Table 2.
Characteristics of participants at enrolment into the CoLTART study by sex and study site
| Characteristic | All combined | Entebbe site | Kyamulibwa site | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | All, n (%) | Sex | All, n (%) | Sex | |||
| Females, n (%) | Males, n (%) | Females, n (%) | Males, n (%) | ||||
| All by site | 1095 | 666 | 459 (68.9) | 207 (31.1) | 429 | 252 (58.7) | 177 (41.3) |
| Age, years | |||||||
| 18–34 | 127 (11.6) | 34 (5.1) | 29 (6.3) | 5 (2.4) | 93 (21.8) | 65 (26.0) | 28 (15.8) |
| 35–49 | 649 (59.3) | 426 (64.0) | 295 (64.3) | 131 (63.3) | 222 (52.0) | 126 (50.4) | 96 (54.2) |
| 50+ | 319 (29.1) | 206 (30.9) | 135 (29.4) | 71 (34.3) | 112 (26.2) | 59 (23.6) | 53 (30.0) |
| Mean age, years (SD) | 44.8 (9.3) | 46.1 (8.1) | 45.5 (8.1) | 47.3 (7.9) | 42.7 (10.6) | 41.6 (10.4) | 44.3 (10.8) |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Never married | 87 (8.0) | 28 (4.2) | 24 (5.2) | 4 (1.9) | 59 (13.8) | 40 (15.9) | 19 (10.7) |
| Married/cohabiting | 469 (42.8) | 263 (39.5) | 105 (22.9) | 158 (76.3) | 206 (48.0) | 93 (36.9) | 113 (63.8) |
| Separated/divorced | 265 (24.2) | 150 (22.5) | 126 (27.5) | 24 (11.6) | 115 (26.8) | 78 (31.0) | 37 (20.9) |
| Widowed | 274 (25.0) | 225 (33.8) | 204 (44.4) | 21 (10.1) | 49 (11.4) | 41 (16.2) | 8 (4.5) |
| Education level | |||||||
| Incomplete primary | 498 (45.5) | 185 (27.8) | 133 (29.0) | 52 (25.1) | 313 (73.0) | 181 (71.8) | 132 (74.6) |
| Complete primary | 169 (15.4) | 119 (17.9) | 85 (18.5) | 34 (16.4) | 50 (11.6) | 27 (10.7) | 23 (13.0) |
| Secondary+ | 428 (39.1) | 362 (54.3) | 241 (52.5) | 121 (58.5) | 66 (15.4) | 44 (17.5) | 22 (12.4) |
| Employmenta | |||||||
| Peasant/farmer | 362 (33.1) | 64 (9.6) | 45 (9.8) | 19 (9.2) | 298 (69.5) | 179 (71.0) | 119 (67.2) |
| Gainful employment | 221 (20.2) | 174 (26.2) | 113 (24.7) | 61 (29.5) | 47 (11.0) | 26 (10.3) | 21 (11.9) |
| Self-employed/business | 427 (39.0) | 360 (54.1) | 242 (52.8) | 118 (57.0) | 67 (15.6) | 36 (14.3) | 31 (17.5) |
| Unemployed | 84 (7.7) | 67 (10.1) | 58 (12.7) | 9 (4.3) | 17 (3.9) | 11 (4.4) | 6 (3.4) |
| SES score tertileb | |||||||
| Low | 458 (42.0) | 277 (41.9) | 222 (48.9) | 55 (26.6) | 181 (42.2) | 111 (44.0) | 70 (39.5) |
| Middle | 413 (37.9) | 245 (37.1) | 159 (35.0) | 86 (41.5) | 168 (39.2) | 104 (41.3) | 64 (36.2) |
| High | 219 (20.1) | 139 (21.0) | 73 (16.1) | 66 (31.9) | 80 (18.6) | 37 (14.7) | 43 (24.3) |
| Tobacco consumptionc | |||||||
| Never | 898 (82.1) | 575 (86.4) | 430 (93.8) | 145 (70.0) | 323 (75.2) | 234 (92.8) | 89 (50.3) |
