Table 2 Prevalence of abdominal obesity among women and men in Uganda, STEPS survey 2014
Variable | -n- | # of persons with abdominal obesity –n-(%) | Males n = 1562 | Females n = 2114 | p* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | 3676 | 432 (11.8) | 20 (4.6) | 412 (95.4) | < 0.05 |
Age | |||||
 18–24 | 846 | 41 (4.8) | 3 (7.3) | 38 (93.7) | 0.31 |
 25–34 | 1089 | 99 (9.1) | 1 (1) | 98 (99) |  |
 35–44 | 795 | 124 (15.6) | 7 (5.6) | 117 (94.4) |  |
 45–54 | 538 | 91 (16.9) | 5 (5.5) | 86 (94.5) |  |
 55–64 | 289 | 55 (19.0) | 4 (7.3) | 51 (92.7) |  |
  ≥ 65 | 119 | 22 (18.5) | 0 (0) | 22 (100) |  |
Rural-urban residence | |||||
 Urban | 988 | 160 (16.2) | 11 (6.9) | 149 (93.1) | 0.09 |
 Rural | 2688 | 272 (10.1) | 9 (3.3) | 263 (96.7) |  |
Marital status | |||||
 Never married | 602 | 22 (3.6) | 3 (13.6) | 19 (86.4) | 0.01 |
 Married/Cohabiting | 2398 | 283 (11.8) | 16 (5.7) | 267 (94.3) |  |
 Other | 673 | 126 (18.7) | 1 (0.8) | 125 (99.2) |  |
Employment | |||||
 Employed | 2418 | 304 (12.6) | 18 (5.9) | 286 (94.1) | 0.05 |
 Unemployed | 1257 | 128 (10.2) | 2 (1) | 126 (99.0) |  |
Fruit & Veg servings/ day | |||||
  ≥ 5 | 566 | 59 (10.4) | 3 (5.1) | 56 (94.9) | 0.93 |
 1–4 | 2958 | 353 (11.9) | 17 (4.8) | 336 (95.2) |  |
Met WHO recommendation for physical activity | |||||
 Yes | 3574 | 413 (11.6) | 18 (4.4) | 395 (95.6) | 0.21 |
 No | 102 | 19 (18.6) | 2 (10.5) | 17 (89.5) |  |
Alcohol use in standard drinks per occasion | |||||
 Never | 1905 | 253 (13.3) | 9 (3.6) | 244 (96.4) | 0.06 |
 Ever or ≤ 6 | 1385 | 145 (10.5) | 6 (4.1) | 139 (95.9) |  |
  > 6 | 361 | 31 (8.6) | 4 (12.9) | 27 (87.1) |  |
Hypertensive | |||||
 No | 2705 | 241 (8.9) | 7 (2.9) | 234 (97.1) | 0.06 |
 Yes | 971 | 191 (19.7) | 13 (6.8) | 178 (93.2) |  |
FPG (mmol/L)c | |||||
  < 6.1 | 3309 | 376 (11.4) | 13 (3.5) | 363 (96.5) | < 0.05 |
 6.1–6.9 | 58 | 9 (15.5) | 3 (33.3) | 6 (66.7) |  |
  > 7.0 or on DM Rx | 309 | 47 (15.2) | 4 (8.5) | 43 (91.5) |  |