Table 1 General characteristics of the study population
Variable | Category | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 48 | 35.6 |
Female | 87 | 64.4 | |
Marital Status | Married | 97 | 73 |
Single | 24 | 18.0 | |
Widowed | 12 | 9.0 | |
Educational level | No formal | 2 | 1.5 |
Primary | 32 | 23.5 | |
Secondary | 54 | 39.7 | |
Tertiary | 48 | 35.3 | |
Employment status | Unemployed | 14 | 10.4 |
Employed | 95 | 71.1 | |
Student | 3 | 2.2 | |
Housewife | 13 | 9.6 | |
Retired | 9 | 6.7 | |
Employment type | Physical labour | 26 | 27.1 |
Non-physical | 66 | 68.8 | |
Combination | 4 | 4.2 | |
Income level (FCFA) | < 50,000 | 56 | 41.5 |
50,000–100,000 | 18 | 13.3 | |
100,000 – 300,000 | 28 | 20.7 | |
> 300,000 | 33 | 24.4 | |
Alcohol | Non-consumer | 27 | 19.9 |
Consumer | 109 | 80.1 | |
Smoking | Non-smoker | 112 | 82.4 |
Former | 21 | 15.4 | |
Current | 3 | 2.2 | |
Sensory neuropathy | Absent | 67 | 49.3 |
Present | 69 | 50.7 | |
BBDS | Absent | 90 | 66.2 |
Present | 46 | 33.8 | |
Leg pain | Absent | 59 | 43.4 |
Present | 77 | 56.6 | |
Treatment | No | 22 | 16.7 |
Yes | 110 | 83.3 |