Table 2 Sample characteristics for South Africa (n=4,227) and Ghana (n=5,573) stratified by social capital

Age^a

61.4 (12.7)

59.3 (11.8)

Age^a

62.9 (14.6)

58.7 (13.6)

Gender^a

Gender^a

  Male

39.36%

45.51%

Male

44.90%

56.95%

  Female

60.64%

54.49%

Female

55.10%

43.05%

Marital status^a

Marital Status^a

  Single

51.20%

43.18%

Single

48.68%

35.38%

  w/Partner

48.80%

56.82%

w/Partner

51.32%

64.62%

Education

Education

  No formal education

55.85%

53.08%

No formal education

83.37%

81.73%

  <High School

37.60%

40.06%

<High School

8.14%

9.79%

  >=High School

6.55%

6.86%

>=High School

8.49%

8.48%

Area of residence^a

Area of Residence^a

  Rural

26.54%

39.89%

Rural

52.91%

62.41%

  Urban

73.46%

60.11%

Urban

47.09%

37.59%

Work status^a

Work Status^a

  Working

24.36%

39.24%

Working

59.72%

80.21%

  Not-working

75.64%

60.76%

Not-Working

40.28%

19.79%

Comorbidities

Comorbidities

  Arthritis^a

548 (27.6%)

324 (16.2%)

Arthritis

192 (10.8%)

388 (11.8%)

  Stroke^a

99 (4.9%)

45 (2.2%)

Stroke^a

62 (3.5%)

57 (1.7%)

  Angina^a

143 (7.2%)

84 (4.2%)

Angina^a

72 (4.0%)

77 (2.3%)

  Diabetes^a

216 (10.9%)

154 (7.7%)

Diabetes^a

75 (4.2%)

101 (3.1%)

  Lung disease^a

56 (2.8%)

33 (1.7%)

Lung Disease

12 (0.7%)

16 (0.5%)

  Asthma^a

107 (5.4%)

66 (3.3%)

Asthma

70 (3.9%)

103 (3.1%)

  Depression

67 (3.4%)

59 (2.9%)

Depression

19 (1.1%)

50 (1.5%)