 (11.9)

0 (0.0)

4 (4.3)

≥75

39 (27.3)

0 (0.0)

2 (2.1)

Missing variables

2

0

2

Education completed

   

No formal school

43 (29.7)

6 (3.4)

1 (1.0)

Less than primary school

4 (2.8)

2 (1.1)

4 (4.2)

Primary school

68 (46.9)

95 (53.1)

35 (36.5)

Secondary school

19 (13.1)

46 (25.7)

36 (37.5)

University

10 (6.9)

24 (13.4)

17 (17.7)

Postgraduate

0 (0.0)

6 (3.4)

3 (3.1)

Refused

1 (0.7)

0 (0)

0 (0.0)

Missing variables

0

2

0

Work status

   

Government employee

7 (4.8)

28 (15.6)

2 (2.1)

Non-government employee

3 (2.1)

1 (0.6)

17 (17.7)

Self-employed

23 (15.9)

24 (13.3)

58 (60.4)

Non-paid

58 (40.0)

14 (7.8)

0 (0.0)

Student

31 (21.4)

106 (58.9)

7 (7.3)

Homemaker

2 (1.4)

0 (0.0)

2 (2.1)

Retired

6 (4.1)

0 (0.0)

5 (5.2)

Unemployed (able to work)

6 (4.1)

6 (3.3)

4 (4.2)

Unemployed (unable to work)

8 (5.5)

1 (0.6)

1 (1.0)

Refused

1 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Missing variables

0

1

0

Average daily income (US$)

   

Low income

41 (28.3)

21 (11.6)

20 (20.8)

Low-middle income

15 (10.3)

15 (8.3)

25 (26.0)

Upper-middle income

3 (2.1)

5 (2.8)

10 (10.4)

High income

1 (0.7)

4 (2.2)

14 (14.6)

Unknown

85 (58.6)

136 (75.1)

27 (28.1)