Table 1. Demographic, socioeconomic, and anthropometric characteristics of African descendants of Alcântara - MA, 2013.
| Variables | Total n (%) |
Men n (%) |
Women n (%) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skin color | 0.789 | |||
| White | 124 (10.2) | 55 (44.3) | 69 (55.7) | |
| Black or brown | 1081 (89.3) | 514 (47.6) | 567 (52.4) | |
| Other | 6 (0.5) | 3 (50.0) | 3 (50.0) | |
| Highest education | 0.157 | |||
| ≤ 8 years | 709 (58.6) | 347 (48.9) | 362 (51.1) | |
| > 8 years | 502 (41.4) | 225 (44.8) | 277 (55.2) | |
| Income (× minimum wage) | 0.012 | |||
| No fixed income | 606 (50.1) | 303 (50.0) | 303 (50.0) | |
| Up to 1 | 429 (35.4) | 185 (43.1) | 244 (56.9) | |
| > 1 and ≤ 2 | 136 (11.2) | 62 (45.6) | 75 (54.4) | |
| > 2 | 40 (3.3) | 22 (55.0) | 18 (45.0) | |
| Smoking | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 123 (10.2) | 96 (78.1) | 27 (21.9) | |
| Non-smoker or former smoker | 1088 (89.8) | 476 (43.8) | 612 (56.2) | |
| Alcohol consumption | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 562 (46.4) | 359 (63.9) | 203 (36.1) | |
| Non-drinker or former drinker | 649 (53.6) | 213 (32.9) | 436 (67.1) | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | < 0.001 | |||
| Underweight | 25 (2.1) | 12 (63.9) | 13 (52.0) | |
| Normal weight | 620 (51.2) | 365 (58.9) | 255 (41.3) | |
| Overweight | 404 (33.4) | 165 (40.8) | 239 (59.2) | |
| Obese | 161 (13.3) | 29 (18.0) | 132 (82.0) | |
| WC (cm) | < 0.001 | |||
| Normal | 649 (53.6) | 491 (75.6) | 158 (24.4) | |
| High risk | 191 (15.8) | 531 (27.8) | 138 (72.2) | |
| Very high risk | 371 (30.6) | 28 (7.6) | 343 (92.4) |
BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference.