Table 1.

Participant characteristics, overall

Predictor variables	Effective (n = 6765)	Percentage (%)
Gender
Male	2968	43.9
Female	3797	56.1
Age group (years)
18–29	1446	21.4
30–44	2659	39.3
45–59	1872	27.7
60–69	788	11.6
Marital status
Never married	1642	24.3
Current married/Cohabitating	4676	69.2
Separated/Divorced	202	3.0
Widowed	239	3.5
Level of education
No formal school	1140	16.9
Primary school	1053	15.6
Moyen school	1600	23.7
Secondary school	1566	23.2
University	1390	20.6
Locality
Urban	4562	67.4
Rural	2203	32.6
Geographical region
North-Centre	2448	36.2
North -West	1470	21.7
North -East	2104	31.1
South -West	215	3.2
South -East	528	7.8
Occupation
Unemployed (able and not able to work) /Student/No paid	1630	24.1
Government employee	1162	17.2
Non-government employee	703	10.4
Self-employed	788	11.7
Homemaker	1974	29.2
Retired	495	7.3
Wealth index (Family monthly income quintile)
Lowest (less than or equal to SMIG)	1172	28.4
Second lowest (More than to SMIG, less than or equal to 2x SMIG	1628	39.5
Midle (More than to 2x SMIG, less than or equal to 3x SMIG	692	16.8
Second highest (More than to 3xSMIG, less than or equal to 4x SMIG)	265	6.4
Highest (More than to4xSMIG)	364	8.8
Smoking
Never smoked	5203	76.9
Past smoked	754	11.9
Current Daily smoked	808	11.1
Physical activity
Low (< 150 Min/week)	1315	19.4
High (More 150 Min/week)	5450	80.6
Fruits and vegetables consumption
< 5 fruit/veg/day	5592	85.1
More 5 fruit/veg/day	978	14.9
BMI (Kg/m2)
< 18,5 (Underwieght)	219	3.3
18,5–24,9 (Normal weight)	2400	36.6
25–29,9 (Overweight)	2303	35.0
≥ 30 (Obese)	1631	24.9
Abdominal obesity
No (Low)	2106	32.2
Yes (High)	4429	67.8
Blood glucose (Hyperglycemia)
Yes	600	17.5
No	2825	82.5
Cholesterol (Hypercholesterolemia)
Yes	665	29.6
No	1578	70.4
Heart attacks
Yes	410	6.1
No	6344	93.9