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Table 1 Characteristics of population

From: Trajectories network analysis of chronic diseases among middle-aged and older adults: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)

Variables

Overall (N = 15,895)

Variables

Overall (N = 15,895)

Sex, %

 

Cancer, %

 

 Male

47.93

No

98.57

 Female

52.07

Yes

1.43

Age (Year)

 

Chronic lung diseases, %

 

  ≤ 65

74.55

No

85.39

  > 65

25.45

Yes

14.61

Area, %

 

Liver diseases, %

 

 Urban

47.06

No

93.85

 Rural

52.94

Yes

6.15

Smoking, %

 

Heart diseases, %

 

 Yes

30.43

No

85.19

 No

69.57

Yes

14.81

Drinking, %

 

Stroke, %

 

 Yes

33.18

No

95.40

 No

66.82

Yes

4.60

Education, %

 

Kidney diseases, %

 

 Middle school below

85.67

No

91.64

 High school and above

14.33

Yes

8.36

Multimorbidity, %

 

Digestive diseases, %

 

 0

23.75

No

72.43

 1

27.06

Yes

27.57

 2

21.49

EMP, %

 

 3

13.38

No

96.80

 ≥ 4

14.33

Yes

3.20

Hypertension, %

 

MRD, %

 

 No

70.75

No

97.34

 Yes

29.25

Yes

2.66

Dyslipidemia, %

 

Arthritis, %

 

 No

86.39

No

59.23

 Yes

13.61

Yes

40.77

Diabetes, %

 

Asthma, %

 

 No

92.68

No

94.34

 Yes

7.32

Yes

5.66

  1. All variables are weighted by individual level with household and non-response adjustment