Table 2.
Statistically significant unadjusted associations with heart disease
| CHARACTERISTIC | PREVALENCE OF HEART DISEASE, % | P VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| Age, y | < .001 | |
| • 20–29 | 0.5 | |
| • 30–39 | 0.7 | |
| • 40–49 | 1.9 | |
| • 50–59 | 5.3 | |
| • 60–69 | 10.1 | |
| • 70–79 | 19.0 | |
| • ≥ 80 | 25.2 | |
| Marital status | < .001 | |
| • Married | 6.9 | |
| • Common law | 2.1 | |
| • Widowed, separated, or divorced | 14.2 | |
| • Single or never married | 3.2 | |
| Ethnicity | < .001 | |
| • White | 8.0 | |
| • Visible minority | 4.8 | |
| Household income | < .001 | |
| • ≤ $29 999 | 10.6 | |
| • $30 000–$79 999 | 3.7 | |
| • ≥ $80 000 | 2.7 | |
| Education level | < .001 | |
| • Less than secondary | 14.1 | |
| • Secondary | 4.5 | |
| • Postsecondary or graduate | 5.4 | |
| Employment status | < .001 | |
| • Unemployed | 16.1 | |
| • Part time | 4.2 | |
| • Full time | 2.1 | |
| Owns a home | < .001 | |
| • Yes | 7.2 | |
| • No | 9.3 | |
| Food insecurity | .004 | |
| • Yes | 3.1 | |
| • No | 7.2 | |
| Daily smoker, y | < .001 | |
| • < 10 | 0.9 | |
| • 10 | 1.0 | |
| • 20 | 2.3 | |
| • 30 | 5.6 | |
| • 40 | 11.0 | |
| • 50 | 16.4 | |
| • ≥ 60 | 18.9 | |
| Physical activity level | < .001 | |
| • Inactive | 9.0 | |
| • Moderate | 6.3 | |
| • Active | 4.5 | |
| Daily fruit and vegetable consumption | < .001 | |
| • < 5 | 6.6 | |
| • ≥ 5 | 8.0 | |
| Life stress | < .001 | |
| • Quite a bit or extreme | 7.2 | |
| • A bit | 6.8 | |
| • Not at all or very little | 8.8 | |
| Body mass index | .001 | |
| • Overweight or obese | 7.2 | |
| • Normal or underweight | 6.0 | |
| High blood pressure | < .001 | |
| • Yes | 18.3 | |
| • No | 4.6 | |
| Diabetes | < .001 | |
| • Yes | 20.9 | |
| • No | 6.7 | |
| Experienced the effects of a stroke | < .001 | |
| • Yes | 41.7 | |
| • No | 6.9 | |
| Cancer | < .001 | |
| • Yes | 19.6 | |
| • No | 7.3 | |
| Arthritis or rheumatism | < .001 | |
| • Yes | 15.9 | |
| • No | 4.7 | |
| Consulted a health care professional within the past 12 mo | < .001 | |
| • Yes | 8.1 | |
| • No | 1.6 |