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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics, cardiometabolic and other risk factors characteristics, by sex, HAALSI participants, Agincourt, 2014–2015 (n = 5059)

From: Cognitive function and cardiometabolic disease risk factors in rural South Africa: baseline evidence from the HAALSI study

 

Male

n = 2345

Female

n = 2714

Total

n = 5059

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

Age

 40–49

418

(17.8)

500

(18.4)

918

(18.1)

 50–59

624

(26.6)

786

(29.0)

1410

(27.9)

 60–69

643

(27.4)

661

(24.4)

1304

(25.8)

 70–79

446

(19.0)

432

(15.9)

878

(17.4)

 80+

214

(9.1)

335

(12.3)

549

(10.9)

Nationality

 South Africa

1663

(70.9)

1865

(68.8)

3528

(69.8)

 Mozambique/other

682

(29.1)

844

(31.2)

1526

(30.2)

 Missing

0

 

5

 

5

 

Marital status

 Never married

166

(7.1)

124

(4.6)

290

(5.7)

 Separated / divorced

300

(12.8)

350

(12.9)

650

(12.9)

 Widowed

276

(11.8)

1264

(46.6)

1540

(30.5)

 Currently married

1602

(68.3)

973

(35.9)

2575

(50.9)

 Missing

1

 

3

 

4

 

Employment status

 Employed (part or full time)

443

(18.9)

362

(13.4)

805

(16.0)

 Not working

1709

(73.1)

2010

(74.3)

3719

(73.7)

 Homemaker

186

(8.0)

335

(12.4)

521

(10.3)

 Missing

7

 

7

 

14

 

Education

 No formal education

957

(40.9)

1349

(49.9)

2306

(45.7)

 Some primary

833

(35.6)

883

(32.7)

1716

(34.0)

 Some secondary

314

(13.4)

260

(9.6)

574

(11.4)

 Secondary or more

234

(10.0)

212

(7.8)

446

(8.8)

 Missing

7

 

10

 

17

 

Wealth asset index quintiles

 1st (lowest)

502

(21.4)

544

(20.0)

1046

(20.7)

 2nd

455

(19.4)

546

(20.1)

1001

(19.8)

 3rd

450

(19.2)

541

(19.9)

991

(19.6)

 4th

457

(19.5)

550

(20.3)

1007

(19.9)

 5th (highest)

481

(20.5)

533

(19.6)

1014

(20.0)

Obesitya

 No

1818

(84.2)

1487

(58.8)

3305

(70.5)

 Yes

341

(15.8)

1043

(41.2)

1384

(29.5)

 Missing

186

 

184

 

370

 

Hypertensionb

 No

1033

(45.5)

1019

(38.3)

2052

(41.6)

 Yes

1239

(54.5)

1645

(61.7)

2884

(58.4)

 Missing

73

 

50

 

123

 

Dyslipidemiac

 No

1058

(55.1)

1332

(57.1)

2390

(56.2)

 Yes

861

(44.9)

1000

(42.9)

1861

(43.8)

 Missing

426

 

382

 

808

 

Diabetesd

 No

1933

(90.3)

2220

(88.5)

4153

(89.4)

 Yes

207

(9.7)

288

(11.5)

495

(10.6)

 Missing

205

 

206

 

411

 

HIV and ART status

 Negative

1614

(77.3)

1898

(77.2)

3512

(77.2)

 Positive no ART

159

(7.6)

214

(8.7)

373

(8.2)

 Positive on ART

316

(15.1)

346

(14.1)

662

(14.6)

 Missing

256

 

256

 

512

 

Alcohol frequency

 Does not currently drink

1431

(61.1)

2454

(90.5)

3885

(76.9)

 Drinks less than daily

660

(28.2)

206

(7.6)

866

(17.1)

 Drinks 5–6 days per week or daily

251

(10.7)

53

(2.0)

304

(6.0)

 Missing

3

 

1

 

4

 

Smoking status

 Never

1305

(55.7)

2668

(98.3)

3973

(78.6)

 Former

586

(25.0)

35

(1.3)

621

(12.3)

 Current

450

(19.2)

10

(0.4)

460

(9.1)

 Missing

4

 

1

 

5

 

CES-D score

 0

761

(33.4)

869

(32.8)

1630

(33.1)

 1 to 2

1170

(51.3)

1292

(48.8)

2462

(49.9)

 3 to 8

349

(15.3)

488

(18.4)

837

(17.0)

 Missing

65

 

65

 

130

 

Stroke

 No

2280

(97.3)

2627

(96.9)

4907

(97.1)

 Yes

64

(2.7)

85

(3.1)

149

(2.9)

 Missing

1

 

2

 

3

 
  1. aBMI ≥ 30
  2. bSBP ≥ 140 mmHg or DBP ≥ 90 mmHG or self-reported on treatment
  3. cTotal cholesterol ≥ 6.21 mmol/L or HDL < 1.19 mmol/L or LDL > 4.1 mmol/L or self-reported on treatment
  4. dElevated random glucose ≥ 11.1 mmol/L or self-reported on treatment