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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population

From: A community-based study of hypertension and cardio-metabolic syndrome in semi-urban and rural communities in Nigeria

Characteristics

Semi-urban (1088)

Rural (370)

All (1458)

p-value

Men (%)

49.6

45.7

48.6

0.188

Mean age

42.3 ± 13.5

48.2 ± 13.2

43.8 ± 13.7

<0.001*

Age group(%):

-

-

-

-

25 - 34 years

36.5

20.0

32.3

-

35 - 44 years

17.5

14.1

16.6

<0.001*

45 - 54 years

21.6

27.9

22.4

-

55 - 64 years

24.4

41.4

28.7

-

Number of years in School

-

-

-

-

(%):

-

-

-

-

No formal schooling

14.5

55.1

24.8

-

≤ 6 years

21.7

25.1

22.6

-

7 - 12 years

32.9

15.9

28.6

<0.001*

>12 years

30.9

3.8

24.0

-

  1. *- p-value: significant