Table 1. Sociodemographic Characteristics of Participantsa (N = 4,205) in a Cardiovascular Screening Pilot Phase in Lebanon, 2012–2013.
| Variable | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
|
n (%)b | |||
| Sex | |||
| Male | — | — | 1,422 (33.8) |
| Female | — | — | 2,783 (66.2) |
| Age, y | |||
| 40–49 | 689 (48.5)* | 1,556 (55.9)† | 2,245 (53.4) |
| 50–59 | 430 (30.2)* | 763 (27.4)† | 1,193 (28.4) |
| 60–69 | 193 (13.6)* | 303 (10.9)† | 496 (11.8) |
| ≥70 | 110 (7.7)* | 161 (5.8)† | 271 (6.4) |
| Mean age, y (SD) | 52.2 (9.8) | 50.8 (9.3) | 51.3 (9.5) |
| Work status (N = 4,174) | |||
| Involved in paid activity | 1,180 (83.7)* | 601 (21.7)† | 1,781 (42.7) |
| Not involved in paid work | 230 (16.3)* | 2,163 (78.3)† | 2,393 (57.3) |
| Education (N = 4,069) | |||
| Illiterate | 139 (10.0)* | 393 (14.7)* | 532 (13.1) |
| Up to intermediate | 881 (63.5)* | 1,616 (60.3)† | 2,497 (61.4) |
| ≥Secondary | 367 (26.5)* | 673 (25.1)† | 1,040 (25.6) |
| Place of examination | |||
| In Primary Health Care Network facility | 809 (56.9)* | 1,679 (60.3)† | 2,488 (59.2) |
| Household outreach | 613 (43.1)* | 1,104 (39.7)† | 1,717 (40.8) |
| Residence, by centers’ location | |||
| Rural | 864 (60.8)* | 1,575 (56.6)† | 2,439 (58.0) |
| Urban/suburban | 558 (39.2)* | 1,208 (43.4)† | 1,766 (42.0) |
| Mohafazat, by centers’ location | |||
| Beirut | 134 (9.4)* | 278 (10.0)* | 412 (9.8) |
| Beirut suburb | 115 (8.1)* | 348 (12.5)† | 463 (11.0) |
| Mont Lebanon | 146 (10.3)* | 225 (8.1)† | 371 (8.8) |
| North Lebanon | 295 (20.7)* | 564 (20.3)* | 859 (20.4) |
| South Lebanon | 370 (26.0)* | 724 (26.0)* | 1,094 (26.0) |
| Nabatieh | 167 (11.7)* | 350 (12.6)* | 517 (12.3) |
| Beqaa | 195 (13.7)* | 294 (10.6)† | 489 (11.6) |
a
Values may not sum to 4,205 because of missing data.
b
Data with different symbols (*, †) in columns of the same row denote significant difference in proportions between men and women; significance set at P ≤ .05 and calculated using z test.