Table 1.
Main demographic and socioeconomic characteristics according to gender
| All population | Women | Men | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Place of residence | ||||
|
N |
2214 |
1208 |
1006 |
|
| Rural area |
42.8 |
40.8 |
45.2 |
0.03 |
| Urban area |
57.2 |
59.2 |
54.8 |
|
|
Age groups (years) | ||||
|
N |
2212 |
1206 |
1006 |
|
| < 35 |
38.1 |
43.0 |
32.3 |
<0.0001 |
| 35 - 49 |
32.5 |
34.7 |
29.8 |
|
| ≥ 50 |
29.4 |
22.3 |
37.9 |
|
|
Marital status | ||||
|
N |
2193 |
1194 |
999 |
|
| Single/Divorced/widowed |
31.5 |
34.8 |
27.5 |
<0.0001 |
| Married |
68.5 |
65.2 |
72.5 |
|
|
Education | ||||
|
N |
2204 |
1203 |
1001 |
|
| Illiterate |
44.6 |
56.8 |
30.0 |
<0.0001 |
| < 6 years |
29.2 |
21.9 |
37.8 |
|
| ≥ 6 years |
26.2 |
21.3 |
32.2 |
|
|
Occupation | ||||
|
N |
2186 |
1186 |
1000 |
|
| Active/student |
45.7 |
18.0 |
78.5 |
<0.0001 |
| Retired/unemployed/Housewife |
54.3 |
82.0 |
21.5 |
|
|
Average family income (MAD) | ||||
|
N |
2108 |
1123 |
985 |
|
| < 2000 |
52.2 |
44.6 |
60.9 |
<0.0001 |
| 2 000 à 4 999 |
25.7 |
24.2 |
27.4 |
|
| ≥ 5 000 |
08.9 |
08.0 |
09.9 |
|
| Don’t know |
13.2 |
23.2 |
01.8 |
|
|
Housing | ||||
|
N |
2214 |
1208 |
1006 |
|
| Luxurious or modern |
13.6 |
15.3 |
11.4 |
0.04 |
| New medina |
15.4 |
15.5 |
15.2 |
|
| Old medina |
19.0 |
18.0 |
20.5 |
|
| Poor housing or slums |
52.0 |
51.2 |
52.9 |
|
|
Tobacco consumption |
|
|
|
<0.001 |
| Current smoker |
15.9 |
0.7 |
30.1 |
|
| Ex-smoker |
9.1 |
0.5 |
17.1 |
|
| Never smoker |
75.1 |
98.7 |
52.8 |
|
|
Physical activity > = 30 min/day |
|
|
|
|
|
N |
2032 |
1134 |
898 |
|
| Yes |
61.6 |
59.1 |
63.6 |
00.040 |
|
BMI class (Kg/m2) | ||||
|
N |
2204 |
1201 |
1003 |
|
| < 25 |
56.3 |
47.4 |
67.0 |
<0.0001 |
| 25 – 29.9 |
30.1 |
32.8 |
26.8 |
|
| ≥ 30 | 13.6 | 19.8 | 6.2 | |
Sample of the adult Moroccan population, 2008.