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Table 2 Selected characteristics of FAMAS participants & non-responders

From: The Florey Adelaide Male Ageing Study (FAMAS): Design, procedures & participants

Characteristic

Participant

Non-Responder

p-value

Region:

[n = 1195]

[n = 1920]

0.12

Western Adelaide

589 (49.3)

1002 (52.2)

 

Northern Adelaide

606 (50.7)

918 (47.8)

 

Age Group:

[n = 1195]

[n = 487]

0.40

35–44

271 (22.7)

125 (25.7)

 

45–54

326 (27.3)

136 (27.9)

 

55–64

305 (25.5)

108 (22.2)

 

65–80

293 (24.5)

118 (24.2)

 

Height (cm): mean (sd)

[n = 1195]

[n = 556]

0.81

 

175.8 (7.2)

175.7 (7.4)

 

Weight (kg): mean (sd)

[n = 1194]

[n = 529]

0.26

 

85.1 (14.7)

84.2 (15.7)

 

BMI (kg/cm 2 ): mean (sd)

[n = 1194]

[n = 518]

0.35

 

27.5 (4.4)

27.3 (4.6)

 

BMI Category:

[n = 1194]

[n = 518]

0.33

Underweight (< 20)

25 (2.1)

9 (1.7)

 

Normal (20–24.9)

324 (27.1)

162 (31.3)

 

Overweight (25–30)

556 (46.6)

234 (45.2)

 

Obese (>30)

289 (24.2)

113 (21.8)

 

Current Smoker:

[n = 1195]

[n = 576]

0.001

Yes

216 (18.1)

147 (25.5)*

 

No

945 (79.1)

413 (71.7)

 

Occasionally

34 (2.8)

16 (2.8)

 

Ever Smoked Regularly:

[n = 979]

[n = 429]

0.83

 

556 (56.8)

241 (56.2)

 

Ever High Cholesterol:

[n = 1195]

[n = 572]

0.03

Yes

447 (37.4)

181 (31.6)

 

No

714 (59.7)

381 (66.6)*

 

Don't know

15 (1.3)

6 (1.0)

 

Never Measured

19 (1.6)

4 (0.7)

 

Current High Cholesterol:

[n = 438]

[n = 181]

0.0003

Yes

236 (53.9)

99 (54.7)

 

No

70 (16.0)

50 (27.6)*

 

Don't know

132 (30.1)

32 (17.7)

 

Ever High Blood Pressure:

[n = 1195]

[n = 572]

0.25

Yes

375 (31.4)

186 (32.5)

 

No

816 (68.3)

381 (66.6)

 

Don't know

3 (0.3)

5 (0.9)

 

Current High Blood Pressure:

[n = 365]

[n = 186]

0.41

Yes

265 (72.6)

142 (76.3)

 

No

77 (21.1)

37 (19.9)

 

Don't know

23 (6.3)

7 (3.8)

 

No. Adults (18+) in Household:

[n = 1179]

[n = 576]

0.03

1

169 (14.3)

109 (18.9)*

 

2

788 (66.8)

357 (62.0)

 

3

144 (12.2)

81 (14.1)

 

4+

78 (6.6)

29 (5.0)

 

No. Children (<18) in Household:

[n = 1179]

[n = 576]

0.32

0

862 (73.1)

407 (70.7)

 

1

103 (8.7)

64 (11.1)

 

2

149 (12.6)

78 (13.5)

 

3

55 (4.7)

20 (3.5)

 

4+

10 (0.8)

7 (1.2)

 

Physical Conditions

   

Diabetes:

[n = 1195]

[n = 575]

0.0003

 

106 (8.9)*

84 (14.6)

 

Asthma:

[n = 1195]

[n = 575]

0.06

 

134 (11.2)

48 (8.3)

 

Bronchitis:

[n = 1179]

[n = 575]

0.12

 

142 (12.0)

55 (9.6)

 

Emphysema:

[n = 1179]

[n = 575]

0.94

 

30 (2.5)

15 (2.6)

 

Heart Attack:

[n = 1179]

[n = 575]

0.68

 

72 (6.1)

38 (6.6)

 

Stroke:

[n = 1179]

[n = 575]

0.04

 

21 (1.8)*

19 (3.3)

 

Angina:

[n = 1195]

[n = 575]

0.77

 

62 (5.2)

28 (4.9)

 

None of the above:

[n = 1179]

[n = 575]

0.95

 

781 (66.2)

380 (66.1)

 

Psychological Conditions

   

Anxiety:

[n = 1195]

[n = 575]

0.15

 

29 (5.0)

43 (3.6)

 

Depression:

[n = 1195]

[n = 575]

0.53

 

60 (5.0)

33 (5.7)

 

Stress:

[n = 1179]

[n = 575]

0.73

 

55 (4.7)

29 (5.0)

 

Other:

[n = 1179]

[n = 575]

0.82

 

11 (0.9)

6 (1.0)

 

None of the above:

[n = 1179]

[n = 575]

0.76

 

1065 (90.3)

522 (90.8)

 
  1. Participants were classified as those men that completed all CATI preliminary questions and attended baseline clinics; Non-responders were those men that refused participation in the study but had completed some or all of the preliminary questions. Data presented as n (%) unless stated. * Denotes the category was statistically significant compared with non-responders based on standardised chi-squared cell residuals with magnitude < or >3.
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