| Variable name | Description | Value codes | Data type |
| id | A non-identifiable numeric value | str16 | |
| version | Form version number | byte | |
| site | site of data collection (D) | 1=Karonga 2=Lilongwe |
float |
| comdate | Completion date | float | |
| agegroup10 | 10 years age groups | 1=15-24 2=25-34 3=35-44 4=45-54 5=55-64 6=65+ |
float |
| sex | sex | 1=Male 2=Female |
float |
| cmarital | Current marital status (D) | 0=Never married 1=Married 2=Divorced/Separated/Widowed |
byte |
| educat | Highest level of education | 0=Illiterate 1=literate, Up to primary school level 2=Secondary school and higher |
byte |
| occupation | Type of work (broad categories) (D) | 0 = Not working 1 = Housework 2 = Farming/fishing 3 = Self-employed 4 = Employed |
byte |
| smoker | summary variable of number of cigarettes smoked (D) | 0 =Never 1 = Former 2 = <6 cig/week 3 = 6+ cig/week |
float |
| drinker | summary variable of number of units drank (D) | 0=Never 1 = <8 drinks/week 2 = 8-22 drinks/week 3 = 22+ drinks/week |
float |
| pacat | physical activity rating (D) | 0=Low 1=Moderate 2=High |
float |
| pawho | whether met the WHO recommendation for physical activity (D) | 0=Not met WHO recommendation 1=met WHO recommendation |
float |
| electric_mode | Whether household has electricity (household mode) (D) | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| parlamp_mode | Whether household owns a paraffin lamp (household mode) (D) | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| telv_mode | Whether household owns a tv (household mode) (D) | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| mopho_mode | Whether household owns a mobile phone (household mode) (D) | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| landpho_mode | Whether household owns a land phone (household mode) (D) | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| bedmt_mode | Whether household owns a bed with mattress (household mode) (D) | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| sofa_mode | Whether household owns a sofa (household mode) (D) | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| refrig_mode | Whether household owns a fridge (household mode) (D) | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| tabchar_mode | Whether household owns a tabchar (household mode) (D) | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| egcook_mode | Whether household owns an electric or gas cooker (household mode) (D) | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| watpipe_fmode | Whether household has water piped to house (female only mode) (D) | 0=No 1=Yes |
float |
| motcyc_mode | Whether household owns a motorcycle (household mode) (D) | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| car_mode | Whether household owns a car (household mode) (D) | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| bicyc_mode | Whether household owns a bicycle (household mode) (D) | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| radio_mode | Whether household owns a radio (household mode) (D) | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| cow_mode | Whether household owns a cow (household mode) (D) | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| oxcart_mode | Whether household owns an oxcart (household mode) (D) | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| hhwate_fmode | Household water source (female only mode) (D) | 1=Tap to house 2=Shared communal tap 3=Bore hole 4=Covered well 5=Open well 6=Lake/river 7=Other |
float |
| hhpossscore_mode | Karonga & Lilongwe: summary possession score using the mode values (D) | byte | |
| hhpossscorek_mode | Karonga only: summary possession score using the mode values (D) | byte | |
| hhpossscorel_mode | Lilongwe only: summary possession score using the mode values (D) | byte | |
| advlwt | Advice doctor | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| advsom | Advice doctor stop smoking | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| advexr | Advice doctor more exercise | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| advbp | Blood pressure taken no months | int | |
| diabp | Diagnosed high bloood persure | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| agedibp_cat | RECODE of agedibp (Age diagnosed high blood presure ) | 1=U25y 2=25-34y 3=35-44y 4=45-55y 5=55-65y 6=65y+ |
int |
| remdbp | Medication for high bloood persure | 0=No 1=Yes 8=Unknown |
byte |
| blsug | Blood sugar taken no months | int | |
| diadiab | Diagnosed diabetes | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| agediab_cat | RECODE of agediab (Age diagnosed diabetes ) | 1=U25y 2=25-34y 3=35-44y 4=45-55y 5=55-65y 6=65y+ |
int |
| remddiab | Medication for diabetes | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| chole | Cholesterol taken no months | int | |
| diachole | Diagnosed cholesterol | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| agechole_cat | RECODE of agechole (Age diagnosed cholesterol) | 1=U25y 2=25-34y 3=35-44y 4=45-55y 5=55-65y 6=65y+ |
int |
| remdcho | Medication for cholesterol | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| wheze | Wheezing in last year | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| spwheze | Wheezing in last year make short of breath | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| asthma | Diagnosed asthma | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| ageathma_cat | RECODE of ageathma (Age diagnosed asthma ) | 1=U25y 2=25-34y 3=35-44y 4=45-55y 5=55-65y 6=65y+ |
int |
| asthmed | Medication for asthma | 0=No 1=Yes 8=Unknown |
byte |
| diatb | Diagnosed TB | 0=No 1=Yes |
byte |
| agetb_cat | RECODE of agetb (Age diagnosed TB ) | 1=U25y 2=25-34y 3=35-44y 4=45-55y 5=55-65y 6=65y+ |
int |
| systolic | Systolic blood pressure (average) (D) | float | |
| diastolic | Diastolic blood pressure (average) (D) | float | |
| ht | Hypertensive level (4 categories) (D) | 0= No 1=mild: dia90+sys140+ 2= moderate: dia100+sys160+ 3=Severe: dia110+sys180+ |
float |
| hypertension | Hypertensive level (2 categories) (D) | 0=No 1=Yes |
float |
| weight | Weight (average) (D) | float | |
| height | Height (average) (D) | float | |
| BMI | body mass index (excluding pregnant women) (D) | float | |
| BMIgroup | categorised BMI (D) | float | |
| waist | Waist circumference (average) (D) | float | |
| hip | Hip circumference (average) (D) | float | |
| muac | Mid-upper arm circumference (average) (D) | float | |
| glucunits_fast | result of fasted glucose test (D) | double | |
| glucunits_NONfast | result of non-fasted glucose test (D) | double | |
| diabetes | binary diabetes variable using glucose level and self-report (D) | 0=No 1=Yes 9=Unknown |
float |
| fastgluc | categorised variable of impaired glucose (D) | 0=not impaired 1=Slightly impaired 5.6-7 2=Impaired 7+ .=Missing |
float |
| hgb | Haemoglobin | double | |
| hba1_units | Percentage | double | |