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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of males and females older than 50 in Russia (SAGE Wave 1: 2007–2010)

From: The relationship between healthy behaviors and health outcomes among older adults in Russia

Characteristics

Total

Males

Females

χ2

t

p

Missing values

Missing values

Missing values

n = 3938

n = 1404

n = 2534

   

Total

Males

Female

Age (years; mean (SD))

65.067(10.18)

63.786(9.83)

65.778(10.31)

 

84.15

0.001

585

309

276

Urban (yes) (unadjusted)

75.43%(75.43%)

72.20%(72.20%)

77.41%(77.41%)

15.57

 

≤0.001

0

0

0

Marital status (single) (unadjusted)

43.99%(38.3%)

19.74%(16.18%)

57.43%(51.78%)

520.28

 

≤0.001

585

309

276

Education (years;mean(SD))

11.054(3.71)

11.319(3.59)

10.905(3.77)

 

53.19

0.001

724

350

374

Ethnicity (Russian) (unadjusted)

80.17%(65.94%)

75.45%(58.7%)

82.80%(70.35%)

47.61

 

≤0.001

802(overall ethnicity)

380(overall ethnicity)

422(overall ethnicity)

Ethnicity (Belorussian/Ukranian) (unadjusted)

1.80%(1.48%)

1.73%(1.34%)

1.85%(1.57%)

47.61

 

≤0.001

-

-

-

Ethnicity (Caucasus) (unadjusted)

12.14%(9.98%)

16.29%(12.68%)

9.82%(8.34%)

47.61

 

≤0.001

-

-

-

Ethnicity (Volga region) (unadjusted)

3.61%(2.97%)

3.83%(2.98%)

3.48%(2.96%)

47.61

 

≤0.001

-

-

-

Ethnicity (Middle Asia) (unadjusted)

0.59%(0.49%)

0.60%(0.47%)

0.59%(0.5%)

47.61

 

≤0.001

-

-

-

Ethnicity (Altaians/Buryats/Kalmyks) (unadjusted)

1.08%(0.89%)

0.90%(0.7%)

1.17%(1%)

47.61

 

≤0.001

-

-

-

Ethnicity (Others) (unadjusted)

0.62%(0.5%)

1.20%(0.93%)

0.29%(0.25%)

47.61

 

≤0.001

-

-

-

Working status (Working) (unadjusted)

32.78%(28.22%)

40.17%(32.83%)

28.63%(25.41%)

54.1

 

≤0.001

629

313

316

Current smoker (yes) (unadjusted)

20.25%(15.38%)

55.12%(33.35%)

5.18%(4.42%)

1100

 

≤0.001

1086

676

410

Below alcohol norm for males (yes) (unadjusted)

97.40%(78.62%)

97.40%(78.62%)

-

-

 

-

330

330

-

Below alcohol norm for females (yes) (unadjusted)

99.60%(88.74%)

-

99.60%(88.74%)

-

 

-

306

-

306

Physically active (yes) (unadjusted)

65.27%(64.79%)

61.14%(60.69%)

67.79%(67.28%)

20.61

 

≤0.001

29

11

18

Sufficient fruits and vegetables consumption (yes) (unadjusted)

22.74%(15.85%)

21.79%(13.96%)

23.25%(17%)

0.8661

 

0.352

1369

615

754

Self-reported health (mean; (SD))

3.173(0.67)

3.057(0.69)

3.237(0.66)

 

73.45

≤0.001

599

315

284