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. 2019 Aug 28;14(8):e0221726. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221726

Table 1. Sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics of study participants (N = 1952).

Variable Frequency (%) Median (Interquartile range)
Sex
    Male 1043 (53.4)
    Female 909 (46.6)
Age
    25–34 years 684 (35.0) 40 (30–54)
    35–44 years 491 (25.2)
    45–54 years 294 (15.1)
    55–64 years 214 (11.0)
    ≥65 years 269 (13.8)
Marital Status
    Single 60 (3.1)
    Married 1659 (85.0)
    Divorced 36 (1.8)
    Didowed 197 (10.1)
Ethnicity
    Sidama 1890 (96.8)
    Other 62 (3.2)
Educational level
    Illiterate 908 (46.5)
    Elementary school 739 (37.9)
    Secondary school 185 (9.5)
    Postsecondary education 120 (6.1)
Family size
    Up to 5 members 646 (33.1) 6.7 (2.9)¥
    Greater than 5 members 1306 (66.9)
Family income
    500 birr or less 1138 (58.3) 475 (200–1000)
    Greater than 500 birr 814 (41.7)
Body mass index
    Overweight & obese 156 (8.0)
    Normal 1545 (79.1) 20.93 (2.99)¥
    Underweight 251 (12.9)
Waist-to-Height Ratio
    High 612 (31.4) 0.48 (0.05)¥
    Normal 1340 (68.6)
Family hypertension
    Yes 131 (6.7)
    No 1821 (93.3)

¥Mean (Standard Deviation)