Table 1.
Total and sex-specific weighted sample characteristics (95% CI) for Jamaicans (JHLS II, 2008)
| Variable | Men (n=796) | Women (n=1731) | Total (n=2527) | p value |
| Individual-level measures | ||||
| Mean age, years (%) | 37.00 (36.33 to 37.13) | 36.73 (36.64 to 37.36) | 36.87 (36.54 to 37.20) | 0.158 |
| Urban residence (%) | 53.53 (43.84 to 62.28) | 53.17 (45.11 to 61.74) | 53.35 (44.87 to 61.64) | 0.890 |
| <High school education (%) | 31.75 (27.17 to 36.33) | 29.13 (25.69 to 32.56) | 30.43 (26.96 to 33.90) | 0.208 |
| Occupation (%) | <0.0001 | |||
| Highly skilled/professional | 38.87 (34.41 to 43.34) | 52.54 (49.02 to 56.06) | 45.73 (42.73 to 48.72) | |
| Skilled | 40.33 (35.19 to 45.48) | 8.21 (6.19 to 10.23) | 24.23 (21.29 to 27.16) | |
| Unskilled | 9.75 (6.66 to 12.84) | 18.13 (15.20 to 21.06) | 13.95 (11.33 to 16.57) | |
| Unemployed/other | 11.05 (8.22 to 13.88) | 21.11 (18.17 to 24.06) | 16.10 (14.12 to 18.07) | |
| Possessions owned (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Lower class ≤6 items | 34.09 (29.03 to 39.14) | 41.51 (37.45 to 45.57) | 37.82 (33.96 to 41.68) | |
| Middle class 7–9 items | 29.92 (25.99 to 33.85) | 31.17 (28.45 to 33.89) | 30.55 (27.89 to 33.20) | |
| Upper class 10–16 items | 36.00 (30.68 to 41.31) | 27.32 (22.99 to 31.65) | 31.63 (27.45 to 35.82) | |
| Perception of unsafe community (%) | 86.29 (82.64 to 89.94) | 80.38 (75.63 to 85.13) | 83.32 (79.77 to 86.86) | 0.012 |
| Mean BMI (kg/m2) | 24.83 (24.28 to 25.38) | 28.40 (27.90 to 28.89) | 26.64 (26.21 to 27.07) | <0.001 |
| Neighbourhood-level measures*(mean (95% CI)) | ||||
| Supermarket† proximity (km) | 3.61 (2.69 to 4.54) | 3.64 (2.78 to 4.49) | 3.63 (2.77 to 4.48) | 0.978 |
| Supermarkets†/km2 | 1.60 (0.84 to 2.36) | 1.57 (0.96 to 2.19) | 1.59 (0.91 to 2.26) | 0.895 |
| Supermarkets†/1000 people/ED | 0.65 (0.27 to 1.04) | 0.63 (0.20 to 1.07) | 0.64 (0.26 to 1.03) | 0.922 |
| FFO proximity (km) | 4.56 (3.54 to 5.58) | 4.68 (3.60 to 5.76) | 4.62 (3.62 to 5.62) | 0.747 |
| FFO/km2 | 0.57 (0.33 to 0.81) | 0.52 (0.32 to 0.72) | 0.55 (0.33 to 0.76) | 0.266 |
| FFO/1000 people/ED | 0.35 (0.10 to 0.60) | 0.21 (0.07 to 0.35) | 0.28 (0.10 to 0.46) | 0.104 |
p values for difference between means (men vs women).
*Age adjusted.
†Includes supermarkets and markets.
BMI, body mass index; ED, enumeration district; FFO, fast-food outlet; JHLS II, Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey II.