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Characteristics of the study population |
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| No. (%) |
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| Characteristic |
Men (n = 7,776) |
Women (n = 9,006) |
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| Age |
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| 18–44 yr |
4525 (60.3) |
5385 (59.0) |
| 45–69 yr |
3251 (39.7) |
3621 (41.0) |
| Relative education |
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| Lowest |
1808 (19.8) |
1852 (20.9) |
| Low |
1565 (18.7) |
2006 (22.6) |
| Average |
1371 (17.8) |
1868 (21.1) |
| High |
1666 (22.8) |
1531 (17.3) |
| Highest |
1198 (20.9) |
1602 (18,1) |
| Income in Canadian dollars |
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| < 6000 |
809 (11.2) |
2397 (28.9) |
| 6000–19,999 |
1797 (24.8) |
2829 (34.2) |
| 20000–39,999 |
2543 (35.0) |
2180 (26.3) |
| ≥ 40,000 |
2106 (29.0) |
874 (10.6) |
| Employment |
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| Part- or fulltime |
6160 (79.3) |
5431 (60.3) |
| Not working |
1612 (20.7) |
3574 (39.7) |
| Number of chronic diseases |
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| 0 |
3962 (51.0) |
3183 (35.3) |
| 1 |
1975 (25.4) |
2319 (25.7) |
| 2 |
890 (11.4) |
1436 (15.9) |
| 3 |
443 (5.7) |
874 (9.7) |
| 4 |
247 (3.2) |
518 (5.8) |
| ≥ 5 |
259 (3.3) |
676 (7.5) |
| Long-term limitations on activity |
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| Not limited |
7139 (91.8) |
8046 (89.4) |
| Limited |
635 (8.2) |
958 (10.6) |
| Self-rated general health |
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| Good to excellent |
6580 (89.9) |
7731 (89.5) |
| Poor to average |
743 (10.1) |
905 (10.5) |
| Psychological distress |
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| Low to average |
6290 (83.8) |
6724 (77.4) |
| High |
1218 (16.2) |
1960 (22.6) |
| Physical activity |
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| None |
2280 (30.0) |
2310 (26.2) |
| < 3 times a week |
3422 (45.1) |
4329 (49.0) |
| ≥ 3 times a week |
1890 (24.9) |
2194 (24.8) |
Hudon et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:304 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-304 |
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