Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population
| Women | Men | |||||
| Characteristics | n | Mean ± SD | % | N | Mean ± SD | % |
| Age (years) | 118 | 34.4 ± 15.3 | 100 | 133 | 35.8 ± 16.2 | 100 |
| Education (years) | 118 | 4.1 ± 2.6 | 100 | 133 | 3.3 ± 2.5 | 100 |
| Alcohol consumption | ||||||
| Drinks | 27 | 22.9 | 67 | 50.4 | ||
| No longer drinks | 15 | 12.7 | 25 | 18.8 | ||
| Never drank | 76 | 64.4 | 41 | 30.8 | ||
| Smoking habits | ||||||
| Smokes | 25 | 21.2 | 50 | 37.6 | ||
| No longer smokes | 22 | 18.6 | 28 | 21.0 | ||
| Never smoked | 71 | 60.2 | 56 | 41.4 | ||
| Ever suffered malaria | 56 | 47.5 | 94 | 70.7 | ||
| Body mass index | 118 | 22.5 ± 4.1 | 100 | 133 | 22.2 ± 3.0 | 100 |