Metals Exposures of Residents Living Near the Akaki River in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Participant characteristics, by subcity—Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2011.
Overall ()
Akaki-Kality ()
Yeka ()
Body mass index (kg/m2; )
Range
14–38
14–38
18–35
Mean (St. dev.)
23 (4)
23 (4)
23 (4)
Median
22
22
23
Years living in subcity ()
Range
1–50
1–50
1–35
Mean (St. dev.)
18 (11)
18 (12)
18 (10)
Median
19
18
20
Occupation ()
None
50 (38%)
35 (39%)
15 (35%)
Factory/laborer
23 (17%)
17 (19%)
6 (14%)
Business
16 (12%)
12 (13%)
4 (9%)
Student
15 (11%)
11 (12%)
4 (9%)
Teacher/secretary
8 (6%)
5 (6%)
3 (7%)
Other
20 (15%)
9 (10%)
11 (26%)
Drink alcohol ()
Yes
24 (17%)
19 (19%)
5 (11%)
No
120 (83%)
79 (81%)
41 (89%)
Chew khat ()
Yes
7 (5%)
2 (2%)
5 (10%)
No
142 (95%)
98 (98%)
44 (90%)
Smoke cigarettes ()
Yes
3 (2%)
1 (1%)
2 (4%)
No
145 (98%)
99 (99%)
46 (96%)
Eat homegrown vegetables ()
Yes
18 (12%)
9 (9%)
9 (18%)
No
133 (88%)
92 (91%)
41 (82%)
Add chlorine to drinking water ()
Yes
12 (8%)
7 (7%)
5 (10%)
No
139 (92%)
94 (93%)
45 (90%)
Drinking water characteristics ()
Cloudy/muddy
26 (17%)
19 (19%)
7 (14%)
Bad taste
13 (9%)
10 (10%)
3 (6%)
Bad smell
8 (5%)
5 (5%)
3 (6%)
“Other” occupations include security, researcher, and bus driver. comparing Akaki-Kality and Yeka using -test for continuous variables and chi-square for categorical variables.
