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Table 1 Individual-level and area-level characteristics of the analytic sample by country. SALURBAL study (N = 109,184)

From: Gender differences in the association of individual and contextual socioeconomic status with hypertension in 230 Latin American cities from the SALURBAL study: a multilevel analysis

 

TOTAL

Argentina

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Mexico

Peru

Central America a

Sample characteristics

Number of participants

109,184

21,286

26,398

2,669

18,142

25,995

11,880

2,814

Number of cities

230

33

27

19

33

91

23

4

 Participants per city

  Median (1stQ-3rdQ)

343.5 (135;641)

509 (415;679)

820 (735;1,100)

84 (33;174)

402 (195;630)

188 (89;387)

311 (162;622)

667.5 (250;1,157)

  Min – Max

17 - 3,901

23 - 3,901

513 - 2,543

17 - 793

61 - 3,376

17 - 2,370

90 - 3,278

160 - 1,319

Number of sub-cities

673

108

27

70

57

245

149

17

 Participants per sub-city

  Median (1stQ-3rdQ)

65 (30;153)

85 (49;338.5)

820 (735;1,100)

20.5 (14;47)

195 (66;402)

62 (33;121)

49 (20;107)

77 (38;160)

  Min – Max

5 - 3,092

7 - 885

513 - 2,543

5 - 239

14 - 3,092

14 - 835

5 - 521

18 - 1,319

Area-level characteristics

 City-level education, median (1stQ-3rdQ)

0.13 (-0.66;1.02)

-0.54 (-1.12;-0.33)

0.76 (0.25;1.16)

-1.06 (-1.42;0.69)

-1.17 (-0.86;0.32)

0.25 (-0.95;0.52)

2.93 (1.33;3.49)

-1.71 (-1.71;-0.84)

 Sub-city-level education, median (1stQ-3rdQ)

0.25 (-0.56;1.19)

-0.34 (-0.74;-0.07)

1.19 (0.60;1.72)

- 0.65 (-1.08;-0.22)

0.07 (-0.48-0.64)

-0.14 (-0.98;0.57)

1.20 (0.58;2.14)

-1.65 (-1.65;-1.39)

Individual-level characteristics

 Age, mean (SD)

42.7 (16.4)

44.8 (17.9)

43.4 (16.6)

46.8 (17.6)

39.1 (14.0)b

43.6 (16.1)

39.7 (15.6)

42.9 (16.6)

 Women, n (%)

63,126 (57.8)

11,991 (56.3)

15,692 (59.4)

1,601 (60.0)

10,366 (57.1)

14,760 (56.8)

6,835 (57.5)

1,881 (66.8)

 Educational level, n (%)

  Less than primary

18,856 (17.3)

1,982 (9.3)

5,626 (21.3)

284 (10.6)

3,104 (17.1)

5,361 (20.6)

1,516 (12.8)

983 (34.9)

  Primary

36,674 (33.6)

7,841 (36.8)

5,724 (21.7)

922 (34.5)

6,269 (34.6)

12,674 (48.8)

2,065 (17.4)

1,179 (41.9)

  Secondary

39,310 (36.0)

7,865 (36.9)

10,214 (38.7)

1,239 (46.3)

7,150 (39.4)

5,439 (20.9)

6,845 (57.6)

561 (19.9)

  University or higher

14,344 (13.1)

3,598 (16.9)

4,834 (18.3)

227 (8.5)

1,619 (8.9)

2,521 (9.7)

1,454 (12.2)

91 (3.2)

 Hypertension, n (%)

14,208 (13.0)

3,725 (17.5)

4,364 (16.5)

358 (13.4)

1,399 (7.7)

3,158 (12.1)

773 (6.5)

431 (15.3)

  Women

9,355 (14.8)

2,317 (19.3)

2,891 (18.4)

259 (16.2)

961 (9.3)

2,111 (14.3)

480 (7.0)

336 (17.9)

  Men

4,853 (10.5)

1,408 (15.5)

1,473 (13.8)

99 (9.3)

438 (5.6)

1,047 (9.3)

293 (5.8)

95 (10.1)

  1. aCentral America: El Salvador and Guatemala grouped together
  2. bResidents of Colombia had a lower average age, as the survey in this country did not include individuals over 70 years of age