Table 3 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of InterCARE participants at baseline and 12-months
|  | Total Baseline (n = 290) | Total 12 months (n = 255) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
 Median (IQR) | 54 (46—62) | 56 (48—63) |
Sex | ||
 Females | 224 (77.2%) | 200 (78.4%) |
Education Level | ||
 Less than primary | 62 (21.4%) | N/A |
 Primary | 119 (41.0%) | N/A |
 Junior Secondary | 83 (28.6%) | N/A |
 Senior Secondary | 12 (4.1%) | N/A |
 AS/A-Levela | 1 (0.3%) | N/A |
 Tertiary | 13 (4.5%) | N/A |
Employment Status | ||
 Employed | 104 (35.9%) | 76 (29.8%) |
 Unemployed | 186 (64.1%) | 179 (70.2%) |
Employment Type | ||
 Formal | 36 (34.6%) | 28 (36.8%) |
 Informal | 68 (65.4%) | 48 (63.2%) |
Monthly Income, in Pula | ||
 Missing | 9 (3.10%) | 0 |
 No Income | 66 (22.8%) | 86 (33.7%) |
 < 1000 | 139 (47.9%) | 112 (43.9%) |
 1000–5000 | 67 (23.1%) | 51 (20.0%) |
 5001–10,000 | 4 (1.4%) | 3 (1.2%) |
 > 10,000 | 5 (1.7%) | 3 (1.2%) |
Any Tobacco Use | 18 (6.2%) | 13 (5.1%) |
 Smoking (Current) | 25 (8.6%) | 5 (2.0%) |
Number of Co-morbidities (besides HIV & HTN) | ||
 0 | 260 (89.7%) | 222 (87.1%) |
 1 | 24 (8.3%) | 29 (11.4%) |
 2 | 6 (2.1%) | 4 (1.6%) |
Hypertension medication | ||
 Current | 242 (83.4%) | 231 (90.6%) |
Body mass index (BMI) | ||
 Underweight | 20 (6.9%) | 15 (5.9%) |
 Normal Weight | 101 (34.8%) | 86 (33.7%) |
 Overweight | 95 (32.8%) | 78 (30.6%) |
 Obese | 74 (25.5%) | 76 (29.8%) |