| |
Overall
|
Men N = 555
|
Women N = 741
|
P value
|
Missing data
|
|---|
|
Age
|
66.5 ± 8.2
|
66.2 ± 8.1
|
66.6 ± 8.3
|
0.39
|
10
|
|
BMI
|
27.2 ± 5.1
|
27.2 ± 4.2
|
27.1 ± 5.7
|
0.69
|
17
|
|
Marital Status
| | | | | |
|
Single
|
73 (6)
|
32 (6)
|
41 (6)
|
<0.001
|
6
|
|
Married
|
846 (66)
|
409 (74)
|
437 (59)
| | |
|
Common Law
|
41 (3)
|
19 (3)
|
22 (3)
| | |
|
Divorced
|
123 (10)
|
38 (7)
|
85 (12)
| | |
|
Separated
|
30 (2)
|
18 (3)
|
12 (2)
| | |
|
Widowed
|
177 (14)
|
28 (7)
|
139 (19)
| | |
|
Education
| | | | | |
|
Some high School
|
143 (11)
|
62 (11)
|
81 (11)
|
<0.001
|
1
|
|
High School
|
289 (22)
|
110 (20)
|
179 (24)
| | |
|
Some College
|
231 (18)
|
79 (14)
|
152 (21)
| | |
|
College/Univ Degree
|
565 (44)
|
252 (45)
|
313 (42)
| | |
|
Trade
|
67 (5)
|
52 (9)
|
15 (2)
| | |
|
Income
| | | | | |
|
<20 k
|
79 (8)
|
28 (6)
|
51 (9)
|
<0.001
|
242
|
|
20-39,999
|
226 (21)
|
69 (14)
|
157 (27)
| | |
|
40-59,999
|
173 (16)
|
74 (15)
|
99 (17)
| | |
|
60-79,999
|
161 (15)
|
76 (16)
|
85 (15)
| | |
|
80-99,999
|
122 (12)
|
65 (14)
|
57 (10)
| | |
|
>100 K
|
293 (28)
|
167 (35)
|
126 (22)
| | |
|
Employment status
| | | | |
3
|
|
Full-time
|
361 (28)
|
191 (35)
|
170 (23)
|
<0.001
| |
|
Part-Time
|
140 (11)
|
49 (9)
|
91 (12)
| | |
|
Unemployed, looking
|
24 (2)
|
8 (2)
|
16 (2)
| | |
|
Not working, not looking
|
13 (1)
|
2 (0)
|
11 (1)
| | |
|
Retired
|
678 (52)
|
275 (50)
|
403 (54)
| | |
|
Homemaker
|
29 (2)
|
0 (0)
|
29 (4)
| | |
|
Disability
|
22 (2)
|
11 (2)
|
11 (1)
| | |
|
Retired but working
|
10 (1)
|
8 (1)
|
2 (0)
| | |
|
Seasonal work
|
2 (0)
|
1 (0)
|
1 (0)
| | |
|
Self-employed
|
14 (1)
|
8 (1)
|
6 (1)
| | |
|
Racial background
| | | | | |
|
Caucasian
|
1221 (94)
|
516 (93)
|
705 (95)
|
0.14
|
3
|
|
Aboriginal
|
16 (1)
|
6 (1)
|
10 (1)
| | |
|
Other
|
56 (4)
|
31 (6)
|
25 (4)
| | |
|
Comorbidities
| | | | | |
|
Cancer
|
239 (18)
|
106 (19)
|
133 (18)
|
0.613
|
0
|
|
Diabetes
|
156 (12)
|
82 (15)
|
74 (10)
|
0.012
| |
|
Asthma
|
101 (8)
|
30 (5)
|
71 (10)
|
0.006
| |
|
Fibromyalgia
|
47 (4)
|
4 (1)
|
43 (6)
|
<0.001
| |
|
Osteoarthritis
|
345 (27)
|
86 (16)
|
259 (35)
|
<0.001
| |
|
Rheumatoid arthritis
|
114 (9)
|
48 (9)
|
66 (9)
|
0.921
| |
|
COPD
|
66 (5)
|
32 (6)
|
34 (5)
|
0.372
| |
|
Heart disease
|
146 (11)
|
79 (14)
|
67 (9)
|
0.004
| |
|
Stroke
|
33 (3)
|
16 (3)
|
17 (2)
|
0.594
| |
|
Bowel Disorder
|
95 (7)
|
32 (6)
|
63 (9)
|
0.067
| |
|
Thyroid condition
|
196 (15)
|
33 (6)
|
163 (22)
|
<0.001
| |
|
Kidney dysfunction
|
38 (3)
|
21 (4)
|
17 (2)
|
0.135
| |
|
Mood disorder
|
114 (9)
|
31 (6)
|
83 (11)
|
<0.001
| |
|
Internet access
|
1118 (86)
|
493 (89)
|
625 (84)
|
0.02
|
0
|
- Numbers may not equal 1,296 due to missing data.
- Data are presented as the mean (SD) for continuous variables (i.e., age, weight, and body mass index) and frequency (%) for categorical variables.
- Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants were compared using analysis of variance and chi square tests where appropriate.
