Table 1 Age-adjusted prevalence of baseline characteristics in men (n = 3596)
Characteristics | Not living alone | Living alone | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Prevalence* | 95% C.I. | Prevalence* | 95% C.I. | P-value | ||
Sociodemography | |||||||
Living in urban area | 45.7 | 44.0 | 47.4 | 51.5 | 45.5 | 57.6 | 0.07 |
Education >= 12 years | 30.5 | 29.0 | 32.1 | 23.7 | 18.9 | 29.2 | 0.02 |
Children | 88.0 | 86.8 | 89.0 | 55.4 | 49.3 | 61.3 | <0.0001 |
Friends/relatives > 10 | 29.5 | 28.0 | 31.1 | 21.9 | 17.3 | 27.3 | 0.01 |
Risk factors/comorbidities | |||||||
Hypertension | 55.9 | 54.2 | 57.6 | 54.0 | 47.8 | 60.1 | 0.56 |
HDL/total Cholesterol >= 5 | 49.3 | 47.6 | 50.9 | 48.5 | 42.4 | 54.5 | 0.81 |
Prevalent myocardial infarction | 4.3 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 7.1 | 0.93 |
Prevalent diabetes | 7.1 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 12.0 | 0.54 |
body mass index <25 | 19.3 | 18.0 | 20.7 | 27.3 | 22.2 | 33.0 | 0.002 |
25 <= body mass index < 30 | 57.9 | 56.2 | 59.6 | 50.4 | 44.3 | 56.4 | 0.02 |
body mass index >= 30 | 22.7 | 21.3 | 24.2 | 22.2 | 17.6 | 27.7 | 0.85 |
Angina pectoris | 5.3 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 4.2 | 10.4 | 0.36 |
Unfavourable self rated health | 26.2 | 24.7 | 27.7 | 29.5 | 24.3 | 35.3 | 0.25 |
Health behaviours | |||||||
Physician visit (last 12 months) | 84.7 | 83.3 | 85.9 | 84.8 | 80.0 | 88.6 | 0.95 |
Cancer screening (last 12 months) | 23.0 | 21.6 | 24.5 | 21.7 | 17.1 | 27.2 | 0.63 |
Dentist visit (last 12 months) | 64.0 | 62.3 | 65.6 | 62.9 | 56.8 | 68.6 | 0.73 |
Physically active | 37.8 | 36.2 | 39.5 | 34.8 | 29.3 | 40.9 | 0.34 |
Current smoker | 24.0 | 22.6 | 25.5 | 37.4 | 31.6 | 43.5 | <0.0001 |
Alcohol >= 40 g/d | 31.8 | 30.2 | 33.4 | 33.9 | 28.4 | 40.0 | 0.48 |