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Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of study population according to gender

From: Body mass index–measured adiposity and population attributability of associated factors: a population-based study from Buea, Cameroon

Characteristics

Male (n = 437, 38.3%)

Female (n = 702, 61.7%)

Total (N = 1,139)

p-value

Age, mean ± SD

31.4 ± 12.8

31.6 ± 12.1

31.5 ± 12.4

0.747

BMI, mean ± SD, kg/m2

24.4 ± 3.4

25.8 ± 4.7

25.3 ± 4.3

<0.0001

Age category

n = 437

n = 702

N = 1,139

0.032

 18–24 years

188 (43.0)

261 (37.1)

449 (39.4)

 25–34 years

109 (24.9)

216 (30.7)

325 (28.5)

 35–44 years

63 (14.4)

106 (15.1)

169 (14.8)

 45–54 years

56 (12.8)

79 (11.2)

135 (11.8)

 55–64 years

11 (2.5)

35 (5.0)

46 (4.0)

  ≥ 65 years

10 (2.3)

5 (1.0)

15 (1.4)

Marital Status

n = 437

n = 702

N = 1,139

<0.0001

 Single

338 (77.3)

427 (60.8)

765 (67.2)

 Divorced

11 (2.5)

29 (4.1)

40 (3.5)

 Widowed

11 (2.5)

33 (4.7)

44 (3.9)

 Married

77 (17.6)

213 (30.3)

290 (25.4)

Level of education

n = 435

n = 699

N = 1,134

0.002

 Up to secondary

89 (20.5)

209 (29.9)

298 (26.3)

 High school

98 (22.5)

135 (19.3)

233 (20.5)

 Diploma

41 (9.4)

85 (12.2)

126 (11.1)

 Undergrad University

171 (39.3)

225 (32.2)

396 (34.9)

 Postgrad University

36 (8.3)

45 (6.4)

83 (7.2)

Employment status

n = 429

n = 700

n = 1,129

<0.0001

 Unemployed

50 (11.6)

84 (12.0)

134 (11.9)

 Retired

18 (4.2)

10 (1.4)

28 (2.5)

 Housewife

00 (0.0)

70 (10.0)

71 (6.3)

 Student

225 (52.3)

328 (46.8)

552 (48.9)

 Self employed

93 (21.6)

151 (21.5)

244 (21.6)

 Employed

43 (10.0)

57 (8.1)

100 (8.9)

Monthly income

n = 422

n = 670

N = 1,092

<0.0001

  < 50,000FCFA (~100USD)

256 (60.7)

443 (66.1)

699 (64.0)

 50–100,000FCFA (~100-200USD)

92 (21.8)

170 (25.4)

262 (24.0)

  > 100,000FCFA (>200USD)

74 (17.5)

57 (8.5)

131(12.0)

  1. BMI body mass index, SD standard deviation, FCFA central African franc, USD United States Dollar, Apart from age and BMI (means compared using independent samples t-test), the rest of the characteristics are frequencies (percentage) compared using chi squared test