Table 1.
Description of the 92 participants in the Actiheart study and of the 1244 participants in the main DEBATS (Discussion on the Health Effects of Aircraft Noise) study.
| Characteristics of the Participants | Actiheart Study n = 92 | Main Study n = 1244 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 56 | (61) | 695 | (56) |
| Male | 36 | (39) | 549 | (44) |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 18–34 | 24 | (26) | 226 | (18) |
| 35–44 | 17 | (18) | 236 | (19) |
| 45–54 | 23 | (25) | 266 | (21) |
| 55–64 | 13 | (14) | 260 | (21) |
| 65–74 | 8 | (9) | 185 | (15) |
| 75+ | 7 | (8) | 71 | (6) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 29 | (32) | 253 | (20) |
| Married | 46 | (50) | 782 | (63) |
| Widowed | 3 | (3) | 76 | (6) |
| Divorced | 14 | (15) | 133 | (11) |
| Education | ||||
| <French high school certificate | 33 | (36) | 452 | (36) |
| French high school certificate | 27 | (29) | 397 | (32) |
| >French high school certificate | 32 | (35) | 395 | (32) |
| BMI | ||||
| Underweight or normal weight | 51 | (55) | 562 | (46) |
| Overweight | 32 | (35) | 424 | (34) |
| Obese | 9 | (10) | 249 | (20) |
| Smoking habits | ||||
| Non smoker | 52 | (57) | 625 | (50) |
| Ex-smoker | 19 | (21) | 330 | (27) |
| Occasional and Daily smoker | 21 | (23) | 288 | (23) |
| Alcohol consumption | ||||
| No | 35 | (38) | 348 | (28) |
| Light | 46 | (50) | 638 | (52) |
| Moderate and Heavy | 11 | (12) | 247 | (20) |
| Physical activity | ||||
| No | 46 | (50) | 587 | (47) |
| Low | 26 | (28) | 366 | (29) |
| Moderate | 15 | (16) | 182 | (15) |
| Intense | 5 | (5) | 106 | (9) |
| Cardiovascular disease | ||||
| No | 83 | (90) | 1088 | (87) |
| Yes | 9 | (10) | 156 | (13) |
| Hypertension | ||||
| No | 64 | (70) | 804 | (65) |
| Yes | 28 | (30) | 426 | (35) |