Table 1 Characteristics of participants
From: Lifestyle factors and multimorbidity: a cross sectional study
Men (n = 515) | Women (n = 681) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age: mean (SD) | 58.0 (7.9) | 57.6 (8.2) | 0.300 |
Patients by number of diseases: n (%) | 0.508 | ||
0 disease | 153 (29.7) | 175 (25.7) | |
1 disease | 121 (23.5) | 148 (21.7) | |
2 diseases | 102 (19.8) | 154 (22.6) | |
3 diseases | 81 (15.7) | 114 (16.7) | |
4 diseases | 31 (6.0) | 48 (7.0) | |
5 or more diseases | 27 (5.2) | 42 (6.2) | |
Socio-economic classes: n (%) | 0.399 | ||
Elite group | 109 (21.2) | 123 (18.1) | |
Middle-high | 206 (40.0) | 296 (43.5) | |
Middle-low | 110 (21.4) | 133 (19.5) | |
Low | 70 (13.6) | 99 (14.5) | |
Missing data | 20 (3.9) | 30 (4.4) | |
Education: n (%) | 0.220 | ||
Incomplete secondary school or lower | 144 (28.0) | 166 (24.4) | |
Completed secondary school | 162 (31.5) | 209 (30.7) | |
College | 79 (15.3) | 133 (19.5) | |
University | 129 (25.0) | 170 (25.0) | |
Missing data | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.4) |