Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study participants.
| Characteristics | All, n (%) 51 (100) |
Female, n (%) 25 (49) |
Male, n (%) 26 (51) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agea (years) | 39 ± 14 | 39 ± 12 | 39 ± 15 |
| Age groups (years) | |||
| 19–25 | 16 (31) | 7 (28) | 9 (35) |
| 40–60 | 35 (69) | 18 (72) | 17 (65) |
| Waist–hip ratioa | 0.86 ± 0.07 | 0.84 ± 0.07 | 0.87 ± 0.07 |
| Body mass indexa (kg/m2) | 25.56 ± 5.24 | 24.96 ± 4.41 | 26.13 ± 5.96 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | |||
| Normal weight | 25 (49) | 13 (52) | 12 (46) |
| Overweight | 16 (31) | 7 (28) | 9 (35) |
| Obese | 10 (20) | 5 (20) | 5 (19) |
| Socioeconomic status | |||
| Low | 21 (40) | 8 (32) | 11 (42) |
| Middle | 20 (40) | 14 (56) | 7 (27) |
| High | 10 (20) | 3 (12) | 8 (31) |
| Level of education completed | |||
| Primary | 11 (22) | 2 (8) | 2 (8) |
| Secondary | 4 (8) | 4 (17) | 7 (27) |
| Tertiary | 36 (70) | 18 (75) | 17 (65) |
| Occupation | |||
| Unemployed | 14 (27) | 7 (28) | 7 (27) |
| Self-employed | 13 (26) | 7 (28) | 6 (23) |
| Skilled manual | 4 (8) | 1 (4) | 3 (12) |
| Professional | 20 (39) | 10 (40) | 10 (38) |
| Marital status | |||
| Unmarried | 21 (41) | 11 (44) | 10 (38) |
| Married | 30 (59) | 14 (56) | 16 (62) |
| Religion | |||
| Christian | 37 (62) | 19 (76) | 18 (69) |
| Muslim | 14 (38) | 6 (24) | 8 (31) |
| Tribe | |||
| Hausa | 6 (12) | 4 (16) | 2 (8) |
| Igbo | 11 (21) | 6 (24) | 5 (19) |
| Yoruba | 11 (21) | 4 (16) | 7 (27) |
| Others | 23 (46) | 11 (44) | 12 (46) |
aMean ± SD.