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Table 3 Distribution of NCDs by observable endogenous characteristics

From: Burden of cumulative risk factors associated with non-communicable diseases among adults in Uganda: evidence from a national baseline survey

Number of NCD risk factors

Age

Body mass index

Systolic blood pressure

Diastolic blood pressure

Fruit and vegetable servings

0 risk factors

n

211

211

211

211

208

\( \overline{x} \)

33.71

20.95

118.42

77.95

8.58

s

12.81

2.11

9.72

6.67

4.26

1 risk factor

n

1539

1499

154

1539

1531

\( \overline{x} \)

33.25

21.39

117.69

76.73

2.65

s

12.30

2.48

15.63

10.28

3.15

2 risk factors

n

1539

1363

1539

1539

1538

\( \overline{x} \)

35.54

23.41

121.70

79.35

2.14

s

12.85

6.51

29.23

18.40

2.27

3 risk factors

n

577

502

577

577

577

\( \overline{x} \)

39.61

26.96

131.37

85.72

1.87

s

13.69

14.60

34.66

22.52

1.64

4 risk factors

n

120

114

120

120

120

\( \overline{x} \)

43.30

30.03

150.06

97.36

1.54

s

13.51

24.29

27.80

18.93

1.15

5 risk factors

n

1

0

1

1

1

\( \overline{x} \)

69.00

-

138.00

101.50

0.43

s

-

-

-

-

-

  1. Note: n sample size distribution, \( \overline{x} \) average, s standard deviation, − implies no statistic to report