Table 1 Descriptive characteristics for the adult Bissau-Guinean study population (n = 91) stratified by sex
From: Dietary intake in undernourished adults living in Guinea-Bissau; a cross-sectional study
Total (n = 91) | Men (n = 43) | Women (n = 48) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | p-valuea |
Age, n (%) | ||||
15–24 years | 35 (38) | 19 (44) | 16 (33) | |
25–34 years | 22 (24) | 11 (26) | 11 (23) | |
35–44 years | 8 (9) | 1 (2) | 7 (15) | |
45–54 years | 6 (7) | 3 (7) | 3 (6) | |
55- years | 20 (22) | 9 (21) | 11 (23) | 0.319 |
Ethnicity, n (%) | ||||
Balanta | 6 (7) | 3 (7) | 3 (6) | |
Fula | 5 (6) | 1 (2) | 4 (9) | |
Mancanha | 5 (6) | 1 (2) | 4 (9) | |
Mandinga | 6 (7) | 3 (7) | 3 (6) | |
Manjaco | 19 (21) | 8 (19) | 11 (24) | |
Pepel | 36 (41) | 19 (46) | 17 (37) | |
Otherb | 11 (12) | 7 (17) | 4 (9) | 0.607 |
BMI, n (%) | ||||
< 16.0 (kg/m2) | 9 (10) | 3 (7) | 6 (13) | |
16.0–18.49 (kg/m2) | 44 (48) | 19 (44) | 25 (52) | |
18.5–19.99 (kg/m2) | 38 (42) | 21 (49) | 17 (35) | 0.373 |
Self-reported weight loss, n (%) | 68 (75) | 32 (74) | 36 (75) | 0.949 |
Loss of appetite, n (%) | 52 (57) | 21 (49) | 31 (65) | 0.130 |
Fatigue, n (%) | 59 (65) | 27 (63) | 32 (67) | 0.699 |
Diarrhoea, n (%) | 10 (11) | 6 (14) | 4 (8) | 0.508 |
mean (sd) | mean (sd) | mean (sd) | ||
Body weight (kg) | 50.2 (7.0) | 54.0 (5.9) | 46.8 (6.1) | < 0.001 |
MUACc (mm) | 267 (29) | 274 (28) | 260 (29) | 0.029 |