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[Preprint]. 2026 Feb 19:rs.3.rs-8740583. [Version 1] doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8740583/v1

Table 1.

Background Characteristics of Older Adults with Angina Pectoris (AP) (n = 66,331), LASI Wave-1 (2017–18)

Characteristics Absence of AP Presence of AP
(N = 58,616) (N = 7,715)
n % n % p-value
Age (years)
<45 6,129 90.44 648 9.56 < 0.001
45–59 30,834 89.03 3,801 10.97
60+ 21,653 86.89 3,266 13.11
Sex
Male 24,993 90.09 2,749 9.91 < 0.001
Female 33,623 87.13 4,966 12.87
Marital Status
Currently in marital union 47,223 88.74 5,990 11.26 < 0.001
Widowed 9,419 85.91 1,545 14.09
Divorced/Separated/Deserted/Others 1,971 91.63 180 8.37
Level of Education
No education 25,297 86 4,118 14.00 < 0.001
Primary 14,377 87.62 2,031 12.38
Secondary 12,280 91.38 1,159 8.62
Higher 6,662 94.24 407 5.76
Caste
SC 9,681 87.32 1,406 12.68 < 0.001
ST 10,546 89.95 1,178 10.05
OBC 22,154 88.04 3,010 11.96
Others 14,127 88.52 1,832 11.48
Religion
Hindu 42,779 88.08 5,789 11.92 < 0.001
Muslim 6,890 87.16 1,015 12.84
Christian 5,931 91.02 585 8.98
Others 3,011 90.23 326 9.77
MPCE
Rich 23,407 87.58 3,320 12.42 < 0.001
Middle 11,800 88.66 1,510 11.34
Poor 23,409 89.03 2,885 10.97
Place of Residence
Rural 36,969 86.63 5,705 13.37 < 0.001
Urban 21,647 91.5 2,010 8.5
Region
North 12,834 88.01 1,749 11.99 < 0.001
South 14,232 90.32 1,526 9.68
East 10,320 89.3 1,236 10.70
West 7,837 87.14 1,157 12.86
Central 3,701 82.35 793 17.65
Northeast 8,776 90.25 948 9.75
Smoking
No 38,669 88.93 4,812 11.07 < 0.001
Yes 19,393 87.12 2,867 12.88
Drinking
No 48,328 88.29 6,411 11.71 0.614
Yes 9,748 88.46 1,272 11.54
Age at first job
Before 14 6,039 83.75 1,172 16.25 < 0.001
At or after 14 52,577 88.93 6,543 11.07
Employment Status
Employed 4,970 24.70 466 19.89 < 0.001
Self-employed 15,152 75.30 1,877 80.11
Current Main Job Quadrants
High Strain 11,791 88.67 1,506 11.33 0.007
Passive 6,957 89.15 847 10.85
Active 30,982 87.98 4,233 12.02
Low Strain 8,886 88.73 1,129 11.27
Job Turnover Intention
Intention to Stay 28,635 88.99 3,541 11.01 < 0.001
Intention to leave 1,024 85.05 180 14.95
ADL Limitation
No difficulty 52,294 89.46 6,162 10.54 < 0.001
Moderate 4,460 80.32 1,093 19.68
Severe 1,862 80.19 460 19.81
IADL Limitation
No difficulty 42,556 90.45 4,492 9.55 < 0.001
Moderate 9,157 84.77 1,645 15.23
Severe 6,903 81.39 1,578 18.61
Self-Rated Health (SRH)
Poor 7,386 78.25 2,053 21.75 < 0.001
Moderate 23,067 86.44 3,619 13.56
Good 27,618 93.23 2,004 6.77
Life Satisfaction
Low 16,981 87.52 2,421 12.48 < 0.001
Medium 14,300 87.86 1,975 12.14
High 26,005 89.08 3,187 10.92
Depressive Symptoms
No 54,527 89.11 6,665 10.89 < 0.001
Yes 3,191 76.49 981 23.51
Insomnia
No 49,279 90.61 5,108 9.39 < 0.001
Yes 9,121 77.78 2,605 22.22
Morbidity Status
No morbidity 34,388 91.67 3,124 8.33 < 0.001
Single morbidity 15,129 86.16 2,431 13.84
Multimorbidity 9,099 80.82 2,160 19.18
Subjective Health Complaints (SHC)
No 862 94.41 51 5.59 < 0.001
Yes 57,306 88.22 7,653 11.78

Notes: Reported p-values are from Pearson’s chi-square tests, where smaller p-values indicatestronger evidence of an association between the variables