Table 2.
Study sample characteristics and its comparison with Argentine general population data
| Study Sample | Argentine Population |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographic variables | n/N | % | % |
| Age group | |||
| 18 – 39 years | 275/611 | 45.0 | 45* |
| 40 – 59 years | 227/611 | 37.1 | 34* |
| 60 – 79 years | 104/611 | 17.0 | 18* |
| 80 + years | 5/611 | 0.8 | 0.18* |
| Female | 320/611 | 52.3 | 52.5* |
| Educational status | |||
| Elementary school uncompleted | 73/592 | 12.3 | 14.2* |
| Elementary school completed | 172/592 | 29.0 | 27.9* |
| High school uncompleted or completed | 220/592 | 37.3 | 37.1* |
| Tertiary level uncompleted or completed | 126/592 | 21.2 | 17.0* |
| Self-reported Health Status | |||
| Excellent | 61/609 | 10 | 9.2† |
| Very good | 242/609 | 39.7 | 25.3† |
| Good | 212/609 | 34.8 | 45.5† |
| Regular | 60/609 | 10 | 17.3† |
| Bad | 34/609 | 5.6 | 2.6† |
*
National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC), National Census 2001. accessible at http://www.indec.mecon.ar/webcenso/index.asp
†
National Risk Factor Survey, Ministry of Health 2005, accesible at http://www.msal.gov.ar/htm/Site/enfr/index.asp