Characteristics | Not living alone | Living alone | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Women | Prevalence* | 95% C.I. | Prevalence* | 95% C.I. | P-value | ||
Sociodemography | |||||||
Living in urban area | 42.5 | 40.7 | 44.4 | 54.8 | 50.7 | 58.8 | <0.0001 |
Education >= 12 years | 10.7 | 9.6 | 12.0 | 16.1 | 13.2 | 19.6 | 0.0007 |
Children | 87.7 | 86.4 | 88.9 | 70.3 | 66.3 | 74.0 | <0.0001 |
Friends/relatives > 10 | 30.5 | 28.8 | 32.2 | 25.8 | 22.4 | 29.6 | 0.03 |
Risk factors/comorbidities | |||||||
Hypertension | 48.6 | 46.7 | 50.6 | 42.6 | 38.4 | 46.8 | 0.01 |
HDL/total Cholesterol >= 5 | 25.7 | 24.1 | 27.4 | 23.9 | 20.6 | 27.4 | 0.34 |
Prevalent myocardial infarction | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 0.65 |
Prevalent diabetes | 4.7 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 0.90 |
Body mass index < 25 | 28.8 | 27.1 | 30.6 | 35.2 | 31.2 | 39.4 | 0.005 |
25 <= body mass index < 30 | 42.5 | 40.7 | 44.4 | 41.1 | 37.1 | 45.2 | 0.54 |
Body mass index >= 30 | 27.6 | 26 | 29.4 | 23.3 | 20.1 | 26.9 | 0.03 |
Angina pectoris | 4.5 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 0.67 |
Unfavourable self rated health | 32.8 | 31.1 | 34.6 | 34 | 30.3 | 38.0 | 0.58 |
Health behaviours | |||||||
Physician visit (last 12 months) | 89.9 | 88.7 | 91.0 | 93.3 | 90.9 | 95.1 | 0.02 |
Cancer screening (last 12 months) | 44.4 | 42.5 | 46.3 | 44.5 | 40.3 | 48.8 | 0.97 |
Dentist visit (last 12 months) | 67.6 | 65.8 | 69.3 | 67.5 | 63.5 | 71.2 | 0.96 |
Physically active | 30.5 | 28.8 | 32.3 | 33.9 | 30.1 | 38.0 | 0.12 |
Current smoker | 11.1 | 9.9 | 12.3 | 21.8 | 18.3 | 25.7 | <0.0001 |
Alcohol >= 20 g/d | 16.4 | 15 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 14.7 | 21.1 | 0.47 |