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Table 1 Unweighted proportions for demographic, social characteristics, self-reported medical histories, health outcomes, and design parameters stratified by setting; N = 481 (CKD-AFRiKA, 2014)

From: Neighborhood clustering of non-communicable diseases: results from a community-based study in Northern Tanzania

Variable (n, %)

Urban

Rural

Total

(n = 370)

(n = 111)

(n = 481)

Gender (female)

278 (75.1 %)

80 (72.1 %)

358 (74.4 %)

Age

   

 18–39 years old

138 (37.3 %)

34 (30.6 %)

172 (35.8 %)

 40–59 years old

145 (39.2 %)

46 (41.5 %)

191 (39.7 %)

 60+ years old

87 (23.5 %)

31 (27.9 %)

118 (24.5 %)

Ethnicity

   

 Chagga

230 (62.2 %)

58 (52.3 %)

288 (59.9 %)

 Pare

35 (9.5 %)

31 (27.9 %)

66 (13.7 %

 Sambaa

18 (4.9 %)

9 (8.1 %)

27 (5.6 %)

 Othera

87 (23.5 %)

13 (11.7 %)

100 (20.8 %)

Education

   

 None

27 (7.3 %)

4 (3.6 %)

31 (6.4 %)

 Primary

253 (68.4 %)

96 (86.5 %)

349 (72.6 %)

 Secondary

64 (17.3 %)

10 (9.0 %)

74 (15.4 %)

 Post-secondary

26 (7.0 %)

1 (0.9 %)

27 (5.6 %)

Occupation

   

 Unemployedb

71 (19.2 %)

3 (2.7 %)

74 (15.4 %)

 Farmer/wage earner

114 (30.8 %)

85 (76.6 %)

199 (41.4 %)

 Small business/vendors

143 (38.6 %)

15 (13.5 %)

158 (32.8 %)

 Professionalc

42 (11.4 %)

8 (7.2 %)

50 (10.4 %)

Social characteristics

   

 Ongoing tobacco use

34 (9.2 %)

16 (14.4 %)

50 (10.4 %)

 Ongoing alcohol use

146 (39.5 %)

52 (46.9 %)

198 (41.2 %)

Self-reported medical history

   

 Diabetes

53 (14.3 %)

8 (7.2 %)

61 (12.7 %)

 Hypertension

113 (30.6 %)

21 (19.1 %)

134 (28.0 %)

 Stroke

6 (1.6 %)

2 (1.8 %)

8 (1.7 %)

 Heart diseased

17 (4.6 %)

1 (0.9 %)

18 (3.7 %)

 Tuberculosis

10 (2.7 %)

0 (0 %)

10 (2.1 %)

 Hepatitis

12 (3.2 %)

2 (1.8 %)

14 (2.9 %)

 Malaria

329 (88.9 %)

98 (88.3 %)

427 (88.8 %)

 Cancer

6 (1.6 %)

0 (0 %)

6 (1.3 %)

 COPD/asthma

23 (6.2 %)

2 (1.8 %)

25 (5.2 %)

 HIV/AIDS

20 (5.4 %)

1 (0.9 %)

21 (4.4 %)

 Kidney disease

14 (3.8 %)

0 (0 %)

14 (2.9 %)

Health condition

   

 Hypertension

112 (30.3 %)

37 (33.3 %)

149 (31.0 %)

 Obesity

116 (31.4 %)

22 (19.8 %)

138 (28.7 %)

 Glucose impairment

102 (27.6 %)

27 (24.3 %)

129 (26.8 %)

 Pre-diabetes

63 (17.0 %)

21 (18.9 %)

84 (17.5 %)

 Diabetes

39 (10.5 %)

6 (5.4 %)

45 (9.4 %)

 Chronic kidney disease

54 (14.6 %)

3 (2.70 %)

57 (11.9 %)

Design parameters

   

 Neighborhood clusters (k)

23

6

29

 Median cluster size (IQR)

12.0 (7.5–19.5)

16.0 (15–26)

13.0 (9–21)

 Cluster size range

6–49

11–32

6–49

 Participants enrolled

370

111

481

  1. aOther tribal ethnicities represented in our groups include Luguru, Kilindi, Kurya, Mziguwa, Mnyisanzu, Rangi, Jita, Nyambo, and Kaguru
  2. bIncluded housewives and students
  3. cProfessional included any salaried position (e.g. nurse, teacher, government employee, etc.) and retired persons
  4. dHeart disease included coronary disease, heart failure, or structural diseases