Table 1.
Baseline characteristics by gender and disease status. England 2002-03
| Men CHD group (n=518) | Men Healthy groupa (n=1,702) | Women CHD group (n=377) | Women Healthy groupa (1,899) | |||
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| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | P-value | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | P-value | |
| Age | 68.1 (10.1) | 64.5 (9.6) | <.001 | 69.9 (10.2) | 63.1 (10.3) | <.001 |
| Quality of life | 40.1 (9.5) | 44.8 (7.5) | <.001 | 39.3 (9.2) | 44.8 (7.6) | <.001 |
| Positive support | 26.6 (5.4) | 25.9 (5.5) | .010 | 27.9 (5.2) | 28.2 (5.2) | 0.279 |
| Close friends | 8.1 (6.0) | 7.8 (5.3) | 0.242 | 7.8 (5.0) | 8.1 (6.0) | 0.236 |
| %(95%CI) | %(95%CI) | %(95%CI) | %(95%CI) | |||
| Depressive caseness | 22.7 (20.6; 24.7) | 14.2 (13.2; 15.1) | <.001 | 33.2 (30.4; 35.9) | 22.5 (21.4; 23.6) | <.001 |
| Not cohabiting | 26.8 (24.6; 29.0) | 23.1 (21.9; 24.2) | 0.084 | 49.3 (46.4; 52.3) | 36.7 (35.5; 38.0) | <.001 |
| Completely retired | 69.6 (67.3; 71.9) | 45.4 (44.0; 46.8) | <.001 | 68.1 (65.4; 70.8) | 42.9 (41.6; 44.2) | <.001 |
| Otherb | 8.7 (7.3; 10.1) | 5.5 (4.9; 6.1) | .001 | 22.3 (19.9; 24.7) | 17.9 (16.9; 18.9) | <0.05 |
| Low education | 47.2 (44.7; 49.7) | 39.0 (37.7; 40.4) | <.001 | 48.8 (45.9; 51.7) | 39.1 (37.8; 40.4) | <.001 |
| Wealth 5th (richest) | 17.0 (13.7;22.0) | 26.9 (24.7;29.0) | <.001 | 12.7 (9.4;16.1) | 25.1 (23.2;27.0) | <.001 |
| Wealth 4th | 18.5 (16.6; 20.5) | 22.5 (21.3; 23.6) | 0.053 | 15.6 (13.5; 17.8) | 20.0 (18.9; 21.0) | .048 |
| Wealth 3rd | 19.8 (17.8; 21.7) | 19.9 (18.8; 21.0) | 0.960 | 20.9 (18.5; 23.2) | 20.5 (19.5; 21.6) | 0.861 |
| Wealth 2nd | 20.7 (18.6; 22.7) | 18.6 (17.5; 19.6) | 0.287 | 19.7 (17.4; 22.0) | 19.6 (18.5; 20.6) | 0.964 |
| Wealth 1st (poorest) | 23.4 (21.3; 25.5) | 14.3 (13.4; 15.3) | <.001 | 31.5 (28.8; 34.2) | 17.2 (16.3; 18.2) | <.001 |
| Current smoker | 13.8 (12.1; 15.6) | 16.3 (15.3; 17.3) | 0.171 | 14.0 (11.9; 16.0) | 17.8 (16.8; 18.8) | 0.074 |
| Physically inactive | 69.9 (67.6; 72.2) | 52.6 (51.2; 54.0) | <.001 | 80.9 (78.6; 83.2) | 63.1 (61.8; 64.3) | <.001 |
| Drinks alcohol ≥3 days a week | 36.3 (33.9; 38.7) | 43.0 (41.6; 44.4) | .007 | 36.3 (19.3; 24.2) | 28.8 (27.6; 30.0) | .004 |
| Often troubled with pain | 26.3 (24.1; 28.5) | 14.2 (13.3; 15.2) | <.001 | 26.3 (33.8; 39.4) | 16.3 (15.4; 17.3) | <.001 |
| 1 or more ADLs | 27.8 (25.6; 30.0) | 10.5 (9.7; 11.3) | <.001 | 33.5 (30.8; 36.3) | 11.6 (10.8; 12.5) | <.001 |
Notes:
a
people that at baseline had never been diagnosed with CHD, stroke, diabetes, hypertension, pulmonary disease, Alzheimer, Parkinson’s, cancer or any limiting longstanding illness.
b
Permanently unable to work, not currently in paid employment, looking after home or family. Results based on five imputed data sets.