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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics by gender

From: Prevalence and factors associated with pre-diabetes and diabetes mellitus in Kenya: results from a national survey

Indicator

Total %

Female %

Male %

p-value

Age groups (Years)

 18–29

46.1

47.2

44.9

0.736

 30–44

32.7

32.0

33.4

 

 45–59

15.9

15.6

16.3

 

 60–69

5.3

5.3

5.4

 

Education level

 No Schooling

12.5

18.2

6.5

< 0.001

 Primary incomplete

23.3

23.5

23.0

 

 Primary complete

32.4

33.9

30.7

 

 Secondary+

31.9

24.4

39.7

 

Residence

 Rural

61.0

64.4

57.4

0.021

 Urban

39.0

35.6

42.6

 

Occupation

 Employed

21.0

11.6

30.9

< 0.001

 Self-employed

38.9

34.5

43.5

 

 Unemployed

40.0

53.8

25.6

 

Marital status

 Not in union

33.9

31.0

36.8

0.033

 In uniona

66.1

69.0

63.2

 

Wealth status

 Poorest

19.2

21.8

16.5

0.015

 Second

21.0

21.8

20.2

 

 Middle

17.7

18.6

16.9

 

 Fourth

18.4

16.4

20.5

 

 Richest

23.7

21.5

25.9

 

Total (N)

4069

2462

1607

 
  1. aincludes not married but living together
  2. italicized p-values are significant