Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants: Baseline and follow up
Variable | Total | Baseline (n = 240) | Follow up (n = 160) | X2, df | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 57.80 ± 10.63 | 57.82 ± 10.88 | 57.79 ± 10.39 | 0.370t | 0.981 |
Male:female ratio | 165/236 | 99/142 | 66/94 | Â | Â |
BMI (Kg/m2) | 26.80 ± 9.44 | 26.13 ± 5.11 | 27.47 ± 13.78 | 1.367t | 0.172 |
WHR | 0.93 ± 0.05 | 0.93 ± 0.06 | 0.92 ± 0.05 | 1.090t | 0.276 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 17.5, 3 | 0.002 |
 Married | 269 (67.1) | 164 (68.0) | 105 (65.6) |  |  |
 Never married | 6 (1.5) | 4 (1.7) | 2 (1.3) |  |  |
 Divorced | 41 (10.2) | 25 (10.4) | 16 (10.0) |  |  |
 Widowed | 85 (21.2) | 48 (19.9) | 37 (23.1) |  |  |
Education | 3.01, 4 | 0.55 | |||
 Tertiary | 58 (14.5) | 36 (14.9) | 22 (13.8) |  |  |
 Senior high school | 104 (25.9) | 57 (23.7) | 47 (29.4) |  |  |
 Junior high school | 133 (33.2) | 78 (32.4) | 55 (34.4) |  |  |
 Lower primary | 43 (10.7) | 28 (11.6) | 15 (9.4) |  |  |
 No formal education | 63 (15.7) | 42 (17.4) | 21 (13.1) |  |  |
Occupation | 39.65, 3 | 0.0001 | |||
 Employed | 229 (57.1) | 133 (55.2) | 96 (60.0) |  |  |
 Retired | 85 (21.2) | 35 (14.5) | 50 (31.1) |  |  |
 Unemployed | 65 (16.2) | 51 (21.1) | 14 (8.8) |  |  |
 Informal employment | 22 (5.5) | 21 (9.0) | 1 (1) |  |  |
Physical activity | 25.22, 1 | 0.0001 | |||
 Primarily sedentary | 101 (25.2) | 79 (32.8) | 22 (13.8) |  |  |
 Moderate activity | 300 (74.6) | 162 (67.2) | 138 (85.5) |  |  |