Table 2 Selected sociodemographic characteristics and lifestyle behaviours in Ghana, China, India, Russia, South Africa and Mexico by NCD status^a

One NCD

One NCD

One NCD

n = 929

n = 368

n = 3751

n = 2506

n = 1650

n = 1032

Social capital score

14.7 ± 7.2

13.6 ± 7.6

**

5.9 ± 3.5

5.4 ± 3.7

***

8.6 ± 5.0

8.7 ± 5.4

 Low

29.7

36.9

**

12.1

20.3

***

22.5

27.6

***

 Medium

25.1

23.4

22.9

27.5

24.8

26.8

 High

45.2

39.7

64.9

52.1

52.7

45.5

 Female

55.2

63.9

**

55.6

56.7

51.4

47.7

*

 Married

49.9

57.1

**

83.4

79.1

***

73.1

74.7

Formal Education

**

  < Primary

49.5

48.9

24.7

26.3

46.8

43.6

 Primary

21.2

23.4

37.2

35.0

29.6

27.3

 Secondary

24.2

22.8

33.1

32.7

18.3

21.8

 Tertiary

5.1

4.9

5.0

6.1

5.2

7.3

Currently working

39.0

54.9

***

36.9

21.3

***

35.4

30.0

**

Low income tertile

30.8

27.4

**

39.0

37.2

**

32.5

26.8

***

Age in yrs.

65.5 ± 10.8

68.1 ± 10.2

***

63.4 ± 9.1

67.2 ± 9.1

***

62.5 ± 9.1

63.6 ± 9.0

**

Fruit & Vegetables

4.4 ± 2.6

4.2 ± 2.1

9.4 ± 5.2

9.1 ± 5.0

**

2.8 ± 1.6

3.2 ± 2.

***

Currently takes alcohol

24.4

17.1

***

19.5

13.8

***

7.7

7.0

Currently Smokes

9.5

6.5

25.6

18.6

***

44.5

44.8

Moderate exercise ^b

0.6 ± 1.4

0.9 ± 1.5

**

0.9 ± 2.2

0.9 ± 2.2

0.5 ± 1.7

0.7 ± 1.9

**

One NCD

MCC

One NCD

MCC

One NCD

MCC

n = 890

n = 1814

n = 922

n = 635

n = 766

n = 577

Social capital score

6.8 ± 4.1

5.8 ± 4.1

11.5 ± 5.6

11.0 ± 5.7

5.8 ± 4.8

6.1 ± 4.4

 Low

13.8

30.1

***

21.2

27.1

**

9.3

12.0

**

 Medium

20.1

28.4

24.7

26.8

15.7

21.3

 High

66.1

41.4

54.1

46.1

75.1

66.7

 Female

64.2

70.3

**

58.8

68.4

***

37.1

74.3

***

 Married

57.8

50.4

***

51.1

46.0

**

65.4

52.5

***

sFormal Education

**

*

**

  < Primary

0.5

1.6

33.5

30.6

18.4

17.5

 Primary

10.6

11.8

42.5

48.5

64.5

65.2

 Secondary

68.6

69.4

19.9

17.0

9.1

7.9

 Tertiary

20.3

17.2

4.1

3.9

8.0

9.4

Currently working

40.9

20.7

***

27.3

13.9

***

23.9

18.4

**

Low income Tertile

36.4

39.4

**

36.6

26.7

***

43.7

38.8

Age in yrs.

63.5 ± 10.0

68.1 ± 9.8

***

62.5 ± 9.7

63.8 ± 9.0

**

68.4 ± 9.1

68.7 ± 8.7

Fruit & Vegetables

3.5 ± 2.5

3.3 ± 2.3

**

3.7 ± 2.2

4.0 ± 2.5

**

3.4 ± 1.9

3.3 ± 1.9

Currently takes alcohol

35.4

26.5

***

13.1

11.2

13.3

7.8

**

Currently Smokes

20.8

12.8

***

25.6

25.2

17.9

16.5

Moderate exercise ^b

0.4 ± 1.5

0.4 ± 1.4

0.2 ± 0.9

0.2 ± 0.9

0.2 ± 0.9

0.2 ± 1.1