Table 1 General characteristics of the adults in Northern Sudan (number = 384), 2022
Age, years | Range (Interquartile range) | |
45.0(33.0‒55.0) | ||
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 26.4(22.4‒30.7) | |
Frequency (Proportion) | ||
 Sex | Male | 193(50.3) |
Female | 191(49.7) | |
 Education level |  ≥ secondary | 258(67.2) |
 < secondary | 126(32.8) | |
 Occupational status | Employed | 178(46.4) |
No-employed | 206(53.6) | |
 Marital status | Married | 96(25.0) |
Unmarried | 288(75.0) | |
 Cigarette smoking | Never | 305(79.4) |
Current/former | 79(20.6) | |
 Alcohol consumption | Never | 345(89.8) |
Current/former | 39(10.2) | |
 Family history of hypertension | No | 193(50.3) |
Yes | 191(49.7) | |
 Family history of diabetes mellitus | No | 246(64.1) |
Yes | 138(35.9) | |
 Snoring | No | 278(72.4) |
Yes | 106(27.6) | |
 Body mass index, kg/m2 | Underweight | 38(9.9) |
Normal | 121(31.5) | |
Overweight | 113(29.4) | |
Obese | 112(29.2) | |