| Variable |
Ghana, n (%) |
South Africa, n (%) |
| No CVD |
CVD |
Total |
No CVD |
CVD |
Total |
| Age (y) |
40.66 (45.21) |
49.28 (54.79) |
44.97a (100.00) |
35.90 (42.32) |
48.96 (57.70) |
42.43a (100.00) |
| Education (y) |
6.10 (54.61) |
5.07 (45.39) |
6.03a (100.00) |
8.95 (5.57) |
6.84 (6.01) |
8.65a (100.00) |
| Sex |
| Male |
1468 (53.25) |
147 (74.62) |
1615 (54.61) |
1001 (50.89) |
187 (67.03) |
1236 (52.57) |
| Female |
1289 (46.75) |
50 (25.38) |
1339 (45.39) |
966 (49.11) |
92 (32.97) |
1115 (47.43) |
| Marital status |
| Never married |
576 (20.92) |
20 (10.15) |
596 (20.31) |
972 (49.49) |
67 (24.01) |
1094 (46.59) |
| Currently married |
1618 (58.75) |
128 (64.97) |
1746 (59.07) |
723 (36.81) |
142 (50.90) |
899 (38.29) |
| Cohabiting |
74 (2.69) |
5 (2.54) |
79 (2.67) |
27 (1.37) |
2 (0.72) |
31 (1.32) |
| Separated/divorced |
196 (7.12) |
15 (7.61) |
211 (7.18) |
56 (2.85) |
14 (5.02) |
71 (3.02) |
| Widowed |
249 (9.03) |
29 (14.72) |
278 (9.36) |
93 (4.74) |
43 (15.41) |
144 (6.13) |
| Unknown |
41 (1.49) |
— |
41 (1.40) |
93 (4.74) |
11 (3.94) |
109 (4.64) |
| Health insurance |
| No |
1947 (96.87) |
138 (95.83) |
2205 (96.50) |
1621 (88.87) |
243 (89.34) |
2192 (89.51) |
| Yes |
63 (3.13) |
6 (4.17) |
69 (3.50) |
203 (11.13) |
29 (10.66) |
257 (10.49) |