| Ex-smoker | 105 (9.6) | 61 (9.2) | 14 (3.1) | 47 (22.7) | 44 (10.3) | 4 (1.6) | 40 (22.6) |
| Current | 91 (8.3) | 29 (4.4) | 14 (3.1) | 15 (7.2) | 62 (14.5) | 14 (5.6) | 48 (27.1) |
| Alcohol consumptiond | |||||||
| Never | 408 (37.6) | 248 (37.7) | 186 (41.1) | 62 (30.4) | 160 (37.4) | 112 (44.4) | 48 (27.1) |
| Ever >1 month | 383 (35.3) | 255 (38.9) | 183 (40.4) | 72 (35.3) | 128 (29.7) | 80 (31.7) | 48 (27.1) |
| Within <1 month | 295 (27.1) | 154 (23.4) | 84 (18.5) | 70 (34.3) | 141 (32.9) | 60 (23.9) | 81 (45.8) |
| Work involves moderate/vigorous activitye | |||||||
| No | 494 (45.2) | 433 (65.1) | 333 (72.7) | 100 (48.3) | 61 (14.3) | 48 (19.0) | 13 (7.4) |
| Yes | 599 (54.8) | 232 (34.9) | 125 (27.3) | 107 (51.7) | 367 (85.7) | 204 (81.0) | 163 (92.6) |
| Days/week-animal proteinsf | |||||||
| 0 | 300 (27.6) | 127 (19.3) | 98 (21.6) | 29 (14.1) | 173 (40.3) | 123 (48.8) | 50 (28.2) |
| 1 or 2 | 487 (44.8) | 298 (45.3) | 210 (46.4) | 88 (42.9) | 189 (44.1) | 98 (38.9) | 91 (51.4) |
| 3+ | 300 (27.6) | 233 (35.4) | 145 (32.0) | 88 (42.9) | 67 (15.6) | 31 (12.3) | 36 (20.4) |
| Adds salt to foodg | |||||||
| No | 625 (57.8) | 399 (61.0) | 283 (63.0) | 116 (56.6) | 226 (52.8) | 148 (58.7) | 78 (44.3) |
| Yes | 457 (42.2) | 255 (39.0) | 166 (37.0) | 89 (43.4) | 202 (47.2) | 104 (41.3) | 98 (55.7) |
| Type of oil/fat used in cookingh | |||||||
| None | 146 (13.6) | 68 (10.5) | 43 (9.6) | 25 (12.3) | 78 (18.3) | 54 (21.4) | 24 (13.7) |
| Vegetable oil | 793 (73.6) | 488 (75.1) | 334 (74.9) | 154 (75.5) | 305 (71.4) | 183 (72.6) | 122 (69.7) |
| Animal fat | 111 (10.3) | 73 (11.2) | 53 (11.9) | 20 (9.8) | 38 (8.9) | 13 (5.2) | 25 (14.3) |
| Others/none in particular | 27 (2.5) | 21 (3.2) | 16 (3.6) | 5 (2.5) | 6 (1.4) | 2 (0.8) | 4 (2.3) |
| Total teaspoons of sugar added to drink/dayi | |||||||
| <3 | 337 (31.5) | 247 (38.4) | 149 (33.7) | 98 (48.8) | 90 (21.0) | 46 (18.3) | 44 (25.0) |
| 4/7 | 428 (39.9) | 279 (43.4) | 202 (45.7) | 77 (38.3) | 149 (34.8) | 84 (33.3) | 65 (36.9) |
| 8+ | 306 (28.6) | 117 (18.2) | 91 (20.6) | 26 (12.9) | 189 (44.2) | 122 (48.4) | 67 (38.1) |
All combined combines both Entebbe and Kyamulibwa sites. SES score tertile—Social Economic Status score computed from asset index based on household ownership of items
Number of participants with missing data: aEmployment—1, bSES score tertile—5, cTobacco consumption—1, dAlcohol consumption—9, eWork involves moderate/vigorous activity—2, fDays/week-animal proteins—8, gAdds salt to food—13, hType of oil/fat used in cooking—18, iTotal teaspoons of sugar added to drink/day—24