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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the subjects

From: Alcohol abuse as a potential risk factor of solitary death among people living alone: a cross-sectional study in Kyoto, Japan

 

Total (N = 235)

Non-alcohol abuse

(n = 167, 74.0%)

Alcohol abuse

(n = 68, 26.0%)

Age, mean (SD)

63.4 (15.1)

65.0 (16.2)

59.4 (10.9)

Men, n (%)

172 (73.2)

111 (66.5)

61 (89.7)

Smoking habit, n (%)

101 (43.0)

54 (32.3)

47 (69.1)

Psychiatric diseases, n (%)

54 (23.0)

32 (19.2)

22 (32.3)

Any comorbidities, n (%)

159 (67.7)

114 (68.2)

45 (65.2)

Hypertension, n (%)

64 (27.2)

50 (29.9)

14 (20.6)

Diabetes, n (%)

33 (14.0)

24 (14.0)

9 (13.2)

Cardiovascular disease, n (%)

40 (17.0)

30 (18.0)

10 (14.7)

Cerebrovascular disease, n (%)

14 (5.9)

11 (6.6)

3 (4.4)

Kidney disease, n (%)

9 (3.8)

8 (4.8)

1 (1.5)

Cancer, n (%)

15 (6.4)

11 (6.6)

4 (5.9)

Cognitive decline, n (%)

11 (4.7)

10 (6.0)

1 (1.5)

Existence of relatives, n (%)

199 (84.7)

150 (85.6)

57 (82.3)

Summer season, n (%)

62 (26.4)

43 (24.6)

21 (30.9)

Low ADL, n (%)

31 (13.2)

23 (13.8)

8 (11.8)

Low SES, n (%)

67 (28.5)

35 (21.0)

32 (47.0)

  1. SD standard deviation, ADL activities of daily living, SES socioeconomic status