Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics, cardiometabolic and other risk factors characteristics, by sex, HAALSI participants, Agincourt, 2014–2015 (n = 5059)
| Male n = 2345 |
Female n = 2714 |
Total n = 5059 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | |
| Age | ||||||
| 40–49 | 418 | (17.8) | 500 | (18.4) | 918 | (18.1) |
| 50–59 | 624 | (26.6) | 786 | (29.0) | 1410 | (27.9) |
| 60–69 | 643 | (27.4) | 661 | (24.4) | 1304 | (25.8) |
| 70–79 | 446 | (19.0) | 432 | (15.9) | 878 | (17.4) |
| 80+ | 214 | (9.1) | 335 | (12.3) | 549 | (10.9) |
| Nationality | ||||||
| South Africa | 1663 | (70.9) | 1865 | (68.8) | 3528 | (69.8) |
| Mozambique/other | 682 | (29.1) | 844 | (31.2) | 1526 | (30.2) |
| Missing | 0 | 5 | 5 | |||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Never married | 166 | (7.1) | 124 | (4.6) | 290 | (5.7) |
| Separated / divorced | 300 | (12.8) | 350 | (12.9) | 650 | (12.9) |
| Widowed | 276 | (11.8) | 1264 | (46.6) | 1540 | (30.5) |
| Currently married | 1602 | (68.3) | 973 | (35.9) | 2575 | (50.9) |
| Missing | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Employment status | ||||||
| Employed (part or full time) | 443 | (18.9) | 362 | (13.4) | 805 | (16.0) |
| Not working | 1709 | (73.1) | 2010 | (74.3) | 3719 | (73.7) |
| Homemaker | 186 | (8.0) | 335 | (12.4) | 521 | (10.3) |
| Missing | 7 | 7 | 14 | |||
| Education | ||||||
| No formal education | 957 | (40.9) | 1349 | (49.9) | 2306 | (45.7) |
| Some primary | 833 | (35.6) | 883 | (32.7) | 1716 | (34.0) |
| Some secondary | 314 | (13.4) | 260 | (9.6) | 574 | (11.4) |
| Secondary or more | 234 | (10.0) | 212 | (7.8) | 446 | (8.8) |
| Missing | 7 | 10 | 17 | |||
| Wealth asset index quintiles | ||||||
| 1st (lowest) | 502 | (21.4) | 544 | (20.0) | 1046 | (20.7) |
| 2nd | 455 | (19.4) | 546 | (20.1) | 1001 | (19.8) |
| 3rd | 450 | (19.2) | 541 | (19.9) | 991 | (19.6) |
| 4th | 457 | (19.5) | 550 | (20.3) | 1007 | (19.9) |
| 5th (highest) | 481 | (20.5) | 533 | (19.6) | 1014 | (20.0) |
| Obesitya | ||||||
| No | 1818 | (84.2) | 1487 | (58.8) | 3305 | (70.5) |
| Yes | 341 | (15.8) | 1043 | (41.2) | 1384 | (29.5) |
| Missing | 186 | 184 | 370 | |||
| Hypertensionb | ||||||
| No | 1033 | (45.5) | 1019 | (38.3) | 2052 | (41.6) |
| Yes | 1239 | (54.5) | 1645 | (61.7) | 2884 | (58.4) |
| Missing | 73 | 50 | 123 | |||
| Dyslipidemiac | ||||||
| No | 1058 | (55.1) | 1332 | (57.1) | 2390 | (56.2) |
| Yes | 861 | (44.9) | 1000 | (42.9) | 1861 | (43.8) |
| Missing | 426 | 382 | 808 | |||
| Diabetesd | ||||||
| No | 1933 | (90.3) | 2220 | (88.5) | 4153 | (89.4) |
| Yes | 207 | (9.7) | 288 | (11.5) | 495 | (10.6) |
| Missing | 205 | 206 | 411 | |||
| HIV and ART status | ||||||
| Negative | 1614 | (77.3) | 1898 | (77.2) | 3512 | (77.2) |
| Positive no ART | 159 | (7.6) | 214 | (8.7) | 373 | (8.2) |
| Positive on ART | 316 | (15.1) | 346 | (14.1) | 662 | (14.6) |
| Missing | 256 | 256 | 512 | |||
| Alcohol frequency | ||||||
| Does not currently drink | 1431 | (61.1) | 2454 | (90.5) | 3885 | (76.9) |
| Drinks less than daily | 660 | (28.2) | 206 | (7.6) | 866 | (17.1) |
| Drinks 5–6 days per week or daily | 251 | (10.7) | 53 | (2.0) | 304 | (6.0) |
| Missing | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Smoking status | ||||||
| Never | 1305 | (55.7) | 2668 | (98.3) | 3973 | (78.6) |
| Former | 586 | (25.0) | 35 | (1.3) | 621 | (12.3) |
| Current | 450 | (19.2) | 10 | (0.4) | 460 | (9.1) |
| Missing | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| CES-D score | ||||||
| 0 | 761 | (33.4) | 869 | (32.8) | 1630 | (33.1) |
| 1 to 2 | 1170 | (51.3) | 1292 | (48.8) | 2462 | (49.9) |
| 3 to 8 | 349 | (15.3) | 488 | (18.4) | 837 | (17.0) |
| Missing | 65 | 65 | 130 | |||
| Stroke | ||||||
| No | 2280 | (97.3) | 2627 | (96.9) | 4907 | (97.1) |
| Yes | 64 | (2.7) | 85 | (3.1) | 149 | (2.9) |
| Missing | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
aBMI ≥ 30
bSBP ≥ 140 mmHg or DBP ≥ 90 mmHG or self-reported on treatment
cTotal cholesterol ≥ 6.21 mmol/L or HDL < 1.19 mmol/L or LDL > 4.1 mmol/L or self-reported on treatment
dElevated random glucose ≥ 11.1 mmol/L or self-reported on treatment