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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study population

From: Prevalence and socio-demographic associations of diet and physical activity risk-factors for cardiovascular disease in Bo, Sierra Leone

Household Survey Participants

 

Unweighted

Weighted

n (%)

n (%)

Location

 Rural

1205 (60.9)

60,739 (62.6)

 Urban

773 (39.1)

36,217 (37.4)

Sex

 Female

1100 (55.6)

47,766 (49.3)

 Male

878 (44.4)

49,190 (50.7)

Age Group

 40–49

682 (34.5)

43,116 (44.5)

 50–59

546 (27.6)

24,379 (25.1)

 60–69

340 (17.2)

14,381 (14.8)

 70–79

251 (12.7)

8913 (9.2)

 80+

159 (8.0)

6166 (6.4)

Education

 Some Education

615 (31.1)

31,731 (32.7)

 No Education

1363 (68.9)

65,225 (67.3)

Marital Status

 Married or Cohabiting

1355 (68.5)

70,364 (72.6)

 Not Married

623 (31.5)

26,591 (27.4)

Wealth Quintile

 Poorest

395 (20.0)

19,896 (20.5)

 Poorer

397 (20.1)

19,964 (20.6)

 Middle

397 (20.1)

19,493 (20.1)

 Richer

394 (19.9)

19,093 (19.7)

 Richest

395 (20.0)

18,510 (19.1)