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Table 2 Sociodemographics and anthropometrics of study participants, n = 782

From: Prevalence and predictors of chronic kidney disease of undetermined causes (CKDu) in Western Kenya’s “sugar belt”: a cross-sectional study

Variable

n

%

Sex

 Female

392

50.1

 Male

390

49.9

Sublocation

 Tonde

233

29.8

 Muhoroni East

260

33.2

 Owaga

289

37.0

Age

 18 – 29 years

243

31.1

 30 – 39 years

252

32.2

 40 – 49 years

170

21.7

 50 – 59 years

117

15.0

Level of education

 Did not attend school

10

1.3

 Some primary school

175

22.4

 Completed primary school

207

26.5

 Some secondary school

117

15.0

 Completed secondary school

158

20.2

 Some undergraduate school

80

10.2

 Completed undergraduate school

29

3.7

 Postgraduate education

6

0.8

Body Mass Index (BMI) (kg/m2)

 Underweight (≤ 18.5)

46

5.9

 Normal (> 18.5 to ≤ 25)

475

60.7

 Overweight (> 25 to ≤ 30)

178

22.8

 Obese (> 30)

83

10.6

Health habits

 Smoker and/or alcohol drinker

167

21.4

 Non-smoker and non-alcohol drinker

615

78.6

Self-reported HIV

 Yes

125

16.0

 No

657

84.0

Blood pressure and antihypertensive medications

  ≥ 140 or ≥ 90 or on antihypertensive medications

111

14.2

  < 140 and < 90 and not on antihypertensive medications

671

85.8

Physician diagnosed diabetes or on medication for diabetes

 Yes

8

1.0

 No

774

99.0

Proteinuria

 Negative, Trace or 1 + 

717

91.7

 2 + or 3 + 

5

0.6

 Missing

60

7.7