Table 2.
Comparison between sociodemographic variables and lifestyle habits according to the C-index in the Brazilian male population: National Health Survey, Brazil, 2013.
| Variable | <1.344 | ≥1.344 | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | ||
| Regions | 0.0023 | ||||
| Midwest | 7.67 | (7.19–8.15) | 6.92 | (6.14–7.70) | |
| Northeast | 26.61 | (25.38–27.84) | 23.33 | (21.34–25.31) | |
| North | 7.69 | (7.17–8.20) | 6.57 | (5.76–7.39) | |
| Southeast | 43.64 | (41.98–45.30) | 45.83 | (43.33–48.33) | |
| South | 14.39 | (13.46–15.32) | 17.35 | (15.39–19.32) | |
| Age range | <0.0001 | ||||
| 30–39 | 39.75 | (38.27–41.22) | 13.46 | (12.01–14.90) | |
| 40–49 | 28.11 | (26.86–29.37) | 19.94 | (18.07–21.81) | |
| 50–59 | 20.11 | (18.80–21.43) | 33.03 | (30.61–35.46) | |
| 60–69 | 9.23 | (8.40–10.05) | 24.79 | (22.68–26.91) | |
| 70–74 | 2.8 | (2.28–3.31) | 8.77 | (7.56–9.99) | |
| Race and ethnicity | <0.0001 | ||||
| Yellow | 0.83 | (0.60–1.06) | 0.63 | (0.31–0.94) | |
| White | 45.11 | (43.60–46.63) | 55.17 | (52.82–57.51) | |
| Indigenous | 0.35 | (0.23–0.46) | 0.25 | (0.08–0.42) | |
| Brown | 43.11 | (41.70–44.53) | 36.46 | (34.21–38.71) | |
| Black | 10.6 | (9.72–11.47) | 7.49 | (6.21–8.78) | |
| Marital status | <0.0001 | ||||
| Married | 55.71 | (54.07–57.35) | 65.72 | (63.58–67.86) | |
| Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 8.68 | (7.83–9.53) | 12.11 | (10.70–67.86) | |
| Single | 35.61 | (34.10–37.13) | 22.17 | (20.34–24.00) | |
| Education | <0.0001 | ||||
| No education/incomplete elementary school | 44 | (42.41–45.58) | 49.17 | (46.58–51.76) | |
| Complete elementary education /incomplete high school | 14.23 | (13.21–15.24) | 12.15 | (10.46–13.83) | |
| Complete high school / Incomplete higher education | 28.99 | (27.60–30.37) | 24.42 | (22.42–26.41) | |
| Complete higher education/postgraduate degree | 12.79 | (11.66–13.92) | 14.26 | (12.37–16.15) | |
| Paid occupation | <0.0001 | ||||
| No | 21.99 | (20.64–23.35) | 36.27 | (76.65–79.36) | |
| Yes | 78.01 | (33.88–38.67) | 63.73 | (61.33–66.12) | |
| Income | <0.0001 | ||||
| Less than 1 Minimum Wage | 47.44 | (45.81–49.06) | 41.41 | (38.97–43.85) | |
| Between 1 and 2 Minimum Wages | 29.79 | (28.35–31.23) | 30.3 | (28.05–32.54) | |
| Between 2 and 5 Minimum Wages | 16.52 | (15.39–17.66) | 18.51 | (16.73–20.30) | |
| Greater than 5 Minimum Wages | 6.25 | (5.46–7.04) | 9.78 | (8.17–11.40) | |
| Self-rated health | <0.0001 | ||||
| Very good/Good | 70.13 | (68.71–71.56) | 57.11 | (54.72–59.50) | |
| Fair | 25.5 | (24.13–26.87) | 35.23 | (32.89–37.58) | |
| Poor/Very poor | 4.37 | (3.83–4.91) | 7.66 | (6.57–8.74) | |
| Alcohol consumption | 0.0583 | ||||
| No | 78.92 | (77.70–80.15) | 80.95 | (79.20–82.69) | |
| Yes | 21.08 | (19.85–22.30) | 19.05 | (17.31–20.80) | |
| Smoker | 0.3198 | ||||
| No | 79.39 | (78.20–80.57) | 80.59 | (78.58–82.60) | |
| Yes | 20.61 | (19.43–21.80) | 19.41 | (17.40–21.42) | |
| Physical activity | <0.0001 | ||||
| No | 90.6 | (89.76–91.44) | 96.29 | (95.44–97.14) | |
| Yes | 9.4 | (8.56–10.24) | 3.71 | (2.86–4.56) | |
N = 18,576; <1.344 = 13,290; ≥1.344 = 5,286. *Chi-square test; CI%, Confidence interval; C-index cutoff point to assess cardiovascular risk: ≥1.344 (men).Bold values indicate p-value < 0.05.