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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population

From: Anthropometric differences among natives of Abuja living in urban and rural communities: correlations with other cardiovascular risk factors

Variable

Rural men n = 173 n (%)

Urban men n = 163 n (%)

P-value

Rural women n = 159 n (%)

Urban women n = 172 n (%)

P-value

Age in years

      

  18–20

8 (4.6%)

2 (1.2)

 

6 (3.8)

2 (1.2)

 

  21–30

40 (23.1)

24 (14.7)

 

39 (24.5)

23 (13.4)

 

  31–40

45 (26.0)

50 (30.7)

 

53 (33.3)

60 (34.9)

 

  41–50

21 (12.1)

31 (19.0)

 

20 (12.6)

48 (27.9)

 

  51–60

34 (19.7)

37 (22.7)

 

17 (10.7)

29 (16.9)

 

  61–70

22 (12.7)

16 (9.8)

 

12 (7.5)

10 (5.8)

 

  71–80

3 (1.7)

3 (1.8)

 

12 (7.5)

3 (0)

 

Marital Status

  

0.024

  

<0.001

  Married

143 (82.7)

131 (80.4)

 

142 (89.3)

120 (69.8)

 

  Single

28 (16.2)

21 (12.9)

 

8 (5.0)

22 (12.8)

 

  Divorced/widowed

2 (1.2)

11 (6.7)

 

9 (5.7)

30 (17.4)

 

Parity

     

<0.001

  Nulliparous

--

--

 

76 (47.8)

34 (19.8)

 

  1–3

--

--

 

37 (23.3)

35 (20.4)

 

  4–7

--

--

 

44 (27.6)

89 (51.7)

 

  8–10

--

--

 

2 (1.3)

14 (8.1)

 

Occupation

  

<0.001

  

<0.001

  None

15 (8.7)

16 (9.8)

 

4 (2.5)

23 (13.4)

 

  Student

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

  Applicant

0 (0)

3 (1.8)

 

0 (0)

1 (0.6)

 

  Trading

42 (24.3)

66 (40.5)

 

39 (24.5)

98 (57.0)

 

  Farmer

93 (53.8)

38 (23.3)

 

111 (69.8)

15 (8.7)

 

  Civil servant

23 (13.3)

37 (22.7)

 

5 (3.1)

32 (18.6)

 

  Clergy

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

0 (0)

3 (1.7)

 

  Chief

0 (0)

3 (1.8)

 

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

Level of Education

  

<0.001

  

<0.001

  None

0 (0)

60 (36.8)

 

2 (1.3)

76 (44.2)

 

  Primary

87 (50.3)

34 (20.8)

 

90 (56.6)

40 (23.3)

 

  Junior Secondary

40 (23.1)

16 (9.8)

 

37 (23.3)

8 (4.7)

 

  Senior Secondary

27 (15.6)

22 (13.5)

 

26 (16.4)

33 (19.2)

 

  OND

15 (8.7)

19 (11.9)

 

4 (2.5)

12 (7.0)

 

  Bachelor

3 (1.7)

8 (4.9)

 

0 (0)

2 (1.2)

 

  Masters

1 (0.6)

4 (2.5)

 

0 (0)

1 (0.6)

 

Tobacco smoking

  

<0.001

  

<0.001

  Smokers

48 (27.7)

14 (8.6)

 

21 (13.2)

2 (1.2)

 

  Non-smokers

120 (69.4)

149 (91.4)

 

136 (85.5)

170 (98.8)

 

Alcohol consumption

  

0.207

  

<0.001

  Yes

26 (15)

17 (10.4)

 

31 (19.5)

2 (1.2)

 

  No

147 (85.0)

146 (89.6)

 

128 (80.5)

170 (98.8)

 
  1. OND = ordinary national diploma.