From: A comparison of the associations between adiposity and lipids in Malawi and the United Kingdom
 | Adolescents | Adults | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Females n = 1657 (51.8%) | Males n = 1544 (48.2%) | Females n = 4423 (69.9%) | Males n = 1900 (30.0%) | |
Age—mean (SD) | 17.8 (0.4) | 17.8 (0.4) | 47.9 (4.4) | 53.3 (5.4) |
Ethnicity—N(%) | ||||
 White/British | 1509 (95.3) | 1417 (95.4) | 3939 (97.8) | 1700 (98.3) |
 Other | 75 (4.7) | 68 (4.6) | 87 (2.2) | 29 (1.7) |
Education—N(%)a | ||||
 CSE | 178 (11.9) | 135 (9.5) | 404 (10.0) | 105 (6.6) |
 Vocational degree | 96 (6.4) | 107 (7.6) | 302 (7.5) | 85 (5.3) |
 O level (11 years) | 508 (33.9) | 436 (30.8) | 1385 (34.3) | 337 (21.1) |
 A level (12–13 years) | 423 (28.2) | 441 (31.1) | 1180 (29.2) | 486 (30.4) |
 Degree (13+ years) | 293 (19.6) | 297 (21.0) | 768 (19.0) | 584 (36.6) |
Marital status—N(%) | ||||
 Never married | NA | NA | 94 (3.4) | 13 (0.7) |
 Married | NA | NA | 2300 (82.2) | 1681 (90.9) |
 Widowed | NA | NA | 40 (1.4) | 17 (0.9) |
 Divorced/separated | NA | NA | 365 (13.0) | 139 (7.5) |
Parity—N(%) | ||||
 1 | NA | NA | 585 (13.2) | NA |
 2 | NA | NA | 1432 (32.4) | NA |
 3 | NA | NA | 1123 (25.4) | NA |
 4+ | NA | NA | 1283 (29.0) | NA |
Smoking status—N(%) | ||||
 Never smoker | 641 (46.0) | 687 (52.5) | 1506 (55.7) | 919 (50.8) |
 Former smoker | 356 (25.6) | 282 (21.5) | 951 (35.1) | 730 (40.3) |
 Current smoker | 396 (28.4) | 340 (26.0) | 248 (9.2) | 161 (8.9) |
Alcohol intake—N(%) | ||||
 Never | 24 (1.8) | 32 (2.5) | 262 (9.5) | 74 (4.0) |
 Monthly or less | 392 (29.6) | 281 (22.4) | 427 (15.4) | 136 (7.4) |
 2–4 times/month | 644 (48.7) | 574 (45.8) | 513 (18.5) | 335 (18.3) |
 2–3 times/week | 234 (17.7) | 315 (25.1) | 944 (33.9) | 720 (39.3) |
 4+ times/week | 29 (2.2) | 53 (4.2) | 634 (22.8) | 567 (31.0) |
Lipid-lowering medication—N(%) | ||||
 No medication | NA | NA | 4334 (98.2) | 1774 (95.7) |
 Taking medication | NA | NA | 81 (1.8) | 80 (4.3) |