Table 1

Participant characteristics: 2003, 2008, and 2013 Nigerian DHS samples

Variable200320082013
Overweight or Obese (%) 0.30 0.31 0.40 
 (0.46) (0.46) (0.49) 
Age 28.3 29.5 32.6 
 (7.27) (4.08) (1.88) 
Years of Schooling 4.9 6.1 6.2 
 (5.06) (5.40) (5.48) 
Number of Observations 1,568 5,098 4,080 
Variable200320082013
Overweight or Obese (%) 0.30 0.31 0.40 
 (0.46) (0.46) (0.49) 
Age 28.3 29.5 32.6 
 (7.27) (4.08) (1.88) 
Years of Schooling 4.9 6.1 6.2 
 (5.06) (5.40) (5.48) 
Number of Observations 1,568 5,098 4,080 

Notes: Standard deviations are shown in parentheses. Statistics are calculated using DHS sample weights. Sample sizes are unweighted.

Source: Demographic Health Surveys Nigeria (2003, 2008, 2013).

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