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. 2016 Dec 1;15:195. doi: 10.1186/s12939-016-0486-6

Table 3.

Distribution of NCDs by observable endogenous characteristics

Number of NCD risk factors Age Body mass index Systolic blood pressure Diastolic blood pressure Fruit and vegetable servings
0 risk factors n 211 211 211 211 208
x¯ 33.71 20.95 118.42 77.95 8.58
s 12.81 2.11 9.72 6.67 4.26
1 risk factor n 1539 1499 154 1539 1531
x¯ 33.25 21.39 117.69 76.73 2.65
s 12.30 2.48 15.63 10.28 3.15
2 risk factors n 1539 1363 1539 1539 1538
x¯ 35.54 23.41 121.70 79.35 2.14
s 12.85 6.51 29.23 18.40 2.27
3 risk factors n 577 502 577 577 577
x¯ 39.61 26.96 131.37 85.72 1.87
s 13.69 14.60 34.66 22.52 1.64
4 risk factors n 120 114 120 120 120
x¯ 43.30 30.03 150.06 97.36 1.54
s 13.51 24.29 27.80 18.93 1.15
5 risk factors n 1 0 1 1 1
x¯ 69.00 - 138.00 101.50 0.43
s - - - - -

Note: n sample size distribution, x¯ average, s standard deviation, − implies no statistic to report