Table 1 Description of study participants in the anaemia survey
From: Population based haematology reference ranges for old people in rural South-West Uganda
| Â | Males (NÂ =Â 605) | Females (NÂ =Â 844) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
 50–59 | 257 (43 %) | 344 (40.8 %) |
 60–69 | 155 (26 %) | 291 (34.5 %) |
 70–79 | 138 (23 %) | 149 (17.7 %) |
 80+ | 55 (9 %) | 60 (7.1 %) |
Marital statusa | ||
 Married | 427 (70.7 %) | 276 (32.7 %) |
 Divorced/separated | 115 (19.0 %) | 218 (25.9 %) |
 Widowed | 53 (8.8 %) | 346 (41.0 %) |
 Single (never married) | 9 (1.5 %) | 3 (0.4 %) |
Education level | ||
 None/incomplete primary | 125 (20.7 %) | 281 (33.3 %) |
 Primary | 372 (61.5 %) | 500 (59.2 %) |
 Secondary | 90 (14.9 %) | 45 (5.3 %) |
 Above secondary | 18 (3.0 %) | 18 (2.1 %) |
SES score tertileb | ||
 Low | 186 (36.7 %) | 253 (33.8 %) |
 Middle | 175 (34.5 %) | 294 (39.3 %) |
 High | 146 (28.8 %) | 201 (26.9 %) |
Smoking | ||
 Current smoker | 188 (31.1 %) | 36 (4.3 %) |
 Past smoker | 153 (25.3 %) | 31 (3.7 %) |
 Never smoked | 264 (43.6 %) | 777 (92.0 %) |
Chewing tobaccoc | ||
 Current user | 112 (18.5 %) | 184 (21.8 %) |
 Past regular user | 6 (1.0 %) | 12 (1.4 %) |
 Never regular user/never used | 487 (80.5 %) | 647 (76.7 %) |
Alcohol consumption | ||
 Current drinker | 373 (61.7 %) | 315 (37.3 %) |
 No drinking in past year | 100 (16.5 %) | 221 (26.2 %) |
 Never drinker | 132 (21.8 %) | 308 (36.5 %) |
BMI (kg/m2)d | ||
 Underweight (<18.5) | 182 (30.4 %) | 133 (16.1 %) |
 Normal (18.5–24.9) | 379 (63.3 %) | 515 (62.2 %) |
 Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 37 (6.2 %) | 134 (16.2 %) |
 Obese (≥30) | 1 (0.2 %) | 46 (5.6 %) |
Blood pressure group | ||
 Normal | 170 (28.1 %) | 222 (26.3 %) |
 Pre-hypertension | 214 (35.4 %) | 299 (35.4 %) |
 Stage I hypertension | 152 (25.1 %) | 191 (22.6 %) |
 Stage II hypertension | 69 (11.4 %) | 132 (15.6 %) |
HIV serostatuse | ||
 Negative | 554 (92.0 %) | 793 (94.5 %) |
 Positive | 48 (8.0 %) | 46 (5.5 %) |