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Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the respondents

From: Prevalence and determinants of obesity - a cross-sectional study of an adult Northern Nigerian population

Variable

Overall (n = 300)

Males (n = 129)

Females (n = 171)

p value

Mean age ± SD, yrs

37.6 ± 10.6

38.0 ± 9.7

37.2 ± 11.2

0.54

Years of education

    

0-12

119 (39.7)

32 (24.9)

87 (50.9)

<0.001*

≥12

181 (60.3)

97 (75.1)

84 (49.1)

 

Monthly income, N

    

<50,000

228 (76.0)

81 (62.8)

147 (86.0)

<0.001*

≥50,000

72 (24.0)

48 (37.2)

24 (14.0)

 

Cigarette Smoking

14 (4.7)

11 (8.5)

3 (1.8)

0.006*

Alcohol intake

17 (5.7)

14 (10.9)

3 (1.8)

<0.001*

History of HTN

48 (16.0)

13 (10.1))

35 (20.5)

0.02*

Mean SBP ± SD, mmHg

120.4 ± 21.1

117.9 ± 18.9

122.3 ± 22.4

0.07

Mean ± SD DBP, mmHg

78.9 ± 13.5

77.4 ± 11.8

80.1 ± 14.6

0.10

History of DM

10 (3.3)

4 (3.1)

6 (3.5)

0.90

Mean ± SD FPG, mg/dl

82.9 ± 20.9

82.9 ± 15.4

82.9 ± 24.2

0.99

  1. Except otherwise stated, values are n (%). N = Naira; HTN = hypertension; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; DM = diabetes mellitus; FPG = fasting plasma glucose.
  2. *p < 0.05