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Table 1 Determinants (BMI analyses taken as example) and outcomes

From: A method to define the relevant ego-centred spatial scale for the assessment of neighbourhood effects: the example of cardiovascular risk factors

Determinants

 

Record Study

BaBi Study

DHS

Sex

 Female

2452 (34.4%)

807 (100.0%)

505 (52.4%)

 Male

4685 (65.6%)

459 (47.6%)

Age

 Mean (SD)

50.2 (11.7)

31.4 (4.8)

52.2 (13.4)

 Min. / Max.

30 / 79

18 / 46

26 / 74

Education

 Low

548 (7.7%)

113 (14.0%)

465 (48.2%)

 Medium

3039 (42.6%)

332 (41.1%)

205 (21.3%)

 High

3550 (49.7%)

362 (44.9%)

294 (30.5%)

Income

 Low

2239 (31.4%)

182 (22.6%)

420 (43.6%)

 Medium

2466 (34.6%)

399 (49.4%)

435 (45.1%)

 High

2432 (34.1%)

226 (28.0%)

109 (11.3%)

 Outcomes

BMI

 Mean (SD)

25.5 (4.2)

24.5 (5.4)

26.4 (4.6)

 Min./Max.

14.3 / 53.7

16.0 / 59.7

13.9 / 49.2

 N

7137

807

964

Systolic Blood Pressure

 Mean (SD)

128.0 (17.5)

116.1 (12.4)

141.0 (21.3)

 Min./Max.

75 / 234

85 / 160

93 / 226

 N

7021

393

1232