Research Article
Prevalence of Hyperhomocysteinaemia and Associated Factors among Ethiopian Adult Population in a 2015 National Survey
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants, Ethiopia, 2015.
| | Variables n (%) | Total | Male | Female | | 4175 (100) | 1722 (41.2) | 2453 (58.8) |
| | Age (years) | | | | | 15–29 | 1625 (38.9) | 626 (36.4) | 999 (40.7) | | 30–44 | 1526 (36.6) | 621 (36.1) | 905 (36.9) | | 45–59 | 739 (17.7) | 337 (19.6) | 402 (16.4) | | 60–69 | 285 (6.8) | 138 (8.0) | 147 (6.0) |
| | Residence | | | | | Urban | 952 (22.8) | 283 (16.4) | 669 (27.3) | | Rural | 3223 (77.2) | 1439 (83.6) | 1784 (72.7) |
| | BMI (kg/m2) | | | | | Low (≤18.5) | 956 (23.9) | 452 (26.4) | 504 (22.0) | | Normal (19–24) | 2703 (67.5) | 1161 (67.9) | 1542 (67.2) | | High (≥25) | 348 (8.7) | 98 (5.7) | 250 (10.9) |
| | Geographic region | | | | | Tigray | 682 (16.3) | 257 (14.9) | 425 (17.3) | | Afar | 167 (4.0) | 63 (3.7) | 104 (167) | | Amhara | 794 (19.0) | 343 (19.9) | 451 (18.4) | | Oromiya | 961 (23.0) | 392 (22.8) | 569 (23.2) | | Somali | 276 (6.6) | 105 (6.1) | 171 (7.0) | | B. Gumuz | 214 (5.1) | 104 (6.0) | 110 (4.5) | | SNNPR | 527 (12.6) | 232 (13.5) | 295 (12.0) | | Gambela | 239 (5.7) | 131 (7.6) | 108 (4.4) | | Harari | 59 (1.4) | 22 (1.3) | 37 (1.5) | | Dire Dawa | 51 (1.2) | 30 (1.7) | 21 (0.9) | | Addis Ababa | 205 (4.9) | 43 (2.5) | 162 (6.6) |
| | Marital status | | | | | Single | 1326 (31.8) | 466 (27.1) | 860 (35.1) | | Married or cohabiting | 2848 (68.2) | 1256 (72.9) | 1592 (64.9) |
| | Occupational status | | | | | Employed | 379 (9.2) | 216 (12.8) | 163 (6.7) | | Skilled worker | 2336 (56.7) | 1248 (74.2) | 1088 (44.6) | | Housewife | 959 (23.3) | 8 (0.5) | 951 (39.0) | | Unemployed | 446 (10.8) | 211 (12.5) | 235 (446) |
| | Level of education | | | | | No formal education | 2227 (53.3) | 712 (41.3) | 1515 (61.8) | | Primary education | 1472 (35.3) | 762 (44.3) | 710 (28.9) | | Secondary education | 259 (6.2) | 113 (6.6) | 146 (6.0) | | College and above | 217 (5.2) | 135 (7.8) | 82 (3.3) |
| | Income (x 1000 birr) | | | | | <12 | 2335 (68.1) | 922 (63.3) | 1413 (71.6) | | 12–18 | 422 (12.3) | 200 (13.7) | 222 (11.2) | | 18–23 | 206 (6.0) | 115 (7.9) | 91 (4.6) | | 23–30 | 213 (6.2) | 96 (6.6) | 117 (5.9) | | >30 | 254 (7.4) | 123 (8.4) | 131 (6.6) |
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BMI, = body mass index; low BMI ≤ 18.5 kg/m2; normal BMI = 18.5–24.99 kg/m2; high BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2.
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