Baseline characteristics among men and women in the study.
| Characteristic | Men | Women | Total |
| n=294 | n=511 | n=805 | |
| Age group (years) | |||
| 18–29 | 71 (24.1) | 140 (27.4) | 211 (26.2) |
| 30–39 | 56 (19.0) | 107 (20.9) | 163 (20.2) |
| 40–49 | 64 (21.8) | 117 (22.9) | 181 (22.5) |
| 50–59 | 50 (17.0) | 89 (17.4) | 139 (17.3) |
| 60–69 | 53 (18.0) | 58 (11.4) | 111 (13.8) |
| Waist circumference (cm; mean, SD) | 93 (16.7) | 96 (16.2) | 95 (16.4) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2)* | |||
| <25 | 156 (53.1) | 170 (33.3) | 326 (40.5) |
| 25–29 | 91 (31.0) | 154 (30.1) | 245 (30.4) |
| ≥30 | 47 (16.0) | 187 (36.6) | 234 (29.1) |
| Blood pressure (mm Hg; mean, SD) | |||
| Systolic | 130 (19.4) | 126 (39.0) | 128 (33.3) |
| Diastolic | 80 (14.8) | 80 (38.2) | 80 (31.7) |
| Smoking | 73 (24.8) | 10 (2.0) | 83 (10.3) |
| Employment | |||
| Employed | 244 (83.0) | 254 (49.7) | 498 (61.9) |
| Homemaker | 0 (0.0) | 176 (34.4) | 176 (21.9) |
| Retired | 23 (7.8) | 25 (4.9) | 48 (6.0) |
| Unemployed | 26 (8.8) | 54 (10.6) | 80 (9.9) |
| Unknown | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.4) | 3 (0.4) |
| Education | |||
| None | 4 (1.4) | 11 (2.2) | 15 (1.9) |
| Primary | 144 (49.0) | 256 (50.1) | 400 (49.7) |
| Secondary | 101 (34.4) | 179 (35.0) | 280 (34.8) |
| Post-secondary | 44 (15.0) | 64 (12.5) | 108 (13.4) |
| Unknown | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.2) |
| Household income† | |||
| ≤G$700 000 | 104 (35.4) | 220 (43.1) | 324 (40.2) |
| G$700 001–G$1 100 000 | 75 (25.5) | 100 (19.6) | 175 (21.7) |
| G$1 100 001–G$2 300 000 | 39 (13.3) | 59 (11.5) | 98 (12.2) |
| >G$2 300 000 | 29 (9.9) | 29 (5.7) | 58 (7.2) |
| Unknown | 47 (16.0) | 103 (20.2) | 150 (18.6) |
| Region | |||
| 1 Barima-Waini | 3 (1.0) | 3 (0.6) | 6 (0.7) |
| 2 Pomeroon-Supenaam | 22 (7.5) | 40 (7.8) | 62 (7.7) |
| 3 Essequibo Islands-West Demerara | 62 (21.1) | 75 (14.7) | 137 (17.0) |
| 4 Demerara-Mahaica | 133 (45.2) | 232 (45.4) | 365 (45.3) |
| 5 Mahaica-Berbice | 17 (5.8) | 40 (7.8) | 57 (7.1) |
| 6 East Berbice-Corentyne | 22 (7.5) | 68 (13.3) | 90 (11.2) |
| 7 Cuyuni-Mazaruni | 9 (3.1) | 18 (3.5) | 27 (3.4) |
| 8 Potaro-Siparuni | 2 (0.7) | 2 (0.4) | 4 (0.5) |
| 9 Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo | 12 (4.1) | 13 (2.5) | 25 (3.1) |
| 10 Upper Demerara-Berbice | 12 (4.1) | 20 (3.9) | 32 (4.0) |
| Urban | 81 (27.6) | 142 (27.8) | 223 (27.7) |
| Rural | 213 (72.4) | 369 (72.2) | 582 (72.3) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| East Indian | 122 (41.5) | 210 (41.1) | 332 (41.2) |
| African | 92 (31.3) | 142 (27.8) | 234 (29.1) |
| Amerindian (Indigenous‡) | 28 (9.5) | 47 (9.2) | 75 (9.3) |
| Other | 52 (17.7) | 112 (21.9) | 164 (20.4) |
| Diet (fruit and vegetable servings per day) | |||
| 0–2 | 226 (76.9) | 387 (75.7) | 613 (76.1) |
| 3–4 | 46 (15.6) | 98 (19.2) | 144 (17.9) |
| ≥5 | 18 (6.1) | 20 (3.9) | 38 (4.7) |
| Unknown | 4 (1.4) | 6 (1.2) | 10 (1.2) |
| Physical activity (moderate to vigorous, minutes per week) | |||
| <150 | 65 (22.1) | 222 (43.4) | 287 (35.7) |
| 150–299 | 19 (6.5) | 44 (8.6) | 63 (7.8) |
| 300–599 | 28 (9.5) | 52 (10.2) | 80 (9.9) |
| ≥600 | 182 (61.9) | 193 (37.8) | 375 (46.6) |
All values are counts (n) and percentages (%) unless otherwise indicated
*Body mass index <20 kg/m2 was not observed.
†Guyanese dollars.
‡In Guyana, Indigenous people are known locally as “Amerindians.”