Table 2. Distribution of characteristics of study participants (n = 3601) by sex and cardiovascular health score (CVHS) categories.
| Characteristics | All participants (n = 3601) | By sex | By CVHS categories | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males (n = 1614) | Females (n = 1987) | P * | 0–4 (n = 303) | 5–9 (n = 2640) | 10–14 (n = 658) | P * | ||
| Age, n (%) | ||||||||
| 25–44 | 1167 | 550 (47.1) | 617 (52.9) | <0.001 | 37 (3.2) | 767 (65.7) | 363 (31.1) | <0.001 |
| 45–64 | 1524 | 710 (46.6) | 814 (53.4) | 167 (11.0) | 1144 (75.1) | 213 (14.0) | ||
| ≥65 | 910 | 354 (38.9) | 556 (61.1) | 99 (10.9) | 729 (80.1) | 82 (9.0) | ||
| Settlement, n (%) | ||||||||
| Urban | 1467 | 635 (43.3) | 832 (56.7) | ns. | 123 (8.4) | 1061 (72.3) | 283 (19.3) | ns. |
| Rural | 2134 | 979 (45.9) | 1155 (54.1) | 180 (8.4) | 1579 (74.0) | 375 (17.6) | ||
| Marital status, n (%) | <0.001 | |||||||
| Married/with partner | 2541 | 1209 (47.6) | 1332 (52.4) | 220 (8.7) | 1860 (73.2) | 461 (18.1) | ns. | |
| Without partner | 1060 | 405 (38.2) | 655 (61.8) | 83 (7.8) | 780 (73.6) | 197 (18.6) | ||
| Education, n (%) | ||||||||
| Low | 1600 | 517 (32.3) | 1083 (67.7) | <0.001 | 169 (10.6) | 1214 (75.9) | 217 (13.6) | <0.001 |
| Middle | 1704 | 934 (54.8) | 770 (45.2) | 119 (7.0) | 1230 (72.2) | 355 (20.8) | ||
| High | 297 | 163 (54.9) | 134 (45.1) | 15 (5.1) | 196 (66.0) | 86 (29.0) | ||
| Employment status, n (%) | ||||||||
| Economically active | 1912 | 1093 (57.2) | 819 (42.8) | <0.001 | 123 (6.4) | 1355 (70.9) | 434 (22.7) | <0.001 |
| Economically inactive | 1689 | 521 (30.8) | 1168 (69.2) | 180 (10.7) | 1285 (76.1) | 224 (13.3) | ||
| Wealth index, n (%) | ||||||||
| Poorest and poor | 1463 | 597 (40.8) | 866 (59.2) | <0.001 | 145 (9.9) | 1085 (74.2) | 233 (15.9) | 0.006 |
| Middle | 715 | 304 (42.5) | 411 (57.5) | 55 (7.7) | 519 (72.6) | 141 (19.7) | ||
| Richer and richest | 1423 | 713 (50.1) | 710 (49.9) | 103 (7.2) | 1036 (72.8) | 284 (20.0) | ||
| SBP, mean±SD | 137±21 | 138±19 | 137±23 | n.s. | 153±19 | 139±21 | 124±16 | <0.001 |
| DBP, mean±SD | 85±11 | 86±10 | 84±11 | <0.001 | 93±10 | 86±11 | 79±9 | <0.001 |
| BMI, mean±SD | 26.9±4.9 | 26.9±4.3 | 26.9±5.3 | n.s. | 31.7±4.9 | 27.1±4.7 | 23.8±3.3 | <0.001 |
| Cholesterol, mean±SD | 5.24±1.32 | 5.1±1.29 | 5.33±1.34 | <0.001 | 6.21±1.08 | 5.32±1.28 | 4.47±1.18 | <0.001 |
| Glucose, mean±SD | 5.05±1.71 | 5.0±1.67 | 5.05±1.75 | n.s. | 6.54±2.42 | 5.03±1.65 | 4.47±1.04 | <0.001 |
| CVHS, mean ±SD | 7.49±2.13 | 7.31±2.08 | 7.63±2.15 | <0.001 | 3.55±0.69 | 7.17±1.31 | 10.58±0.74 | <0.001 |
Economically active—employed and unemployed; Economically inactive—people looking after a home or family, retired, students and disabled. ns.—not significant
*According to chi-square, t-test or ANOVA where appropriate.