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Table 1 General, lifestyle and health characteristics by tertiles of positive and negative experiences of social support

From: Do positive or negative experiences of social support relate to current and future health? Results from the Doetinchem Cohort Study

 

Positive experiences of social support (n = 4,592)

Negative experiences of social support (n = 4,616)

 

T3 (high)

T2

T1 (low)

T1 (low)

T2

T3 (high)

 

(25-32)

(22-24)

(8-21)

(8-11)

(12-13)

(14-32)

Sex (%)

      

Men

43.1

48.8

52.6

43.6

47.8

52.7

Women

56.9

51.2

47.4

56.4

52.2

47.3

Age, years (mean, SD)

44.2 (10.0)

45.4 (10.1)

46.4 (9.6)

46.3 (10.3)

45.1 (9.9)

44.7 (9.6)

Marital status (%)

      

Married

80.1

84.0

81.9

83.2

83.2

79.8

Unmarried

19.9

16.0

18.1

16.8

16.8

20.2

Educational level (%)

      

Low

48.8

50.2

58.5

55.1

48.6

52.8

Medium

28.2

28.1

25.4

24.0

29.7

28.2

High

23.0

21.7

16.1

20.8

21.7

19.0

Employment status (%)

      

Employed

66.8

65.8

61.6

58.9

66.7

68.4

Unemployed

33.2

34.2

38.4

41.1

33.3

31.6

Lifestyle characteristics (%)

      

Current smoking

30.8

28.5

29.5

25.7

28.9

34.2

Excessive alcohol consumption

22.2

22.0

22.6

20.7

23.3

23.1

Low fruit and vegetable intake

44.1

50.4

55.1

49.3

48.7

52.1

Physical inactivity

21.4

20.5

23.1

20.1

21.3

23.6

Biological factors (%)

      

Overweight

48.4

50.4

51.6

47.8

48.7

52.9

Hypertension

22.8

26.2

25.6

26.5

25.3

22.7

Hypercholesterolemia

15.2

14.6

16.4

15.2

15.1

15.6

Health indicators (%)

      

Poor self-perceived health

7.5

10.5

13.0

5.4

8.2

15.9

Poor mental health

9.2

13.3

27.5

6.4

12.6

27.9

  1. N: Number of participants; SD: Standard deviation