Table 2. Characteristics of participants and frequency of comorbidity.
| Category | Sub-category | Frequency of comorbidities (N, %) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | NO | Total | Pearson chi-squared (χ2) test | ||
| Gender | Female | 388(30.08) | 902(69.92) | 1290(100) | 0.413 |
| Male | 128(27.95) | 330(72.05) | 458(100) | ||
| Total | 516(29.52) | 1232(61.48) | 1748(100) | ||
| Race | Black African | 486(28.84) | 1199(71.16) | 1685(100) | 0.011(<0.05) |
| Coloured | 14(35.90) | 25(64.10) | 39(100) | ||
| Indian | 10(58.82) | 7(41.18) | 17(100) | ||
| White | 4(100) | 0 | 4(100) | ||
| Missing | 2(66.7) | 1(33.3) | 3(100) | ||
| Total | 516(29.52) | 1232(70.48) | 1748(100) | ||
| Age in years | Median age group | 36–40 (range 18–65) | |||
| 18–20 | 42(57.53) | 31(42.47) | 73(100) | 0.000(<0.001) | |
| 21–25 | 10(13.51) | 64(86.49) | 74(100) | ||
| 26–30 | 34(18.99) | 145(81.01) | 179(100) | ||
| 31–35 | 59(17.56) | 277(82.44) | 336(100) | ||
| 36–40 | 82(21.75) | 295(78.25) | 377(100) | ||
| 41–45 | 91(30.03) | 211(69.97) | 303(100) | ||
| 46–50 | 77(41.18) | 110(58.82) | 187(100) | ||
| 51–55 | 74(56.49) | 57(43.51) | 131(100) | ||
| 56–60 | 41(56.94) | 31(43.06) | 72(100) | ||
| 61–65 | 0 | 2(100) | 2(100) | ||
| Missing | 1(11.11) | 8(88.89) | 9(100) | ||
| Total | 516(29.52) | 1232(70.48) | 1748(100) | ||
| Income | No formal income | 314(30.49) | 716(69.51) | 1030(100) | 0.324 |
| ≤R10000($8333.3) | 170(29.06) | 415(70.95) | 585(100) | ||
| R10100-200000($8334–16666) | 13(15.12) | 73(84.88) | 86(100) | ||
| R201000-300000($16666–25000) | 3(25) | 9(75) | 129100) | ||
| R301000-400000($25000–33333) | 2(40) | 3(60) | 5(100) | ||
| R401000-500000($33333–41666) | 1(50) | 1(50) | 2(100) | ||
| Self-employed | 1(25) | 3(75) | 4(100) | ||
| Missing | 12(52.17) | 11(47.83) | 23(100) | ||
| Total | 516(29.52) | 1232(70.48) | 1748(100) | ||
R: South African Rand