TABLE 1.

Characteristics of participants in South Riverdale and Urban Ontario study populations

	South Riverdale (n=136)	Urban Ontario (n=807)	P
Socioeconomic factors
Age, years (mean ± SD)	58.2±12.4	59.9±11.1	0.054
Male sex, n (%)	54 (40)	384 (48)	0.088
Not married, n (%)*	89 (66)	217 (27)	<0.001
Less than secondary school, n (%)	38 (28)	320 (40)	0.009
Low income, n (%)†	36 (29)	86 (11)	<0.001
Unemployed, n (%)‡	74 (55)	478 (59)	0.335
Born outside Canada, n (%)	48 (35)	N/A
CVD risk factors, n (%)
Smoking§	30 (22)	144 (18)	0.278
Lack of exercise¶	27 (20)	300 (37)	<0.001
Obesity**	82 (60)	274 (41)	<0.001
High blood pressure††	63 (46)	376 (47)	0.954
Elevated cholesterol‡‡	65 (54)	360 (59)	0.315
Diabetes§§	28 (21)	70 (9)	<0.001
Medical history, n (%)
History of myocardial infarction	14 (10)	83 (10)	0.995
History of stroke	8 (6)	29 (4)	0.208
Framingham risk level, n (%) ≥30% 10-year CVD risk	42 (39)	180 (28)	0.020

*Widowed, never married, separated or divorced;

^†1 to 2 people with income <$12,000 or 3+ people with income <$25,000;

^‡Unemployed, retired, laid off, student or homemaker;

^§Smoking at least one cigarette per day;

^¶No leisure time physical activity at least once per week during the previous month;

**Body mass index ≥27 kg/m²;

^††Systolic blood pressure >140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure >90 mmHg or treatment for hypertension;

^‡‡Total fasting plasma cholesterol ≥5.2 mmol/L;

^§§Self-reported history of diabetes, or oral hypoglycemic or insulin use. CVD Cardiovascular disease; N/A Not applicable