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Table 1 Socio-demographic information on participants in study of cardiovascular disease risk factors, Cochabamba, Bolivia, 2015–2016

From: Prevalence and determinants of cardiovascular disease risk factors using the WHO STEPS approach in Cochabamba, Bolivia

Socio-demographic variables

Female (N = 6143 - 57,39%)

Male (N = 4561 - 42,61%)

Both Genders (N = 10,704)

n

%

n

%

n

%

Age group

 18–29

2759

44.91

1843

40.41

4602

42.99

 30–44

1597

26.00

1102

24.16

2699

25.21

 45–59

864

14.06

758

16.62

1622

15.15

  ≥ 60

923

15.03

858

18.81

1781

16.65

Residence

 Andean

575

9.36

462

10.13

1037

9.69

 Southern cone

375

6.10

268

5.88

643

6.01

 Central Valley

2232

36.33

1824

39.99

4056

37.89

 Tropics

922

15.01

720

15.79

1642

15.34

 High Valley

2039

33.19

1287

28.22

3326

31.07

Education

 No formal schooling

646

10.52

265

5.81

911

8.51

 Primary school

2691

43.81

1811

39.71

4502

42.06

 Secondary school

2119

34.49

1849

40.54

3968

37.07

 Higher education

687

11.18

636

13.94

1323

12.36

Ethnicity

 Indigenous

4080

66.42

2806

61.52

6886

64.33

 Mestizo

2015

32.80

1694

37.14

3709

34.65

 Other

48

0.78

61

1.34

109

1.02

Marital Status

 Never married

1782

29.01

1581

34.66

3363

31.42

 Currently married or cohabitating

3794

61.76

2652

58.15

6446

60.22

 Widowed or separated

567

9.23

328

7.19

895

8.36

Occupation/labour market position/status

 Student

964

15.81

743

16.45

1707

16.08

 Self-employed

1621

26.59

2742

60.7

4363

41.11

 Employed

557

9.14

708

15.67

1265

11.92

 Housewife or homemaker

2776

45.53

34

0.75

2810

26.47

 Retired

81

1.33

182

4.03

263

2.48

 Unemployed

98

1.61

108

2.39

206

1.94