Table 1.
Distribution of baseline characteristics among men and women in the DCH cohort (n = 54,849).
| Number of GP visitsa |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female |
Male |
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| N (%) | Mean (std) | N (%) | Mean (std) | p Valueb | |
| Gender | 28,643 (52.2) | 4.06 (4.54) | 26,206 (47.8) | 2.76 (4.00) | <0.0001 |
| Age | – | – | – | – | – |
| 50–54 | 11,917 (21.7) | 3.84 (4.32) | 11,243 (20.5) | 2.39 (3.67) | <0.0001 |
| 55–59 | 8899 (16.2) | 4.18 (4.82) | 8129 (14.8) | 2.85 (4.28) | <0.0001 |
| 60–65 | 7827 (14.3) | 4.27 (4.51) | 6834 (12.5) | 3.27 (4.12) | <0.0001 |
| BMI | – | – | – | – | – |
| Underweight (>18.5 kg/m2) | 355 (0.65) | 4.43 (7.55) | 66 (0.12) | 3.59 (4.91) | <.2485 |
| Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 14,481 (26.4) | 3.63 (4.14) | 9110 (16.6) | 2.38 (3.83) | <0.0001 |
| Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 9805 (17.9) | 4.24 (4.45) | 13,078 (23.8) | 2.73 (3.79) | <0.0001 |
| Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 4002 (7.30) | 5.14 (5.45) | 3952 (7.21) | 3.73 (4.80) | <0.0001 |
| Alcohol consumption | – | – | – | – | – |
| Below the recommended weekly limit | 17,456 (31.8) | 4.32 (4.96) | 15,114 (27.6) | 2.81 (4.30) | <0.0001 |
| Above the recommended weekly limit | 11,187 (20.4) | 3.66 (3.74) | 11,092 (20.2) | 2.70 (3.55) | <0.0001 |
| Smoking status | – | – | – | – | – |
| Never | 12,600 (23.0) | 3.84 (4.36) | 6738 (12.3) | 2.39 (3.41) | <0.0001 |
| Previous | 6731 (12.3) | 4.20 (4.40) | 9095 (16.6) | 2.94 (3.82) | <0.0001 |
| Current | 9312 (17.0) | 4.26 (4.84) | 10,373 (18.9) | 2.85 (4.47) | <0.0001 |
| Physical activity | – | – | – | – | – |
| No leisure time physical activity | 11,799 (21.5) | 4.34 (4.94) | 13,425 (24.5) | 3.01 (4.37) | <0.0001 |
| Physical active in leisure time | 16,844 (30.7) | 3.87 (4.22) | 12,781 (23.3) | 2.50 (3.56) | <0.0001 |
| Marital status | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unmarried | 1775 (3.24) | 3.81 (4.92) | 1498 (2.73) | 2.93 (4.24) | <0.0001 |
| Divorced | 5538 (10.1) | 4.44 (4.97) | 3706 (6.76) | 3.18 (4.99) | <0.0001 |
| Widow/widower | 2422 (4.42) | 4.37 (5.25) | 595 (1.08) | 3.19 (4.11) | <0.0001 |
| Married | 18,908 (34.5) | 3.94 (4.25) | 20,407 (37.2) | 2.66 (3.77) | <0.0001 |
| Occupational status | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unemployed | 8018 (14.6) | 4.99 (5.69) | 4051 (7.4) | 4.15 (5.31) | <0.0001 |
| Employed | 20,625 (37.6) | 3.70 (3.94) | 22,155 (40.4) | 2.51 (3.66) | <0.0001 |
| Educational status | – | – | – | – | – |
| No vocational training | 5498 (10.0) | 4.95 (5.45) | 2606 (4.75) | 3.49(4.39) | <0.0001 |
| Higher education, <3 years | 8943 (16.3) | 4.03 (4.19) | 3504 (6.39) | 2.88(3.61) | <0.0001 |
| Higher education, 3–4 years | 10,992 (20.0) | 3.84 (4.48) | 11,131 (20.29) | 2.80(4.27) | <0.0001 |
| Higher education, >4 years | 3210 (5.85) | 3.38 (3.65) | 8965 (16.34) | 2.45(3.63) | <0.0001 |
| Municipal | – | – | – | – | – |
| Suburban | 12,712 (23.2) | 4.02 (4.44) | 11,736 (21.40) | 2.74(4.03) | <0.0001 |
| Urban | 15,931 (29.1) | 4.10 (4.61) | 14,470 (26.38) | 2.78(3.98) | <0.0001 |
| Medical conditions | – | – | – | – | – |
| Heart attack | 241 (0.44) | 6.87 (8.92) | 880 (1.60) | 5.00 (5.75) | <0.0023 |
| High cholesterol | 1797 (3.28) | 5.56 (5.14) | 2288 (4.17) | 4.18 (4.46) | <0.0001 |
| Angina pectoris | 639 (1.17) | 6.52 (6.70) | 1010 (1.84) | 5.11 (5.52) | <0.0001 |
| Stroke | 283 (0.52) | 6.29 (5.10) | 427 (0.78) | 5.09 (5.26) | <0.0027 |
| Hypertension | 4957 (9.04) | 5.88 (5.47) | 3953 (7.21) | 5.06 (5.80) | <0.0001 |
| Diabetes | 428 (0.78) | 7.41 (9.51) | 705 (1.29) | 5.71 (6.20) | <0.0010 |
| Gallstones | 2049 (3.74) | 5.33 (5.56) | 575 (1.05) | 3.66 (4.32) | <0.0001 |
| Intestinal polyps | 876 (1.60) | 5.11 (5.35) | 1043 (1.90) | 3.46 (4.06) | <0.0001 |
| Mental illness | 2082 (3.80) | 6.07 (6.30) | 915 (1.67) | 5.37 (9.25) | <0.0001 |
| History of cancer in the family | 14,348 (26.2) | 4.14 (4.48) | 11,926 (21.7) | 2.77 (3.85) | <0.0001 |
| Hormone therapy use | – | – | – | – | – |
| Never | 16,057 (29.3) | 3.57 (4.03) | – | – | – |
| Previous or current user | 12,586 (23.0) | 4.69 (5.04) | – | – | – |
| Number of pregnancies | – | – | – | – | – |
| 0 | 2479 (4.52) | 3.68 (4.22) | – | – | – |
| 1 or more | 26,164 (47.7) | 4.13 (4.59) | – | – | – |
a
Consultations and home-visits.
b
t statistics for univariate associations.