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. 2019 Feb 4;7(2):e10117. doi: 10.2196/10117

Table 1.

Sociodemographic and medical history of patients by age.

Characteristics Total (N=231), n (%) Age stratification in years, n (%) Chi-square test
18-49 (n=53) 50-64 (n=66) 65-74 (n=54) ≥75 (n=58) χ2 (dfa) P value
Gender, n (%) 1.2 (3) .76

Male 124 (53.7) 28 (52.8) 39 (59.1) 28 (51.9) 29 (50.0)

Female 107 (46.3) 25 (47.2) 27 (40.9) 26 (48.1) 29 (50.0)
Body mass index stratification in kg/m2, n (%) 4.6 (3) .21

<24 61 (27.2) 13 (26.5) 12 (18.5) 16 (30.2) 20 (35.1)

≥24 163 (72.8) 36 (73.5) 53 (81.5) 37 (69.8) 37 (64.9)
Education level, n (%) 25.9 (6) <.001

Primary or junior 67 (29.3) 9 (17.3) 20 (30.3) 19 (35.2) 19 (33.3)

Senior 59 (25.8) 5 (9.6) 25 (37.9) 16 (29.6) 13 (22.8)

University or postgraduate 103 (45.0) 38 (73.1) 21 (31.8) 19 (35.2) 25 (43.9)
Employment status, n (%) 153.2 (6) <.001

Retired 147 (64.5) 1 (1.9) 36 (56.2) 52 (98.1) 58 (100.0)

Part time 21 (9.2) 11 (20.8) 9 (14.1) 1 (1.9) 0 (0.0)

Full time 60 (26.3) 41 (77.4) 19 (29.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Home location, n (%) 14.0 (3) .003

Beijing 206 (89.6) 43 (81.1) 55 (83.3) 52 (96.3) 56 (98.2)

Outside of Beijing 24 (10.4) 10 (18.9) 11 (16.7) 2 (3.7) 1 (1.8)
Living status, n (%) 7.0 (6) .32

Alone 14 (6.1) 3 (5.9) 1 (1.5) 5 (9.3) 5 (8.6)

Only with spouse 157 (68.6) 35 (68.6) 52 (78.8) 35 (64.8) 35 (60.3)

With children 58 (25.3) 13 (25.5) 13 (19.7) 14 (25.9) 18 (31.0)
Enrollment location 32.1 (3) <.001

Outpatient 145(61.7) 37(69.8) 20(29.9) 16(28.6) 17(28.8)

Inpatient 90(38.3) 16(30.2) 47(70.1) 40(71.4) 42(71.2)
Medical history

Coronary heart disease, n (%) 25.0 (3) <.001


No 100 (43.3) 36 (67.9) 22 (33.3) 13 (24.1) 29 (50.0)


Yes 131 (56.7) 17 (32.1) 44 (66.7) 41 (75.9) 29 (50.0)

Hypertension, n (%) 12.7 (3) .005


No 111 (48.1) 16 (30.2) 37 (56.1) 33 (61.1) 25 (43.1)


Yes 120 (51.9) 37 (69.8) 29 (43.9) 21 (38.9) 33 (56.9)

Arrhythmia, n (%) 10.8 (3) .01


No 169 (73.2) 44 (83.0) 53 (80.3) 38 (70.4) 34 (58.6)


Yes 62 (26.8) 9 (17.0) 13 (19.7) 16 (29.6) 24 (41.4)

Heart failure, n (%) 5.9 (3) .12


No 212 (91.8) 47 (88.7) 64 (97.0) 51 (94.4) 50 (86.2)


Yes 19 (8.2) 6 (11.3) 2 (3.0) 3 (5.6) 8 (13.8)

Diabetes, n (%) 5.2 (3) .16


No 189 (81.8) 40 (75.5) 51 (77.3) 46 (85.2) 52 (89.7)


Yes 42 (18.2) 13 (24.5) 15 (22.7) 8 (14.8) 6 (10.3)

Hyperlipidemia, n (%) 4.3 (3) .23


No 156 (67.5) 33 (62.3) 40 (60.6) 40 (74.1) 43 (74.1)


Yes 75 (32.5) 20 (37.7) 26 (39.4) 14 (25.9) 15 (25.9)

Cerebrovascular disease, n (%) 3.4 (3) .34


No 214 (92.6) 52 (98.1) 61 (92.4) 49 (90.7) 52 (89.7)


Yes 17 (7.4) 1 (1.9) 5 (7.6) 5 (9.3) 6 (10.3)

Peripheral vascular disease, n (%) 2.9 (3) .41


No 211 (91.3) 51 (96.2) 58 (87.9) 50 (92.6) 52 (89.7)


Yes 20 (8.7) 2 (3.8) 8 (12.1) 4 (7.4) 6 (10.3)

adf: degrees of freedom.