| Variables | Male | Female | Total | P-value |
| Age (years) |
|
|
|
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| Mean (SD) | 41.8 (16.3) | 42.2 (15.9) | 42.1 (16.1) | 0.72 |
| Median | 40 | 39 | 39 |
|
| Interquartile range | 26 | 25 | 73 |
|
| <45 | 212 (57.9) | 395 (60.5) | 607 (59.6) |
|
| 45 - 54 | 65 (17.8) | 92 (14.1) | 157 (15.4) |
|
| 55 - 64 | 44 (12) | 90 (13.8) | 134 (13.2) |
|
| ≥65 | 45 (12.3) | 76 (11.6) | 121 (11.9) | 0.4 |
| Mean waist-hip ratio | 0.89 (0.21) | 0.91 (0.18) | 0.9 (0.19) | 0.17 |
| Occupation |
|
|
|
|
| Not working | 15 (4.1) | 29 (4.4) | 44 (4.3) |
|
| Trading | 91 (24.9) | 151 (23.1) | 242 (23.7) |
|
| Farming | 122 (33.3) | 277 (42.4) | 399 (39.2) |
|
| Artisans | 21 (5.7) | 24 (3.7) | 45 (4.4) |
|
| Students | 56 (15.3) | 83 (12.7) | 139 (13.6) |
|
| Teaching/Civil servants | 58 (15.8) | 87 (13.3) | 145 (14.2) |
|
| Others | 3 (0.8) | 2 (0.3) | 5 (0.5) |
|
| Manual laborers | 143 (39.1) | 301 (46.1) | 444 (43.6) |
|
| Non-manual laborers | 223 (60.9) | 352 (53.9) | 575 (56.4) | 0.03 |
| Level of education |
|
|
|
|
| Primary | 145 (39.6) | 248 (38) | 393 (38.6) |
|
| Secondary | 56 (20.8) | 138 (21.1) | 194 (19) |
|
| Tertiary | 10 (2.7) | 17 (2.6) | 27 (2.6) |
|
| Not indicated | 135 (36.9) | 250 (38.3) | 385 (37.8) |
|
| Hemodynamic and blood glucose measurements | ||||
| Mean systolic Blood pressure | 127.1 (17.7) | 126.6 (17.9) | 126.9 (17.8) | 0.67 |
| Mean diastolic blood pressure | 68.9 (10.8) | 68.6 (11.5) | 68.7 (11.3) | 0.71 |
| Mean Fasting Blood glucose | 112 (36.3) | 106.7 (25) | 108.7 (29.8) | 0.03 |
| Chronic medical complaints | 123 (33.6) | 220 (33.7) | 343 (33.7) |
|
| Total | 366 (35.9) | 653 (64.1) | 1019 (100) | <0.01 |