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Table 1 Characteristics of study population (≥13 years of age) in Kasese District, Uganda (N = 359), Food Intake and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Rural Uganda study, 2012–2013

From: Food intake and cardiometabolic risk factors in rural Uganda

Characteristic

Total

Men

Women

Sex, n (%)

 Men

151 (42.1)

151 (100)

 Women

208 (57.9)

208 (100)

Age in years, mean (95% CI)

35.5 (33.4–37.6)

33.5 (30.1–36.8)

37.0 (34.3–39.7)

Years of education, mean (95% CI)

5.3 (4.9–5.7)

6.0 (5.5–6.6)

4.75 (4.2–5.3)

SES-tertile, n (%)

 Low

116 (32.3)

54 (35.8)

62 (29.8)

 Medium

129 (35.9)

56 (37.1)

73 (35.1)

 High

114 (31.8)

41 (27.2)

73 (35.1)

Individuals in the household ≥13 years, mean (95% CI)

5.6 (5.4–5.8)

5.6 (5.3–5.8)

5.6 (5.4–5.9)

Household member with diabetes, n (%)

 Household member with diabetes

149 (41.5)

99 (65.6)

111 (53.4)

 No household member with diabetes

210 (58.5)

52 (34.4)

97 (46.6)

Weight statusa, n (%)

 Underweight

44 (12.3)

19 (12.6)

25 (12.0)

 Normal weight

263 (73.3)

121 (80.1)

142 (68.3)

 Overweight

52 (14.5)

11 (7.3)

41 (19.7)

Smoking, n (%)

 Never smoked

288 (80.2)

114 (75.5)

174 (83.7)

 Former smoker

41 (11.4)

21 (13.9)

20 (9.6)

 Smoker

30 (8.4)

16 (10.6)

14 (6.7)

Alcohol intake, drinks per day

0.5 (0.3–0.8)

1.2 (0.57–1.82)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

Aerobic capacityb n (%)

 Low

121 (33.7)

55 (36.4)

66 (31.7)

 Medium

155 (43.2)

59 (39.1)

96 (46.2)

 High

83 (23.1)

37 (24.5)

46 (22.1)

HbA1c, mean (95% CI)

5.4 (5.4–5.5)

5.3 (5.2–5.4)

5.5 (5.4–5.5)

HbA1c n (%)

  ≥ 5.7

93 (25.9)

28 (18.5)

65 (31.3)

  < 5.7

266 (74.1)

123 (81.5)

143 (68.8)

Food intakec, mean (95% CI)

59.1 (56.8–61.4)

59.1 (55.2–63.1)

59.0 (56.2–61.9)

  1. Data are presented as mean (95% CI) for continuous variables and as total number of participants (%) for categorical variables
  2. Abbreviations: CI Confidence interval, HbA1c glycated haemoglobin, SES socioeconomic status
  3. aBody mass index (BMI). For participants aged 19 years or younger, an sex and age specific BMI z-score (BMIZ) was calculated [18]. BMI was calculated as weight(kg)/height(m)2 for participants above the age of 19 years. Weight status was categorised into underweight (BMI < 18.5 or BMIZ<-1 SD), normal weight (18.5 ≤ BMI < 25 or − 1 < BMIZ<+ 1) and Overweight (BMI ≥ 25 or BMIZ> + 1)
  4. bEstimated aerobic capacity (VO2-max) from 8 min step test and categorised into three categories according to Astrand [17]. Non-completion of step-test was coded as missing (4 missing)
  5. cNumber of food servings per week