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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 26.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychosom Res. 2009 Nov 3;68(2):131–137. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.08.009

Table 3.

Association between vital exhaustion and baseline variables in men

Vital exhaustion score
0 (n=1417; 35.7%) 1–4 (n=1790; 45.1%) 5–9 (n=535; 13.5%) 10–17 (n=225; 5.7%) Pa
Strokeb [n (%)] 50 (3.6) 78 (4.4) 16 (3.0) 11 (4.9) .625
Current smokersc [n (%)] 690 (48.7) 962 (53.7) 301 (56.3) 152 (67.6) <.001
Alcohol consumption per week [mean (S.D.)] 12.5 (12.5) 14.4 (14.8) 15.1 (17.0) 17.3 (26.1) <.001
Sedentary lifestyle [n (%)] 122 (8.6) 196 (11.0) 102 (19.1) 75 (33.6) <.001
Self-reported diabetes [n (%)] 42 (3.0) 65 (3.6) 35 (6.5) 23 (10.2) <.001
BMI (kg/m2) [mean (S.D.)] 25.9 (3.6) 26.0 (3.9) 26.1 (4.2) 26.6 (4.9) .036
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) [mean (S.D.)] 142.5 (21.7) 139.1 (20.5) 137.2 (19.8) 136.7 (19.5) <.001
Antihypertensive medication [n (%)] 103 (7.3) 166 (9.4) 55 (10.3) 28 (12.6) .002
Atrial fibrillation [n (%)] 21 (1.5) 37 (2.1) 9 (1.8) 7 (3.3) .135
School education <8 years [n (%)] 441 (31.2) 556 (31.1) 181 (33.8) 110 (48.9) <.001
Low household income [n (%)] 167 (12.0) 266 (15.0) 122 (23.1) 66 (29.3) <.001
Living alone [n (%)] 352 (24.9) 512 (28.6) 215 (40.2) 111 (49.3) <.001
a

P-value, test for trend.

b

Ischemic and unspecified strokes.

c

Compared to noncurrent smokers.