Table 2

Socio-demographic characteristics and reported non-communicable diseases conditions and related risk factors of the sample

Total
(n=1206)
Control
(n=301)
TFL
(n=301)
MGG
(n=301)
OWL
(n=303)
Age brackets
18–29410 (34%)103 (34.2%)95 (31.6%)94 (31.2%)118 (38.9%)
30–49454 (37.7%)120 (39.9%)115 (38.2%)113 (37.5%)106 (35%)
50–69298 (24.7%)63 (20.9%)81 (26.9%)79 (26.3%)75 (24.8%)
70+44 (3.6%)15 (5%)10 (3.3%)15 (5%)4 (1.3%)
Female678 (56.2%)193 (64.1%)174 (57.8%)161 (53.5%)150 (49.5%)
Male525 (43.5%)107 (35.5%)127 (42.2%)140 (46.5%)151 (49.8%)
Educational level
Primary60 (5%)16 (5.3%)11 (3.7%)18 (6%)15 (5%)
Secondary/vocational to Grade 9139 (11.5%)40 (13.3%)35 (11.6%)28 (9.3%)36 (11.9%)
Secondary/vocational to Grades 11–13524 (43.4%)132 (43.9%)133 (44.2%)128 (42.5%)131 (43.2%)
Tertiary/graduate/postgraduate480 (39.8%)113 (37.5%)121 (40.2%)126 (41.9%)120 (39.6%)
Participants who have been informed by a health professional that they have…
Diabetes or raised blood sugar352 (29.2%)88 (29.2%)92 (30.6%)84 (27.9%)88 (29%)
Hypertension or high blood pressure519 (43%)129 (42.9%)133 (44.2%)122 (40.5%)135 (44.6%)
Heart disease85 (7%)19 (6.3%)23 (7.6%)17 (5.6%)26 (8.6%)
High cholesterol233 (19.3%)63 (20.9%)52 (17.3%)47 (15.6%)71 (23.4%)
Overweight or obesity290 (24%)83 (27.6%)65 (21.6%)77 (25.6%)65 (21.5%)
  • MGG, magnifying glass high-in single icon; TFL, traffic-light system; WRN, octagonal warning labels.