Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of weighted population
| Weighted population estimate, mean (SE) or proportion (%) (SE) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | P valuea | Total | |
| Sex (%) | 52.0 (3.7) | 48.0 (3.7) | 0.656 | – |
| Age, mean (years) | 41.5 (1.1) | 36.8 (1.7) | 0.016 | 39.2 (1.0) |
| Age group (years) (%) | ||||
| 16–39 | 54.1 (3.0) | 66.0 (4.3) | 59.9 (2.8) | |
| 40–64 | 30.6 (2.6) | 23.1 (3.3) | 26.9 (2.2) | |
| ≥ 65 | 15.3 (1.9) | 10.9 (2.0) | 0.042 | 13.2 (1.4) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.0 (0.3) | 22.4 (0.2) | < 0.001 | 24.3 (0.2) |
| Formal educational attainment (%) | ||||
| None | 20.1 (2.0) | 5.2 (1.3) | 12.8 (1.3) | |
| Some primary education | 30.4 (2.5) | 20.8 (3.1) | 25.7 (2.1) | |
| Completed primary education | 21.8 (2.3) | 24.4 (4.2) | 23.1 (2.3) | |
| Post-primary education | 27.7 (3.4) | 49.5 (5.7) | < 0.001 | 38.4 (3.6) |
| Filmer-Pritchett asset index (%) | ||||
| Poor | 44.2 (2.9) | 29.1 (4.2) | 36.7 (2.7) | |
| Middle | 18.2 (2.0) | 25.6 (6.1) | 21.8 (3.2) | |
| Rich | 37.6 (3.1) | 45.3 (5.7) | 0.047 | 41.5 (3.2) |
| History of heart failure (%) | 6.3 (1.1) | 1.8 (0.1) | 0.012 | 4.1 (0.7) |
| History of stroke (%) | 1.8 (0.5) | 4.8 (2.3) | 0.078 | 3.3 (1.2) |
| Current hypertension (%)b | 12.3 (1.8) | 8.8 (1.8) | 0.204 | 10.6 (1.4) |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 123.7 (1.4) | 124.5 (1.4) | 0.564 | 124.0 (1.0) |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 80.1 (0.8) | 76.7 (1.3) | 0.024 | 78.5 (0.8) |
| Current diabetes mellitusc | 2.2 (0.7) | 1.6 (0.7) | 0.546 | 2.0 (0.5) |
| HbA1c (%) | 5.3 (0.04) | 5.1 (0.03) | > 0.001 | 5.2 (0.03) |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 167.0 (2.4) | 155.7 (5.2) | 0.049 | 161.5 (2.8) |
| Current use of chronic medication (%) | 6.2 (1.2) | 2.9 (0.1) | 0.037 | 4.6 (0.8) |
aBoldface indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05)
bSelf-reported hypertension and/or blood pressure ≥ 140/90 mmHg at screening
cSelf-reported diabetes mellitus and/or HbA1c ≥6.5%