Table 2 Proportions of participants with risk factors and with low education by quartiles of neighbourhood unemployment and overcrowding in the two countries
Quartiles of neighbourhood unemployment | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 (lowest unemployment) | 2. | 3. | 4. (highest unemployment) | p (chi2) | |
% obesity | |||||
Czech Republic | 29.2 | 27.2 | 31.2 | 32.2 | 0.010 |
Germany | 20.9 | 27.2 | 28.1 | 29.6 | <0.001 |
% hypertension | |||||
Czech Republic | 51.5 | 54.5 | 57.2 | 59.6 | <0.001 |
Germany | 39.7 | 42.1 | 41.7 | 43.4 | 0.392 |
% current smoking | |||||
Czech Republic | 26.0 | 23.1 | 26.9 | 31.8 | <0.001 |
Germany | 20.0 | 25.0 | 24.4 | 30.8 | <0.001 |
% low physical activity | |||||
Czech Republic | 28.9 | 28.1 | 32.2 | 34.2 | <0.001 |
Germany | 39.5 | 43.7 | 46.4 | 49.1 | <0.001 |
% lowest education | |||||
Czech Republic | 9.2 | 9.9 | 11.5 | 19.5 | <0.001 |
Germany | 6.2 | 7.6 | 11.1 | 15.1 | <0.001 |
Quartiles of neighbourhood overcrowding | |||||
1 (no overcrowding) | 2. | 3. | 4. (overcrowding) | p (chi2) | |
% obesity | |||||
Czech Republic | 30.5 | 28.1 | 31.0 | 30.3 | 0.307 |
Germany | 22.3 | 25.5 | 29.2 | 28.8 | <0.001 |
% hypertension | |||||
Czech Republic | 55.1 | 56.0 | 55.2 | 56.3 | 0.875 |
Germany | 40.3 | 42.2 | 42.2 | 42.2 | 0.772 |
% current smoking | |||||
Czech Republic | 23.8 | 25.2 | 26.7 | 31.8 | <0.001 |
Germany | 20.2 | 24.8 | 27.2 | 28.0 | <0.001 |
% low physical activity | |||||
Czech Republic | 32.5 | 28.0 | 29.7 | 32.8 | 0.004 |
Germany | 40.3 | 44.0 | 46.8 | 47.7 | 0.002 |
% lowest education | |||||
Czech Republic | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 17.2 | <0.001 |
Germany | 6.8 | 7.1 | 11.4 | 14.7 | <0.001 |