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Table 6 Clusters of injury risk factors by background variables

From: Patterns of non-communicable disease and injury risk factors in Kenyan adult population: a cluster analysis

SN

NCD Risk Variables

Helmet users

Jaywalkers

The defiant

The compliant

Chi-square (P-value)

1

Age

18–29

30.9

32.2

36.3

37.4

Chi = 16.6

P = 0.055

30–44

39.2

40.7

36.2

38.4

45–59

20.0

19.3

18.2

15.3

60–69

9.9

7.8

9.3

8.9

2

Sex

Female

54.4

58.6

65.1

58.1

Chi = 33.6

P = 0.000

Male

45.7

41.4

34.9

41.9

3

Residence

Rural

54.1

49.2

52.3

43.8

Chi = 10.7

P = 0.013

Urban

46.0

50.8

47.7

56.2

4

Education

No schooling

17.1

9.3

26.4

6.4

Chi = 155.6

P = 0.000

Primary incomplete

24.7

25.1

24.0

26.1

Primary complete

31.0

34.0

28.3

30.1

Secondary+

27.2

31.6

21.3

37.4

5

Employment

Employed

38.5

37.6

46.5

34.0

Chi = 30.7

P = 0.000

Unemployed

61.5

62.4

53.5

66.0

6

Wealth index

Poorest

20.4

14.0

27.7

12.3

Chi=

P = 0.000

Second

18.4

22.0

19.6

22.2

Third

19.6

19.6

19.2

16.8

Fourth

20.2

20.9

19.5

20.7

Richest

21.5

23.5

14.0

28.1

7

Marital status

Not in Union

29.9

31.9

32.0

35.0

Chi = 108.1

P = 0.383

Union

70.2

68.1

68.0

65.0

  1. NCD = Non-Communicable diseases; Values in the clusters are percentages