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Mean Baseline Characteristics of Study Participants Included in the Regressions |
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| Characteristic |
Men 50 and Over (N = 557) |
Men Under 50 (N = 693) |
Women 50 and Over (N = 588) |
Women Under 50 (N = 685) |
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| % |
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| Current smoker |
20.7 |
36.3 |
18.1 |
32.8 |
| Physically Inactive |
40.7 |
45.8 |
45.6 |
40.9 |
| Diabetic |
6.1 |
1.0 |
6.4 |
1.0 |
| HS diploma or more |
48.7 |
79.7 |
52.5 |
83.7 |
| Geographic Location |
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| Central |
29.8 |
32.2 |
32.5 |
35.0 |
| Northern |
26.6 |
25.9 |
24.15 |
22.4 |
| Eastern |
23.1 |
22.7 |
20.6 |
21.0 |
| Western |
20.5 |
19.2 |
22.7 |
21.6 |
| Unemployed in current year |
7.0 |
29.2 |
6.2 |
26.4 |
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| Mean (SD) [Median] |
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| Age in years |
66.5 (10.3) |
33.0 (9.6) |
66.2 (10.4) |
33.1 (9.2) |
| Total Cholesterol in mmol/L |
5.5 (1.0) |
5.1 (1.1) |
5.9 (1.1) |
4.9 (0.9) |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure in mm Hg |
79.8 (9.3) |
78.4 (9.6) |
77.3 (8.5) |
72.7 (8.6) |
| Systolic Blood Pressure in mm Hg |
136.0 (17.6) |
122.5 (12.0) |
133.9 (17.9) |
112.8 (12.1) |
| Body Mass Index |
27.4 (4.4) |
27.2 (5.4) |
27.3 (5.7) |
26.2 (6.2) |
| Annual GP visits |
7.0 (9.1) [5] |
2.8 (4.4) [1] |
7.7 (8.8) [6] |
5.1 (5.5) [4] |
| Annual Specialist visits |
4.4 (8.8) [1] |
1.2 (3.8) [0] |
3.7 (6.0) [1] |
1.7 (3.9) [0] |
| Annual hospital bed days |
2.6 (7.9) [0] |
1.1 (4.8) [0] |
2.1 (6.9) [0] |
1.0 (4.0) [0] |
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SD = standard deviation *Results are not weighted. Numbers represent only the study sample. | ||||
Maaten et al. BMC Health Services Research 2008 8:237 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-237 |
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