Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the AWI-Gen participants per research site
| Characteristics | Total population N = 9011 |
Burkina Faso n = 2074 |
Ghana n = 1729 |
Kenya n = 1913 |
South Africa n = 3295 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | 4948 (50.8) | 1035 (49.6) | 936 (54.1) | 1067 (54.1) | 1910 (48.2) |
| Age in years | 50.9 ± 6.9 | 49.8 ± 5.9 | 51.1 ± 5.8 | 48.8 ± 5.8 | 52.5 ± 8.0 |
| Formal education in yes/no | 6675 (63.8) | 353 (17.0) | 594 (29.6) | 1795 (92.4) | 3933 (88.5) |
| *Household SES | 10.1 ± 4.1 | 11.3 ± 3.9 | 9.50 ± 4.6 | 11.1 ± 3.3 | 9.1 ± 4.0 |
| Household SES in quintiles | |||||
| Q1 (poorest) | 336 (16.2) | 372 (18.5) | 235 (12.1) | 605 (13.4) | 1548 (14.7) |
| Q2 (poorer) | 404 (19.4) | 360 (17.9) | 432 (22.3) | 1100 (24.4) | 2296 (21.8) |
| Q3 (poor) | 405 (19.5) | 387 (19.2) | 450 (23.2) | 655 (14.6) | 1897 (18.0) |
| Q4 (less poor) | 386 (18.6) | 473 (23.5) | 396 (20.4) | 949 (21.1) | 2204 (20.9) |
| Q5 (least poor) | 546 (26.3) | 421 (20.9) | 429 (22.1) | 1194 (26.5) | 2590 (24.6) |
| MVPA in minutes/weeks | 1573 ± 1550 | 2077 ± 1590 | 2036 ± 1707 | 1749 ± 1732 | 1074 ± 1189 |
| Servings of fruits and vegetables/day | 2.9 ± 2.0 | 1.8 ± 0.9 | 3.4 ± 1.5 | 4.11 ± 2.5 | 2.23 ± 1.7 |
| BMI in kg/m2 | 25.0 ± 6.8 | 20.9 ± 3.4 | 21.60 ± 3.6 | 25.40 ± 5.8 | 28.22 ± 7.6 |
| SBP in mmHg | 124.6 ± 21.8 | 115.6 ± 18.2 | 123.9 ± 21.6 | 120.0 ± 21.2 | 130.9 ± 21.7 |
| DBP in mmHg | 79.7 ± 3.7 | 73.5 ± 10.6 | 76.9 ± 12.7 | 78.4 ± 12.9 | 84.29 ± 14.2 |
| Glucose in mg/dL | 91.3 ± 29.4 | 90.9 ± 22.5 | 81.8 ± 13.21 | 97.8 ± 36.1 | 92.5 ± 33.5 |
| Total cholesterol in mg/dL | 148 ± 43.7 | 132 ± 36.9 | 125 ± 35.8 | 169 ± 41.9 | 159 ± 43.2 |
| CVHI (0–14) | 10.4 ± 2.0 | 10.8 ± 1.5 | 11.4 ± 1.6 | 10.7 ± 1.9 | 9.3 ± 2.0 |
| Common CIMT in μm | 637 ± 117 | 664 ± 118 | 690 ± 119 | 588 ± 104 | 620 ± 106 |
Values are n (%) or mean ± SD (standard deviation); CVHI cardiovascular health index, CIMT carotid intima-media thickness, BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, SES socio-economic status, Q1 to Q5 wealth quintiles, MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in minutes per week. Formal education is defined as having attained primary or secondary or tertiary education; *Household SES presented as a mean ± SD of household assets