Table 1 Characteristics of participants in survey assessing knowledge of CVD risk factors (N = 1063)
Characteristic | Proportion (%) |
|---|---|
Age (Mean, SD) | 40.5 (13.0) |
Range | 18–77 |
Age group | |
18–34 | 379 (35.7%) |
35–54 | 525 (49.3%) |
≥ 55 | 159 (15.0%) |
Sex | |
Male | 471 (44.3%) |
Female | 592 (55.7%) |
Education | |
No Formal | 22 (02.1%) |
Primary | 404 (38.0%) |
Secondary | 385 (36.2%) |
University | 252 (23.7%) |
Marital status | |
Single | 279 (26.3%) |
Married | 711 (66.9%) |
Divorced | 26 (02.5%) |
Widowed | 47 (04.4%) |
Occupation | |
Jobless | 112 (10.5%) |
Student | 54 (05.1%) |
Self-employed | 640 (60.2%) |
Employed | 204 (19.2%) |
Retired | 53 (05.0%) |
Residence | |
Urban | 907 (85.3%) |
Rural | 156 (14.7%) |
Region of Residence | |
Dar es Salaam | 752 (70.7%) |
Other regions | 311 (29.3%) |
Relationship to Patient | |
Spouse | 142 (13.4%) |
Child | 661 (62.2%) |
Sibling | 162 (15.2%) |
Parent | 38 (03.6%) |
Friend | 60 (05.6%) |
Health insured | |
Yes | 358 (33.7%) |
No | 705 (66.3%) |
Perceived health status | |
Good | 439 (41.3%) |
Average | 577 (54.3%) |
Bad | 47 (04.4%) |
When last check-up | |
Never | 583 (54.9%) |
Within a Year | 399 (37.5%) |
Over a Year | 81 (07.6%) |
Personal Disease History (% Yes) | |
CVD/Hypertension | 204 (19.2%) |
Diabetes | 43 (04.1%) |
Chronic kidney disease | 12 (01.1%) |
HIV/AIDS | 26 (02.5%) |
Cancer | 6 (0.6%) |
Chronic pulmonary disease | 19 (01.8%) |
Chronic back pain | 83 (07.8%) |
Knowledge of CVD risk factors (self-reported) | |
Yes | 366 (34.4%) |
No | 697 (65.6%) |
Family history of CVD | |
Yes | 389 (36.6%) |
No | 661 (62.2%) |
Don’t know | 13 (01.2%) |
CVD death in the family | |
Yes | 218 (20.5%) |
No | 799 (75.2%) |
Don’t know | 46 (04.3%) |
Smoking status | |
Current | 34 (03.2%) |
Past | 43 (04.0%) |
Never | 986 (92.8%) |
Alcohol intake | |
Yes | 197 (18.5%) |
No | 866 (81.5%) |
Perceived healthy eating | |
Irregularly | 874 (82.2%) |
Regularly | 189 (17.8%) |
≥30 min Exercise (days/week) | |
0 days | 500 (47.0%) |
1–3 days | 300 (28.2%) |
4–6 days | 80 (07.6%) |
7 days | 183 (17.2%) |
Body Mass Index (mean, SD) | 28.0 (5.9) |
BMI categories | |
Underweight | 32 (03.0%) |
Normal | 321 (30.2%) |
Overweight | 358 (33.7%) |
Obese | 352 (33.1%) |
Waist circumference (mean [cm], SD) | 94.6 (13.3) |
Men ≥94 cm | 207 (44.0%) |
Women ≥80 cm | 528 (89.2%) |
Blood Pressure (mean, SD) | |
Systolic Blood Pressure | 128.5 (20.2) |
Diastolic Blood Pressure | 83.0 (13.5) |
Blood Pressure Range | |
< 140/90 | 754 (70.9%) |
≥ 140/90 | 309 (29.1%) |
Blood Sugar Range | |
FBG < 7.0/RBG < 11.1 FBG ≥ 7.0/RBG ≥ 11.1 | 1029 (96.8%) 34 (03.2%) |