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Table 1 General characteristics according to gender

From: Association between body mass index and health-related quality of life among Chinese elderly—evidence from a community-based study

Characteristics

Male(5058)

Female(5199)

Total(10257)

Mean(SD)/n%

Mean(SD)/n%

Mean(SD)/n%

Age(10257)

69.25(7.0)

69.89(7.9)

69.57(7.5)

Marital status(10257)

 Married

4396(86.9)

3079(71.3)

8105(79.0)

 Not married(unmarried, divorced and widowed)

662(13.1)

1490(28.7)

2152(21.0)

Educational level(10257)

 Below high school

4223(83.5)

4840(93.1)

9063(88.4)

 High school and above

835(16.5)

359(6.9)

1194(11.6)

Registered residence(10257)

 Rural

2348(46.4)

2655(51.1)

5003(48.8)

 Urban

2710(53.6)

2544(48.9)

5254(51.2)

Household income per capita(10162)

$2464.99(2899.40)

$2421.88(2362.40)

$2443.15(2641.05)

Income group(10162)

 ≤ $935.54

1004(20.0)

1096(21.3)

2100(20.7)

 $935.54~$1461.78

1040(20.7)

1037(20.1)

2077(20.4)

 $1461.78~$23,388.48

1081(21.6)

1064(20.7)

2145(21.1)

 $23,388.48~$3508.27

900(17.9)

937(18.2)

1837(18.1)

 >$3508.27

990(19.7)

1013(19.7)

2003(19.7)

Smoking(7835)

 Yes

1047(35.6)

87(1.8)

1134(14.5)

 No

1891(64.4)

4810(98.2)

6701(85.5)

Alcohol consumption(10186)

 Yes

2932(58.2)

311(6.0)

2419(23.7)

 No

2108(41.8)

4835(94.0)

7767(76.3)

Physical exercise(10240)

 Yes

1715(33.9)

1586(30.6)

3301(32.2)

 No

3338(66.1)

3601(69.4)

6939(67.8)

Chronic disease(10257)

 With

2633(52.1)

2839(54.6)

5472(53.3)

 Without

2425(47.9)

2360(45.4)

4788(46.7)

Hospitalization(10257)

 Yes

639(13.0)

538(10.7)

1177(11.5)

 No

4268(87.0)

4475(89.3)

8743(85.2)

BMI (10245)

22.76(3.2)

22.97(3.5)

22.87(3.4)

BMI group(10245)

 Normal weight

2981(59.0)

2833(54.5)

6761(66.0)

 Underweight

400(7.9)

455(8.8)

855(8.3)

 Overweight

1416(28.0)

1521(29.3)

2367(23.1)

 Obese

254(5.0)

385(7.4)

262(2.6)

  1. Income has been converted to dollars at exchange rates and been grouped according to quintile