Table 1 Characteristics of participants enrolled in Malawi NCD STEPS survey 2009
From: Prevalence and correlates of diabetes mellitus in Malawi: population-based national NCD STEPS survey
Total | Male | Female | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | |
Gender: | 5,206 | 100 | 1,690 | 32.5 | 30.3-34.7 | 3,516 | 67.5 | 66.0-69.1 |
Age (years): | ||||||||
25-34 | 2,335 | 44.9 | 719 | 42.5 | 38.9-46.1 | 1,616 | 46.0 | 43.6-48.4 |
35-44 | 1,321 | 25.4 | 459 | 27.2 | 23.1-31.3 | 862 | 24.5 | 21.6-27.4 |
45-54 | 902 | 17.2 | 296 | 17.5 | 13.2-21.8 | 604 | 17.2 | 14.2-20.2 |
55-64 | 650 | 12.5 | 216 | 12.8 | 8.3-17.3 | 434 | 12.3 | 9.2-15.4 |
25-64 | 5,206 | 100.0 | 1,690 | 100.0 | - | 3,516 | 100.0 | - |
Marital status: | ||||||||
Never married | 161 | 3.1 | 91 | 5.4 | 0.8-10.0 | 70 | 2.0 | -1.3-5.3 |
Currently married | 3,819 | 73.5 | 1,475 | 87.4 | 85.7-89.1 | 2,344 | 66.8 | 64.9-68.7 |
Separated/divorced | 754 | 14.5 | 99 | 5.9 | 1.3-10.5 | 655 | 18.6 | 15.6-21.6 |
Widowed | 464 | 8.9 | 22 | 1.2 | -3.4-5.8 | 442 | 12.6 | 9.5-15.7 |
Total | 5,198 | 100.0 | 1,687 | 100.0 | - | 3,511 | 100.0 | - |
Education: | ||||||||
None | 1,285 | 24.7 | 237 | 14.0 | - | 1,048 | 29.8 | - |
Standard 1-5 | 1,807 | 34.8 | 558 | 33.0 | - | 1,249 | 35.6 | - |
Standard 6-8 | 1,391 | 26.7 | 539 | 31.9 | - | 852 | 24.2 | - |
Secondary and above | 720 | 13.8 | 355 | 21.1 | - | 365 | 10.4 | - |
Total | 5,203 | 100.0 | 1,689 | 100.0 | - | 3,514 | 100.0 | - |