Weighted demographic characteristics and prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in Bo, Sierra Leone (n=2071)
Parameter | Group | % using weights |
Place of living | Rural | 62.9 |
Urban | 37.1 | |
Gender | Female | 49.0 |
Male | 51.0 | |
Age median (IQR), n=2062 | Years | 51.0 (45.0–63.0) |
Education level, n=2070 | No completed education | 67.4 |
Any education | 32.6 | |
Marital status, n=2069 | Married/cohabiting | 72.6 |
Single/widowed/divorced | 27.4 | |
Wealth quintile, n=1991 | 1 | 20.5 |
2 | 20.5 | |
3 | 20 | |
4 | 19.9 | |
5 | 19.1 | |
Cardiovascular disease risck factors (CVDRFs) | Hypertension, n=2070 | 49.6 |
Mean (SD) Systolic blood pressure | 136.19 (25.24) | |
Mean (SD) Diastolic blood pressure | 87.52 (14.11) | |
Diabetes, n=2019 | 3.5 | |
Dyslipidaemia, n=840 | 6.7 | |
Overweight/obesity, n=1947 | 26.5 | |
Smoking | 25.6 | |
One CVD risk factor or more out of a possible 7, including cholesterol (n = 789) | Including cholesterol | |
77.1 | ||
One CVD risk factor or more out of a possible 6, excluding cholesterol (n = 1896) | Excluding cholesterol | |
74.5 |