Table 1 |
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Gender differences in demographic and behavioral characteristics of participants |
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Male1 (n = 115) |
Female1 (n = 94) |
P-value2 |
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Age (mean, years) |
53 |
51 |
<0.001 |
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Education |
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Higher Education (> 7 years) |
31 |
17 |
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Primary Education (≤ 7 years) |
60 |
61 |
0.005 |
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No Education |
9 |
22 |
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Administrative ward of residence |
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Mbagala |
18.3 |
17.0 |
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Mjimwema |
9.6 |
16.0 |
0.43 |
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Kimbiji |
20.9 |
12.8 |
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Kigamboni |
26.1 |
28.7 |
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Vituka |
25.2 |
25.5 |
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Individual income per month3 |
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Low (≤50,000 Tshs/m) |
56 |
71 |
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Medium (>50,000–80,000 Tshs/m) |
23 |
6 |
0.005 |
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High (>80,000 Tshs/m) |
21 |
22 |
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Occupation |
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Not Employed |
8 |
31 |
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Public/Private Institutions |
14 |
12 |
0.0001 |
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Self Employed/Business |
36 |
36 |
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Farmers |
42 |
21 |
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Current Smoker |
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Yes |
23 |
3 |
<0.0001 |
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No |
77 |
97 |
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Current alcohol consumption |
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Yes |
37 |
18 |
0.003 |
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No |
63 |
82 |
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High alcohol intake (≥4 servings/day) |
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Yes |
31 |
12 |
0.001 |
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No |
69 |
88 |
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Physical activity4 (#MET-hours/day) |
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<26 |
34 |
33 |
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26–37 |
39 |
26 |
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>37 |
27 |
41 |
0.06 |
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1Values are given as percentages (%) unless indicated 2Significance test: χ2-test for category variables and Kruskal-Wallis test for continuous variables 31300 Tshs = 1 US dollars 4Tertile cut-points was used to define physical activity categories |
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Njelekela et al. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2009 9:30 doi:10.1186/1471-2261-9-30 |
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