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Table 2 Descriptive socio-economic data.

From: The influence of calcium and magnesium in drinking water and diet on cardiovascular risk factors in individuals living in hard and soft water areas with differences in cardiovascular mortality

 

West N = 105

East N = 102

p-value

Age years*

43.1 (6.1)

43.4 (6.4)

.693

Sex (M/F)**

47/58

49/53

.636

Years living in the municipality*

35.4 (17.4)

28.2 (16.4)

.002

Years using same water supply *

19.3 (11.9)

21.0 (12.3)

.318

Educational level%**

  

.004

   Grammar school

44

42.7

 

   Upper secondary school

41

24.0

 

   University degree

15

33.3

 
  1. * Mean (sd), Student's T-test ** Chi-square test