Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and physical activity level of all participants and according to body mass status

Mean (± SD)

Mean (± SD)

Mean (± SD)

Age (years)

32.3 ± 10.0

31.1 ± 9.9

35.4 ± 9.9

< 0.001†

Height (m)

1.67 ± 0.07

1.67 ± 0.1

1.66 ± 0.1

0.070†

Weight (kg)

66.7 ± 11.7

61.3 ± 7.1

78.7 ± 10.9

< 0.001†

BMI (Kgm ^-2 )

24.0 ± 4.0

21.8 ± 1.8

28.8 ± 3.4

< 0.001†

N

%

N

%

N

%

BMI Prevalence

< 0.001††

Normal weight

1255

69.0

1255

100

0.0

0.0

Overweight

415

22.8

0

0.0

415

73.7

Obese

148

8.1

0

0.0

148

26.3

Gender

Female

725

39.9

480

38.3

245

43.4

0.047†

Male

1093

60.1

774

61.7

319

56.6

Marital Status

Married

1044

57.4

665

53.1

428

75.9

< 0.001††

Single

774

42.6

589

47.0

136

24.1

Ethnic group

Hausa/Fulani

534

29.4

376

30.0

158

28.0

< 0.001††

Kanui/Shuwa

619

34.0

485

38.7

134

23.8

Others

665

36.6

429

31.3

272

48.2

Educational level

> Secondary School

533

29.3

325

25.9

208

36.9

< 0.001††

Secondary School

736

40.5

522

41.6

214

37.9

< Secondary School

549

30.2

407

32.5

142

25.2

Employment status

Employed

1077

59.2

726

57.9

351

62.2

0.043††

Unemployed

741

40.8

528

42.1

213

37.7

Monthly Income (Naira)*

< 15 000

607

36.1

454

38.7

153

30.1

< 0.001††

16 000- 45 000

650

38.6

466

39.7

184

36.1

46 000- 90 000

247

14.7

159

13.5

88

17.3

> 90 000

179

10.6

95

8.1

84

16.5