Table 1.
Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Participants by Geopolitical Zone.
| Overall | N/Central | N/East | N/West | S/East | S/South | S/West | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants (%) | 4192 (100) | 653 (15.6) | 1070 (25.5) | 709 (16.9) | 489 (11.7) | 543 (13.0) | 728 (17.4) |
| Women | 2377 (63.9) | 292 (47.5) | 600 (57.4) | 360 (59.6) | 327 (69.1) | 303 (61.2) | 495 (69.7) |
| Work Status | |||||||
| Govt. Employed | 693 (15.2) | 110 (22.1) | 172 (16.2) | 156 (20.3) | 66 (10.1) | 91 (14.3) | 98 (13.9) |
| Non-govt. Employed | 315 (5.51) | 108 (14.0) | 47 (4.35) | 17 (1.93) | 73 (9.34) | 20 (2.08) | 50 (7.42) |
| Self-Employed | 2110 (55.2) | 308 (41.5) | 536 (50.2) | 214 (35.8) | 252 (57.1) | 324 (65.6) | 476 (63.6) |
| Non-Paid | 16 (0.29) | 4 (0.54) | 2 (0.20) | 1 (0.05) | 4 (0.33) | 2 (0.13) | 3 (0.49) |
| Unemployed | 1044 (23.8) | 122 (21.9) | 319 (41.9) | 123 (17.4) | 92 (23.1) | 103 (18.0) | 99 (14.6) |
| Educational Status | |||||||
| No formal Education | 661 (19.0) | 28 (6.90) | 250 (24.3) | 238 (45.4) | 24 (4.72) | 19 (3.54) | 102 (12.8) |
| Primary Education | 903 (25.5) | 84 (14.19) | 246 (22.6) | 85 (13.0) | 129 (35.4) | 189 (35.2) | 170 (22.9) |
| Secondary Education | 1157 (25.4) | 216 (33.8) | 286 (26.4) | 171 (20.4) | 154 (31.6) | 164 (30.5) | 166 (23.4) |
| Tertiary Education | 1432 (30.1) | 316 (45.1) | 287 (26.7) | 214 (21.2) | 175 (23.3) | 165 (30.7) | 275 (40.8) |
| Smoking | 165 (3.40) | 50 (5.59) | 31 (2.98) | 21 (3.20) | 18 (5.6) | 30 (4.81) | 15 (2.03) |
| Drinking Alcohol | 1451 (32.2) | 348 (47.0) | 364 (33.5) | 14 (1.79) | 230 (56.7) | 323 (58.0) | 172 (26.0) |
| Mean ± SE | |||||||
| Age, Years | 46.7 ± 0.1 | 38.0 ± 0.1 | 43.8 ± 1.7 | 40.9 ± 2.3 | 51.5 ± 2.1 | 47.0 ± 1.7 | 50.0 ± 3.2 |
| SBP, mmHg | 129.3 ± 2.1 | 118.9 ± 1.5 | 120.8 ± 5.4 | 123.9 ± 0.1 | 136.9 ± 0.3 | 135.1 ± 0.7 | 131.5 ± 3.51 |
| DBP, mmHg | 79.8 ± 0.9 | 75.5 ± 0.3 | 75.8 ± 2.0 | 75.1 ± 0.7 | 82.3 ± 0.2 | 83.3 ± 0.4 | 82.1 ± 0.1 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 24.4 ± 0.6 | 24.5 ± 0.5 | 24.3 ± 0.6 | 22.0 ± 0.1 | 26.5 ± 1.5 | 24.2 ± 0.2 | 24.9 ± 5.7 |
Systolic and diastolic blood pressures were derived from the average of five consecutive auscultatory readings Govt-Employed = Government Employed; Non-Govt Employed = Non-Government Employed.