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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristic of study respondent (n = 6,027)

From: Determinants of self-reported hypertension among women in South Africa: evidence from the population-based survey

Characteristic

No. (%)

Age (yr)

 Mean ± standard deviation

40.7 ± 18.4

 20–24

1,397 (23.2)

 25–29

705 (11.7)

 30–34

616 (10.7)

 35–39

515 (8.5)

 40–44

459 (7.6)

 45–49

445 (7.4)

 50 + 

1,890 (31.4)

Education

 No education/primary

1,591 (26.4)

 Secondary

3,875 (64.3)

 Tertiary

561 (9.3)

Ethnicity

 Black/African

5,092 (84.5)

 White

258 (4.3)

 Colored and other

677 (11.2)

Wealth

 Poorest

1,209 (20.1)

 Poorer

1,239 (20.6)

 Middle

1,346 (22.3)

 Richer

1,267 (21.0)

 Richest

966 (16.0)

Marital status

 Never married

3,034 (50.3)

 Currently married

2,018 (33.5)

 Divorced/widowed

975 (16.2)

Current employment

 Not employed

4,296 (71.3)

 Employed

1,731 (28.7)

Covered by health insurance

 No

5203 (86.3)

 Yes

824 (13.7)

Amount of mass media exposurea

 0

725 (12.0)

 1

1,021 (17.0)

 2

1,723 (28.6)

 3

2,558 (42.4)

Place of residence

 Urban

3,325 (55.2)

 Rural

2,702 (44.8)

Geographical region

 Western Cape

470 (7.8)

 Eastern Cape

785 (13.0)

 Northern Cape

519 (8.6)

 Free State

646 (10.7)

 Kwazulu-Natal

962 (16.0)

 North West

577 (9.6)

 Gauteng

553 (9.2)

 Mpumalanga

693 (11.5)

 Limpopo

822 (13.6)

Perception of own weight

 Underweight

561 (9.3)

 Normal weight

4,620 (76.7)

 Overweight/obese

846 (14.0)

Perception of own health

 Poor

766 (12.7)

 Average

2,019 (33.5)

 Good

2,460 (40.8)

 Excellent

782 (13.0)

Type of fruits eaten yesterday

 None

3,061 (50.8)

 One

1,730 (28.7)

 Two or more

1,236 (20.5)

Type of vegetables eaten yesterday

 None

2,382 (39.5)

 One

1,985 (32.9)

 Two or more

1,660 (27.5)

Frequency of eating processed meat

 Never

672 (11.2)

 Every day

713 (11.8)

 At least once a week

1,687 (28.0)

 Occasionally

2,955 (49.0)

Frequency of eating fried foods

 Never

469 (7.8)

 Every day

513 (8.5)

 At least once a week

1,951 (32.4)

 Occasionally

3,094 (51.3)

Sugar-sweetened drinks yesterday

 No

4,103 (68.1)

 Yes

1,924 (31.9)

Self-reported hypertension

 No

4,603 (76.4)

 Yes

1,424 (23.6)

  1. aFrequency of viewing television, listening to radio, and reading newspaper