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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and CVRFs for study participants according to the state of renal function, TAHES study, Benin 2019

From: Prevalence of abnormal kidney function in a rural population of Benin and associated risk factors

 

Abnormal kidney function (n = 219)

Normal kidney function (n = 1141)

p-value*

Median [Q1-Q3] / n (%)

Median [Q1-Q3] / n (%)

Age (years)

52 [38–66]

39 [31–50]

<  0.001

Age (≥ 60 years)

76 (34.7)

157 (13.8)

<  0.001

Gender

 Male

52 (23.7)

443 (38.8)

<  0.001

Education levels

 Illiterate

158 (72.1)

715 (62.7)

0.025

 Primary level

52 (23.7)

353 (30.9)

 Above primary level

9 (4.1)

73 (6.4)

Marital status

 In couple

153 (69.9)

980 (85.9)

<  0.001

 Single, widowed or divorced

66 (30.1)

161 (14.1)

Occupation

 Independent farmer or informala

179 (81.7)

951 (83.3)

0.006

 Private or formal employee

20 (9.1)

141 (12.4)

 Unemployedb

20 (9.1)

49 (4.3)

Monthly income ($US)

  < 68

95 (43.4)

461 (40.4)

0.245

 68–179

90 (41.1)

447 (39.2)

  ≥ 180

34 (15.5)

233 (20.4)

HBP

104 (47.5)

340 (29.8)

<  0.001

High BMIc

82 (37.4)

325 (28.5)

0.010

Hyperglycemiad / Diabetes Treatmente

26 (11.9)

51 (4.5)

<  0.001

  1. * p value of the chi-squared test for qualitative variables and Student’s test for quantitative variables
  2. aIndependent farmer or informal (reseller, craftsman, motorcycle taxi, small independent with or without the Trade Register, laborer)
  3. bUnemployed (student, apprentice, pensioner other)
  4. cHigh BMI (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2)
  5. dHyperglycemia capillary blood glucose ≥6.1 mmol / L
  6. en = 1140 for the normal kidney function group