Variables | Total | Women | Men | P-valuea |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sample size (n) | 3,644 | 1,892 | 1,752 | |
Mean age | 60.2 | 60.2 | 60.2 | 0.865 |
(SD) | (3.2) | (3.2) | (3.1) | |
Self-rated health (%) | 0.004 | |||
Very good/excellent | 48.4 | 51.0 | 45.8 | |
Good | 39.9 | 38.5 | 41.3 | |
Fair/poor | 11.7 | 10.5 | 12.9 | |
Body mass index (BMI) (%) | < 0.001 | |||
< 25 kg/m2 | 36.2 | 43.5 | 28.3 | |
25–29.9 kg/m2 | 39.8 | 32.8 | 47.5 | |
≥ 30 kg/m2 | 24.0 | 23.7 | 24.3 | |
Smoking habits (%) | < 0.001 | |||
Never smoker | 50.2 | 56.4 | 43.5 | |
Former smoker | 37.8 | 32.9 | 43.2 | |
Daily smoker | 12.0 | 10.7 | 13.3 | |
Education (%) | < 0.001 | |||
Up to 10 years | 36.1 | 40.3 | 31.7 | |
12 years/trade/certificate | 35.9 | 32.4 | 39.7 | |
University degree | 27.9 | 27.3 | 28.6 | |
Marital status (%) | < 0.001 | |||
Married/cohabiting | 78.8 | 75.2 | 82.7 | |
Separated/widowed | 16.1 | 20.5 | 11.3 | |
Single | 5.1 | 4.3 | 6.0 | |
Housing tenure (%) | 0.448 | |||
Owner | 69.0 | 69.9 | 68.1 | |
Purchaser | 20.6 | 19.8 | 21.4 | |
Renter/boarder | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.5 | |
Long- term illness (%) | ||||
No | 78.8 | 79.8 | 77.9 | 0.160 |
Yes | 21.2 | 20.2 | 22.1 |