Table 1

Sample characteristics at baseline (2010), by study participation in 2015 for eligible individuals (n=977)

Lost to follow-up (n=301)Completed 2015 (n=676)P valueTotal (n=977)
n%n%n%
Gender
  Male14046.523935.40.00137938.8
  Female16153.543764.659861.2
Age groups
  35–4413043.222733.60.00335736.5
  45–547123.618026.625125.7
  55–643411.312618.616016.4
  65–74299.68112.011011.3
  75+3712.3629.29910.1
Education
  None4034.227741.00.01831740.0
  Less than secondary5446.232748.438148.0
  Secondary or more2319.77210.79512.0
Union status
  Not in union16655.130244.70.00246847.9
  Formal/informal union13544.937455.350952.1
SES*
  Low13043.225337.70.25838339.4
  Middle8628.621632.230231.1
  High8528.220230.128729.5
Employment status
  Not employed8068.449874.10.19657873.3
  Employed3731.617425.921126.7
Smoking history
  Never23678.454881.10.20678480.2
  Prior186.0497.2676.9
  Current4715.67911.712612.9
Alcohol use
  Not in past 30 days23578.154480.50.68677979.7
  Less than weekly248.0477.0717.3
  Weekly4214.08512.612713.0
Physical activity†
  Low279.4406.00.128677.0
  Moderate8027.920931.328930.3
  High18062.741962.759962.7
High waist circumference‡
  No20572.743065.80.0463567.9
  Yes7727.322334.230032.1
Diabetes§
  No29398.065597.20.4694897.4
  Yes62.0192.8252.6
High triglycerides¶
  No21372.747973.50.80569273.2
  Yes8027.317326.525326.8
  • HIV/ART is not included given missing values (n=297) for the vast majority of those lost to follow-up.

  • *Based on a household asset index score.

  • †Based on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire.

  • ‡Greater than 102 cm for men and 88 cm for women.

  • §Blood glucose greater than or equal to 11.1.

  • ¶Greater than or equal to 1.7 mmol/L.

  • ART, antiretroviral therapy; SES, socioeconomic status.