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Table 2 The distribution of respondents’ characteristics

From: Differentials in prevalence and correlates of metabolic risk factors of non-communicable diseases among women in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from 33 countries

Variable

n (%)

High blood pressure (%)

Anemia (%)

Body mass index (%)

Normal (%)

Underweight

Overweight

Obesity

Age

 15–19

99,944 (21.2)

1.3

41.5

72.8

18.6

7.5

1.1

 20–24

86,128 (18.3)

3.0

41.4

73.1

10.7

13.1

3.1

 25–29

82,221 (17.5)

4.6

40.6

66.9

9.2

17.7

6.2

 30–34

67,361 (14.3)

5.5

40.2

61.8

8.6

20.3

9.4

 35–39

56,964 (12.1)

7.5

41.9

58.3

8.8

21.4

11.5

 40–44

42,935 (9.1)

10.6

42.6

55.7

9.5

21.8

13.0

 45–49

34,863 (7.4)

14.1

40.4

54.9

10.2

21.7

13.2

Residence

 Urban

171,897 (36.5)

7.2

39.9

57.8

8.6

21.7

11.8

 Rural

299,361 (63.5)

4.5

41.8

70.1

13.1

12.9

3.9

Educational level

 None

154,399 (32.8)

3.4

46.8

69.3

14.1

12.6

3.9

 Primary

157,612 (33.4)

6.1

39.2

66.4

11.0

16.2

6.4

 Secondary

139,247 (29.6)

5.8

38.5

62.7

9.8

18.5

9.0

 Higher

19,945 (4.2)

9.4

30.8

49.3

5.9

27.1

17.7

Religion

 Christianity

292,827 (65.6)

5.6

37.2

65.3

10.0

17.2

7.4

 Islam

127,841 (28.7)

5.0

48.3

65.6

14.5

14.3

5.6

 Others/no religion

25,420 (5.7)

4.0

44.0

69.2

13.1

12.8

4.8

Marital status

 Never married

122,194 (25.9)

2.1

38.5

69.8

16.3

10.9

3.1

 Married/currently living with a partner

349,063 (74.1)

6.9

42.0

64.0

9.8

18.0

8.2

Wealth index

 Poorest

93,862 (19.9)

3.3

45.5

72.2

16.3

9.5

2.1

 Poorer

88,301 (18.7)

4.9

43.4

71.3

12.8

12.5

3.3

 Middle

88,733 (18.8)

5.4

42.0

68.8

11.2

15.0

5.0

 Richer

93,190 (19.8)

6.6

39.7

63.0

9.5

19.2

8.3

 Richest

107,172 (22.7)

7.0

36.3

54.5

7.9

23.4

14.2

Working

 Not currently

187,389 (41.3)

5.1

41.9

67.0

14.1

13.8

5.1

 Currently working

266,513 (58.7)

5.6

40.6

64.4

9.4

18.0

8.2

Number of children

 Nulliparous

124,666 (26.5)

1.8

39.5

69.6

16.4

11.1

2.9

 1–4

224,224 (47.7)

6.9

40.9

64.4

9.3

18.0

8.3

 4+

121,526 (25.8)

7.0

43.6

63.6

10.3

18.1

8.1

Alcohol consumption

 No

81,066 (76.1)

5.6

35.5

63.5

12.3

16.7

7.4

 Yes

25,492 (23.9)

1.6

27.6

62.6

14.4

14.7

8.3

Currently smoke

 No

433,319 (97.6)

5.4

40.9

65.4

10.8

16.7

7.2

 Yes

10,866 (2.4)

7.5

40.1

62.6

21.0

11.1

5.3

Exercise

 No

27,424 (80.4)

6.3

31.8

57.0

10.6

21.2

11.2

 Yes

6692 (19.6)

9.3

26.5

57.5

11.1

19.9

11.5

Fruit consumption

 Low

7047 (38.4)

5.2

29.7

56.8

12.9

19.1

11.2

 Moderate

5128 (27.9)

3.9

31.1

56.3

8.4

20.7

14.5

 High

6174 (33.6)

4.8

33.6

50.9

5.5

25.2

18.5

Vegetable consumption

 Low

5405 (29.0)

5.5

31.3

55.8

11.5

20.2

12.4

 Moderate

5156 (27.7)

3.7

31.9

55.9

9.7

20.9

13.5

 High

8062 (43.3)

4.9

31.2

52.8

7.2

23.1

16.9