Table 2.
Baseline characteristics according to neighbourhood-level deprivation quintiles in a cohort of British men aged 60–79 years
| Neighbourhood-level deprivation (Index of Multiple Deprivation) | p Value for trend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintile 1 (least deprived) (n=900) | Quintile 2 (n=918) | Quintile 3 (n=774) | Quintile 4 (n=670) | Quintile 5 (most deprived) (n=662) | ||
| Mean, age (SD) | 68 (5) | 68 (5) | 68 (6) | 69 (6) | 69 (5) | 0.006 |
| Manual occupational social class, n (%) | 262 (29) | 382 (42) | 434 (56) | 467 (70) | 520 (79) | <0.0001 |
| ≥3 Adverse socioeconomic factors,* n (%) | 45 (5) | 87 (9) | 154 (20) | 200 (30) | 267 (40) | <0.0001 |
| Current smokers, n (%) | 69 (8) | 85 (9) | 93 (12) | 108 (16) | 136 (21) | <0.0001 |
| Moderate/heavy drinkers,† n (%) | 151 (17) | 174 (19) | 134 (17) | 122 (18) | 154 (23) | 0.01 |
| Physically inactive, n (%) | 250 (28) | 272 (30) | 262 (34) | 255 (38) | 258 (40) | <0.0001 |
| Obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m2), n (%) | 111 (12) | 148 (16) | 125 (16) | 136 (20) | 134 (20) | <0.0001 |
| Mean systolic blood pressure, mm Hg (SD) | 149 (24) | 149 (25) | 149 (24) | 150 (24) | 149 (24) | 0.89 |
| Prevalent diabetes—n (%) | 93 (10) | 91 (10) | 92 (12) | 88 (13) | 85 (13) | 0.16 |
| Mean HDL cholesterol, mmol/l (SD) | 1.36 (0.34) | 1.34 (0.35) | 1.31 (0.34) | 1.29 (0.32) | 1.30 (0.35) | <0.0001 |
*Score includes: no car, not house owner, state pension only, no central heating, manual SC, education ≤14 years.
†>16 drinks of alcohol per week (1 UK unit=10 g).
BMI, body mass index; HDL, high-density lipoprotein.