Table 1 Sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics for women and men living in Sahrawi refugee camps in Algeria (n=355). Data are median (IQR) or percent
From: Insufficient physical activity level among Sahrawi adults living in a protracted refugee setting
Characteristic | Women (n=180) | Men (n=175) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 40.0 (23) | 38.0 (32) | 0.59 |
Height (cm) | 157.0 (8.4) | 168.5 (10.0) | <0.01 |
Weight (kg) | 66.7 (19.5) | 60.7 (18.8) | <0.01 |
BMI (kg.m−2) | 26.9 (7.3) | 21.6 (6.1) | <0.01 |
BMI categories | |||
- < 18.5 kg.m−2 (%) | 2.2 | 18.9 | |
- 18.5 to 24.9 kg.m−2 (%) | 33.3 | 56.0 | |
- 25.0 to 29.9 kg.m−2 (%) | 31.7 | 20.0 | |
- ≥ 30 kg.m−2 (%) | 32.8 | 5.1 | <0.01 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 91.0 (18.6) | 79.7 (20.3) | <0.01 |
- Women: ≥ 80 cm, Men: ≥ 94 cm (%) | 75.0 | 20.6 | |
Education level (%) | |||
- None | 32.2 | 27.4 | |
- Up to 6th grade | 27.2 | 18.9 | |
- 7th to 9th grade | 25.0 | 28.6 | |
- 10th to 12th grade | 12.2 | 19.4 | |
- Higher education | 3.3 | 5.7 | 0.09 |
Married (%) | 59.4 | 55.4 | 0.44 |
Paid work (%) | 13.3 | 54.3 | <0.01 |
Number of children | 3.0 (4) | 1.0 (5) | 0.01 |
People living in household | 6.0 (4) | 7.0 (4) | 0.03 |
Born in camp or lived there since the beginning in 1975/76 (%) | 92.8 | 80.0 | 0.001 |