Table 1. Characteristics of 883 staff members of the University of Jos evaluated for select non-communicable diseases between February and June 2014.
| Variable | Total (n = 883) | Males (n = 521) | Females (n = 362) | p-value |
| Mean age, years | 44 ± 10 | 43 ± 10 | 45 ± 9 | 0.002 |
| Age group, years, n (%)* | ||||
| < 20 | 3 (0.3) | 2 (0.4) | 1 (0.3) | < 0.0001 |
| 21–30 | 83 (9.4) | 61 (11.7) | 22 (6.1) | |
| 31–40 | 257 (29.1) | 166 (31.9) | 91 (25.1) | |
| 41–50 | 294 (33.3) | 155 (29.8) | 139 (38.4) | |
| 51–60 | 215 (24.3) | 115 (22.1) | 100 (27.6) | |
| > 60 | 31 (3.5) | 22 (4.2) | 9 (2.5) | |
| Married (n = 878); n (%) | 707 (80.5) | 437 (84.2) | 270 (75.2) | < 0.0001 |
| Tertiary education completed (n = 876); n (%) | 440 (50.2) | 243 (46.9) | 197 (55.0) | 0.02 |
| Junior staff (n = 843); n (%) | 466 (55.3) | 319 (63.0) | 147 (43.6) | < 0.0001 |
| Monthly income, USD, median | 400 | 333.33 | 466.66 | < 0.0001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.2 ± 5.1 | 25.1 ± 3.5 | 30.2 ± 5.7 | < 0.0001 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 129 ± 19 | 130 ± 19 | 127 ± 20 | 0.06 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 79 ± 12 | 79 ± 12 | 80 ± 11 | 0.4 |
| CPG, median (mg/dl) | 85.0 | 85.0 | 86.0 | 0.10 |
| [mmol/l] | [4.72] | [4.72] | [4.77] | |
| Proteinuria (n = 883) (%) | 116 (13.2) | 72 (13.8) | 44 (12.2) | 1.15 |
| Serum creatinine (mmol/l) | 74.5 ± 19.3 | 81.8 ± 19.7 | 64.0 ± 13.1 | < 0.0001 |
| eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2) | 114.2 ± 20.5 | 115.1 ± 20.7 | 113.1 ± 20.2 | 0.15 |
| Reduced eGFR | 4 (0.4) | 2 (0.4) | 2 (0.5) | 0.69 |
| TC (mg/dl) | 193.4 ± 43.9 | 201.4 ± 46.2 | 187.9 ± 41.4 | < 0.0001 |
| [mmol/l] | [5.01 ± 1.14] | [5.22 ± 1.20] | [4.87 ± 1.07] | |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 56.6 ± 16.4 | 60.7 ± 16.5 | 53.8 ± 15.7 | <0.0001 |
| [mmol/l] | [1.47 ± 0.42] | [1.57 ± 0.43] | [1.39 ± 0.41] |
*Fisher exact test; USD: United States Dollars; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; CPG: casual plasma glucose; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; TC: total cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.