Table 1.
Sample Characteristics for each Sub-Saharan African Country in Analysis
| Lesotho n = 5356 |
Namibia n = 3294 |
Senegal n = 9917 |
South Africa n = 1051 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Age | 29.0 ± 0.2 | 32.0 ± 0.2 | 29.0 ± 0.2 | 31.1 ± 0.2 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 47.9% | 46.5% | 46.3% | 50.5% |
| Female | 52.1% | 53.5% | 53.7% | 49.5% |
| Residence | ||||
| Rural | 65.2% | 45.4% | 48.1% | 32.0% |
| Urban | 34.8% | 54.6% | 51.9% | 68.0% |
| Mean BMI | 23.71 ± 0.1 | 22.9 ± 0.1 | 21.7 ± 0.1 | 25.9 ± 0.2 |
| Prevalence of HIV | 24.9% (23.3, 26.5) | 14.3% (13.2, 15.6) | 0.7% (0.5, 0.01) | 21.0% (19.1, 23.0) |
| Prevalence of Self-reported Diabetes | 1.2% (0.1, 1.6) | 3.8% (0.03, 0.05) | 0.5% (0.4, 0.8) | 1.7% (1.2, 2.2) |
| Prevalence of Self-reported Hypertension | 15.3% (13.9, 16.9) | 22.9% (20.9, 25.1) | 0.6% (0.5, 0.7) | 9.8% (8.6, 11.2) |