Table 1.
CVD Outcomes and Characteristics of Study Participants
| Outcome 1: MI only | Outcome 2: Any of MI, angina, CHD, CHF, or stroke | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entire Cohort No. (% of sample) | No. (row %) | p-value | No. (row %) | p-value | |
| Participants | 2411 (100) | 47 (1.94) | 103 (4.27) | ||
| Age | 0.0354 | <.0001 | |||
| 25-35 | 529 (21.93) | 6 (1.11) | 6 (1.21) | ||
| 36-45 | 742 (30.79) | 9 (1.20) | 20 (2.67) | ||
| 46-55 | 714 (29.63) | 19 (2.68) | 44 (6.16) | ||
| 56-65 | 426 (17.65) | 13 (3.00) | 33 (7.67) | ||
| Gender | <.0001 | 0.0105 | |||
| Women | 1293 (53.64) | 10 (0.75) | 43 (3.29) | ||
| Men | 1117 (46.36) | 37(3.31) | 48 (5.40) | ||
| Visible Minority Status | 0.7446 | 0.3990 | |||
| 1. Yes | 1062 (44.04) | 19 (1.83) | 41 (3.87) | ||
| 2. No | 1349 (55.96) | 27 (2.02) | 62 (4.57) | ||
| Education | 0.8194 | <.0001 | |||
| 1. Less than High School | 95 (3.95) | 1 (1.45) | 13 (14.11) | ||
| 2. High School Complete | 389 (16.15) | 6 (1.49) | 12 (3.21) | ||
| 3. Diploma Complete | 686 (28.44) | 16 (2.27) | 29 (4.17) | ||
| 4. Completed Undergrad and above | 1241 (51.47) | 24 (1.93) | 48 (3.89) | ||
City of Toronto, Canada 2009–2011 (n = 2411).
Note: MI = Myocardial infarction; CHD = coronary heart disease; CHF = congestive heart failure.
For variables with more than 2 categories, p-value is for the χ2 test of differences across row in the percentage reporting the outcome. Otherwise p-value is for a 2-tailed test of difference between 2 groups in the proportion reporting each outcome.