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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population, Baham Health District, 2018

From: Prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity in selected health areas in a rural health district in Cameroon: a cross-sectional analysis

Variablesa

Total (%), N = 485

Male (%), N = 165

Female (%), N = 320

Age in yearsb

51.87 (19.06)

50.23 (19.28)

52.72 (18.92)

Weight (in kg)b

72.17 (14.79)

73.68 (13.43)

71.38 (15.41)

Height (in m)b

1.63 (0.10)

1.70 (0.08)

1.59 (0.08)

Body Mass Index (in kg/m2)b

27.22 (5.44)

25.41 (4.45)

28.15 (5.68)

Body Mass Index

 Normal

189 (40.0)

89 (53.9)

100 (31.3)

 Overweight

179 (36.9)

55 (33.4)

124 (38.7)

 Obesity

117 (24.1)

21 (12.7)

96 (30.0)

Marital Status

 Single

113 (23.3)

51 (30.9)

62 (19.4)

 Married

372 (76.7)

114 (69.1)

258 (80.6)

Employment status

 Unemployed

336 (69.3)

89 (53.9)

247 (77.2)

 Employed

149 (30.7)

76 (46.1)

73 (22.8)

Occupation

 Low/Unemployed

351 (72.4)

85 (51.5)

273 (83.8)

 Medium

106 (21.9)

69 (41.8)

37 (11.6)

 High

21 (4.3)

11 (6.7)

10 (3.1)

 Missing

7 (1.4)

2 (1.2)

5 (1.6)

Level of education

 None

122 (25.2)

30 (18.2)

92 (28.7)

 Primary

139 (28.7)

39 (23.6)

100 (31.2)

 Secondary

167 (34.4)

69 (41.8)

98 (30.6)

 Tertiary

53 (10.9)

27 (16.4)

26 (8.1)

 Missing

4 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

4 (1.2)

Family history of hypertension

 Yes

131 (27.0)

31 (18.8)

100 (31.2)

 Missing

1 (0.2)

1 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

Smoking status

 Current smoker

38 (7.8)

32 (19.4)

6 (1.9)

 Ex-smoker

48 (9.9)

36 (21.8)

12 (3.7)

 Non-smoker

399 (82.3)

97 (58.8)

302 (94.4)

Exposure to wood smoke

 Yes

422 (87.0)

125 (75.8)

297 (92.8)

 Missing

3 (0.6)

2 (1.2)

1 (0.3)

Frequency of exposure to wood smoke

 At least 4 times/week

319 (65.8)

64 (38.8)

255 (79.7)

 Missing

60 (12.4)

41 (24.8)

19 (5.9)

Do you consume alcohol?

 Yes

338 (69.7)

128 (77.6)

210 (65.6)

 Missing

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

1(0.3)

Units of alcohol consumed per weekc

3.3 (3.3–9.8)

6.5 (3.3–16.3)

3.3 (3.3–6.5)

Duration of alcohol consumption (in years)c

20.0 (10.0–30.0)

20.0 (10.0–33.0)

20.0 (10.0–30.0)

Frequency of vegetable consumption (in days/week)c

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

Frequency of fruit consumption (in days/week)c

1.0 (1.0–3.0)

1.0 (1.0–3.0)

1.0 (1.0–3.0)

Intensity of daily physical activity

 Low

245 (50.5)

67 (40.6)

178 (55.6)

 Medium

189 (39.0)

67 (40.6)

122 (38.1)

 Vigorous

49 (10.1)

31 (18.8)

18 (5.6)

 Missing

2 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.4)

  1. aAll data are summarized as frequency and percentage except specified otherwise; bData summarised as mean (standard deviation); cmedian (interquartile range) N Frequency