Variables | Urban (n = 877) | Rural (n = 856) | P-value | Overall (N = 1733) |
---|---|---|---|---|
(%) | (%) | (%) | ||
Gender | 0.011 | |||
Female | 71.4 | 76.8 | 74.0 | |
Male | 28.6 | 23.2 | 26.0 | |
Age | 0.375 | |||
35-44 | 30.1 | 31.5 | 30.8 | |
45-54 | 35.0 | 31.1 | 33.1 | |
55-64 | 26.0 | 27.6 | 26.8 | |
65 and above | 8.9 | 9.8 | 9.3 | |
BMI (kg/m2) | <0.001 | |||
< 18.5 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | |
18.5-24.9 | 21.1 | 28.2 | 25.3 | |
25.0-29.9 | 18.2 | 27.3 | 23.6 | |
> 30.0 | 57.0 | 41.7 | 47.9 | |
Education level | <0.001 | |||
Primary | 23.8 | 49.9 | 36.7 | |
Secondary | 69.1 | 47.3 | 58.3 | |
Tertiary | 7.1 | 2.8 | 5.0 | |
Marital status | <0.001 | |||
Single | 51.2 | 30.8 | 41.1 | |
Currently married | 33.6 | 44.7 | 39.1 | |
Widowed/divorced/separated | 15.2 | 24.4 | 19.7 | |
Occupation | <0.001 | |||
Skilled | 22.2 | 14.6 | 18.5 | |
Less skilled | 77.8 | 85.4 | 81.5 | |
Ethnicity | 0.693 | |||
African | 98.7 | 98.9 | 98.8 | |
Coloured | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | |
Physical activity levels | <0.001 | |||
Low | 20.9 | 31.0 | 25.9 | |
Moderate | 61.2 | 51.5 | 56.4 | |
Vigorous | 17.9 | 17.5 | 17.7 |