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Table 1 General characteristics of the respondents

From: Prevalence and associated factors of dyslipidaemia among university workers in Southeast Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Male

Female

Total

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Age (years)

  18–45

84 (35.0)

104 (71.2)

188 (48.7)

  ≥ 46

156 (65.0)

42 (28.8)

198 (51.3)

Total

240 (100.0)

146 (100.0)

386 (100.0)

Educational level

  Secondary education

14 (5.8)

4 (2.7)

18 (4.7)

  Tertiary education

226 (94.2)

142 (97.3)

368 (95.3)

Total

240 (100.0)

146 (100.0)

386 (100.0)

Staff category

  Academic

45 (18.8)

46 (31.5)

91 (23.6)

  Administrative/ Technical

195 (81.2)

100 (68.5)

295 (76.4)

Total

240 (100.0)

146 (100.0)

386 (100.0)

Cadre

  Junior

66 (27.5)

35 (24.0)

101 (26.2)

  Senior

174 (72.5)

110 (76.0)

284 (73.8)

Total

240 (100.0)

146 (100.0)

386 (100.0)

Total

240 (100.0)

146 (100.0)

386 (100.0)

Monthly basic income (₦)

  ≤₦50, 000 (≤ 138.7 USD)

113 (47.1)

60 (41.1)

173 (44.8)

  >₦50, 000 (> 138.7 USD)

127 (52.9)

86 (58.9)

213 (55.2)

Total

240 (100.0)

146 (100.0)

386 (100.0)

Alcohol intake

  Normal

69 (40.4)

40 (38.5)

109 (39.6)

  Above normal

102 (59.6)

64 (61.5)

166 (60.4)

Total

171 (100.0)

104 (100.0)

275 (100.0)

  1. Normal alcohol intake/day: ≤ 2units (males), ≤ 1 unit (females)