Table 1.
Background characteristics of the respondents in NCD Survey, 2014 Uganda.
| Characteristics | All n (%) |
Chi-sq. test p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men n (%) |
Women n (%) |
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| Age | ||||
| 18–19 | 124 (7.9) | 181 (7.8) | 305 (7.8) | |
| 20–24 | 258 (16.4) | 362 (15.5) | 620 (15.9) | |
| 25–29 | 261 (16.6) | 398 (17.0) | 659 (16.9) | |
| 30–34 | 210 (13.4) | 331 (14.2) | 541 (13.9) | |
| 35–39 | 195 (12.4) | 275 (11.8) | 470 (12.0) | NS- |
| 40–44 | 158 (10.1) | 199 (8.5) | 357 (9.1) | p > 0.05 |
| 45–49 | 103 (6.6) | 173 (7.4) | 276 (7.1) | |
| 50–54 | 108 (6.9) | 157 (6.7) | 265 (6.8) | |
| 55–59 | 66 (4.2) | 79 (3.4) | 145 (3.7) | |
| 60–64 | 49 (3.1) | 99 (4.2) | 148 (3.8) | |
| 65–69 | 38 (2.4) | 82 (3.5) | 120 (3.1) | |
| Marital statusa | ||||
| Single | 385 (24.5) | 229 (9.8) | 614 (15.7) | |
| Married/in relationship | 1045 (66.6) | 1552 (66.5) | 2597 (66.5) | |
| Widowed/Separated/divorced | 140 (8.9) | 552 (23.7) | 692 (17.7) | p < 0.001 |
| Educationb | ||||
| None | 118 (7.6) | 521 (22.3) | 639 (16.4) | |
| Primary | 630 (40.4) | 973 (41.7) | 1603 (41.2) | |
| Secondary+ | 810 (52.0) | 839 (36.0) | 1649 (42.4) | p < 0.001 |
| Work status | ||||
| Employed | 1192 (75.9) | 1357 (58.1) | 2549 (65.3) | |
| Student/unpaid worker | 305 (19.4) | 816 (34.9) | 1121 (28.7) | |
| Unemployed | 73 (4.7) | 163 (7.0) | 236 (6.0) | p < 0.001 |
| Income per month-median (IQR) | 110,000 (40,000–300,000) | 60,000 (20,000–200,000) | 100,000 (20,000–200,000) | p < 0.01 |
| Drinks alcohol 3+ times a week | 246 (15.7) | 79 (3.4) | 325 (8.4) | p < 0.001 |
| Obese (body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2) | 34 (2.2) | 200 (9.4) | 234 (6.4) | p < 0.001 |
| Has hypertension (Systolic ≥ 140 mmHg/diastolic ≥ 90 mmHg)c | 411 (26.2) | 550 (23.5) | 961 (24.6) | NS-p > 0.05 |
| Met WHO recommendation for physical activity | 1500 (95.5) | 2185 (93.5) | 3685 (94.3) | p = 0.008 |
| All | 1570 (100.0) | 2336 (100.0) | 3906 (100.0) | |
a3 did not provide information b15 refused to provide information cThe persons with hypertension don’t include those who had normal blood pressure (BP) but were taking BP drugs at the time of visit. NS- Not significant at 5% level.