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. 2013 Sep 16;6:10.3402/gha.v6i0.20680. doi: 10.3402/gha.v6i0.20680

Table 3.

Multiple risk factors classified by sociodemographics

Number of risk factors: N (%)

Weighted mean number of NCD risk factors (95% CI)
Sociodemographics 0 1 2 3 4 or more
All 19 (0.5) 246 (7.3) 909 (23.2) 1,343 (38.7) 1,323 (30.2) 3.01 (2.87–3.15)
Gender
 Men 10 (0.7) 142 (10.5) 408 (22.9) 437 (37.9) 523 (28.0) 3.03 (2.90–3.17)
 Women 9 (0.4) 104 (4.7) 501 (23.5) 788 (39.4) 800 (32.0) 3.03 (2.90–3.17)
Age
 Age 50–59 11 (0.7) 138 (8.8) 437 (25.0) 585 (37.8) 524 (27.8) 2.89 (2.69–3.08)
 Age 60–69 4 (0.4) 63 (5.4) 265 (20.0) 446 (41.6) 455 (32.5) 3.05 (2.93–3.18)
 Age 70 and above 4 (0.3) 45 (6.4) 207 (23.8) 312 (36.7) 344 (32.8) 2.99 (2.81–3.17)
Race
 African Black 11 (0.5) 133 (7.1) 483 (23.0) 752 (40.0) 674 (29.4) 2.94 (2.84–3.05)
 White 1 (0.9) 27 (10.8) 73 (26.7) 85 (33.6) 83 (28.0) 2.83 (2.48–3.17)
 Coloured 0 (0.0) 20 (4.7) 93 (15.4) 200 (24.9) 342 (55.0) 3.45 (3.21–3.69)
 Asian or Indian 1 (0.3) 25 (9.2) 95 (35.6) 119 (36.3) 67 (18.6) 2.69 (2.52–2.87)
Wealth status
 Low wealth 7 (0.4) 86 (7.1) 364 (23.1) 548 (42.9) 477 (26.6) 2.91 (2.78–3.04)
 Medium wealth 1 (0.1) 50 (7.5) 149 (22.6) 252 (36.4) 279 (33.5) 3.04 (2.81–3.26)
 High wealth 11 (0.9) 110 (7.5) 393 (23.7) 536 (35.9) 558 (32.1) 2.97 (2.75–3.18)
Educational level
 No schooling 3 (0.3) 45 (5.5) 204 (23.9) 318 (40.5) 284 (29.7) 2.84 (2.67–3.01)
 Less than 7 years 1 (0.2) 45 (7.8) 173 (20.9) 277 (37.2) 307 (33.8) 3.01 (2.85–3.17)
 8–11 years 3 (0.4) 51 (7.0) 157 (19.6) 272 (39.2) 296 (33.8) 3.04 (2.84–3.23)
 12 or more years 7 (1.0) 62 (7.9) 202 (25.6) 282 (34.7) 270 (30.9) 2.87 (2.55–3.18)
Marital status
 Single 2 (0.2) 32 (7.5) 113 (23.8) 173 (39.0) 192 (29.5) 2.91 (2.78–3.04)
 Married or cohabiting 12 (0.7) 159 (9.1) 513 (24.1) 682 (38.0) 641 (28.1) 3.04 (2.81–3.26)
 Separated or divorced 0 (0.0) 15 (6.8) 52 (22.3) 78 (33.6) 85 (37.4) 2.97 (2.75–3.18)
 Widow 4 (0.5) 37 (3.4) 210 (20.9) 386 (41.4) 383 (33.8) 3.09 (2.98–3.20)
Geolocality
 Rural 6 (0.3) 76 (6.4) 313 (22.4) 460 (43.9) 421 (26.9) 2.94 (2.77–3.10)
 Urban 13 (0.6) 170 (7.7) 596 (23.7) 883 (36.0) 899 (32.0) 2.97 (2.77–3.16)