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Table 1 Sample Characteristics for each Sub-Saharan African Country in Analysis

From: HIV and cardiovascular disease in sub-Saharan Africa: Demographic and Health Survey data for 4 countries

 

Lesotho

n = 5356

Namibia

n = 3294

Senegal

n = 9917

South Africa

n = 1051

Mean Age

29.0 ± 0.2

32.0 ± 0.2

29.0 ± 0.2

31.1 ± 0.2

Sex

 Male

47.9%

46.5%

46.3%

50.5%

 Female

52.1%

53.5%

53.7%

49.5%

Residence

 Rural

65.2%

45.4%

48.1%

32.0%

 Urban

34.8%

54.6%

51.9%

68.0%

Mean BMI

23.71 ± 0.1

22.9 ± 0.1

21.7 ± 0.1

25.9 ± 0.2

Prevalence of HIV

24.9% (23.3, 26.5)

14.3% (13.2, 15.6)

0.7% (0.5, 0.01)

21.0% (19.1, 23.0)

Prevalence of Self-reported Diabetes

1.2% (0.1, 1.6)

3.8% (0.03, 0.05)

0.5% (0.4, 0.8)

1.7% (1.2, 2.2)

Prevalence of Self-reported Hypertension

15.3% (13.9, 16.9)

22.9% (20.9, 25.1)

0.6% (0.5, 0.7)

9.8% (8.6, 11.2)