Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of sample stratified by follow-up status.
| Baseline sample (n=2944) | Incidence phase | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Re-interviewed (n=2007) | Died (n=608) |
Lost to follow-up (n=198) |
p Value | |||
| Female (MV=0) | 1904 (64.9%) | 1332 (66.4) | 365 (60.0) | 139 (70.2) | P=0.005 | |
| Age (MV=7) | 65-69 | 760 (25.8%) | 607 (30.3) | 59 (9.7%) | 49 (24.7) | P<0.0001 |
| 70-74 | 789 (26.8%) | 578 (28.9) | 114 (18.8) | 55 (27.8) | ||
| 75-79 | 639 (21.7%) | 435 (21.7) | 137 (22.6) | 46 (23.2) | ||
| 80+ | 749 (25.4%) | 381 (19.0) | 297 (48.9) | 48 (24.2) | ||
| Lives alone (MV=8) | 261 (8.9%) | 174 (8.7) | 53 (8.7) | 23 (11.6) | P=0.597 | |
| Marital status (MV=8) | Married | 1271 (43.3%) | 903 (45.1) | 216 (35.8) | 80 (40.4) | |
| Widowed | 928 (31.6%) | 586 (29.3) | 239 (39.6) | 71 (35.9) | ||
| Separated/ Divorced | 462 (15.7%) | 334 (16.7) | 78 (12.9) | 36 (18.2) | ||
| Never married | 275 (9.4%) | 180 (9.0) | 71 (11.7) | 11 (5.6) | ||
| Education (MV=8) | None | 75 (2.5%) | 42 (2.1) | 26 (4.3) | 5 (2.5) | |
| Minimal | 655 (22.2%) | 422 (21.1) | 166 (27.5) | 31 (15.7) | ||
| Completed primary | 979 (33.3%) | 651 (32.5) | 222 (36.8) | 64 (32.3) | ||
| Completed secondary | 728 (24.4%) | 540 (27.0) | 109 (18.1) | 56 (28.30 | ||
| Tertiary | 499 (16.9%) | 348 (17.4) | 81 (13.4) | 42 (21.2) | ||
| Socioeconomic indicators | ||||||
| Number of Assets (MV=8) | 0-3 | 78 (2.6) | 47 (2.4) | 20 (3.3) | 10 (5.1) | P=0.730 |
| 4-5 | 951 (32.6) | 630 (31.5) | 232 (38.20 | 45 (22.7) | ||
| 6+ | 1891 (64.8) | 1323 (66.2) | 355 (58.5) | 143 (72.2) | ||
| Food insecurity (MV=8) | 140 (4.8%) | 90 (4.5) | 39 (6.5) | 8 (4.0) | P=0.084 | |
| Life style | ||||||
| Current smoker (MV=9) | 563 (42.5%) | 369 (40.8) | 136 (47.4) | 37 (45.7) | P=0.218 | |
| Hazardous drinker (MV=17) | 105 (3.6%) | 66 (3.3) | 31 (5.1) | 6 (3.0) | P=0.484 | |
| CV diseases and risk factors | ||||||
| Hypertension (MV=4) | 2 944 (73.9%) | 1488 (74.3) | 448 (73.7) | 154 (77.8) | P= 0.661 | |
| Stroke (MV=6) | 230 (7.8%) | 113 (5.6) | 88 (14.6) | 15 (7.6) | P=0.751 | |
| Diabetes (MV=16) | 543 (18.5%) | 354 (17.7) | 129 (21.5) | 36 (18.2) | P=0.586 | |
MV: missing values