Table 2.
Characteristics of the participants according to the cardiovascular health profiles. PORTAAT study conducted in The City of Pori, Finland in 2014.
| Cardiovascular health profiles |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor 0–2metrics (n = 178) |
Intermediate 3–4 metrics (n = 448) |
Ideal 5–7 metrics (n = 210) |
p-Value | |
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 51.42 (8.2) | 48.61 (9.4) | 44.48 (10.5) | < 0.0001 |
| Females, n (%) | 149 (83.7) | 391 (87.3) | 192 (91.4) | 0.069 |
| Disease burdena, n (%) | 111 (62.4) | 279 (62.3) | 113 (53.8) | 0.093 |
| Harmful alcohol use, n (%) | 54 (30.7) | 97 (21.8) | 51 (24.3) | 0.067 |
| Cohabiting, n (%) | 127 (71.4) | 355 (79.2) | 175 (83.3) | 0.015 |
| Children < 18 years, n (%) | 54 (31.4) | 158 (35.3) | 99 (47.1) | 0.0025 |
| Quality of sleep, n (%) | 0.015 | |||
| Very good | 9 (5.2) | 55 (12.4) | 35 (16.8) | |
| Good | 102 (59.3) | 273 (61.6) | 120 (57.7) | |
| Poor | 55 (32.0) | 106 (23.9) | 48 (23.1) | |
| Very poor | 6 (3.5) | 9 (2.0) | 5 (2.4) | |
| Education, n (%) | 0.00020 | |||
| Vocational school | 10 (5.9) | 15 (3.4) | 1 (0.5) | |
| College-level | 97 (56.7) | 242 (54.5) | 90 (43.3) | |
| University-level | 64 (37.4) | 187 (42.1) | 117 (56.3) | |
| EUROHIS-QOL, mean score (95% CI) | 3.72 (3.64–3.91) | 3.91 (3.86–3.96) | 4.10 (4.04–4.16) | <0.0001 |
| Items of the EUROHIS-QOL, mean score (95% CI) | ||||
| How would you rate your quality of life? | 3.70 (3.60–3.81) | 3.89 (3.83–3.95) | 4.02 (3.94–4.10) | <0.0001 |
| How satisfied are you with your health? | 3.37 (3.22–3.53) | 3.68 (3.56–3.76) | 3.99 (3.88–4.10) | <0.0001 |
| How satisfied are you with your ability to perform your daily living activities? | 3.81 (3.69–3.93) | 4.05 (3.98–4.13) | 4.30 (4.21–4.39) | <0.0001 |
| How satisfied are you with yourself? | 3.51 (3.39–3.64) | 3.77 (3.70–3.84) | 3.96 (3.88–4.04) | <0.0001 |
| How satisfied are you with your personal relationships? | 3.91 (3.80–4.03) | 4.04 (3.97–4.11) | 4.12 (4.01–4.22) | 0.0098 |
| How satisfied are you with the conditions of your living place? | 4.23 (4.13–4.33) | 4.30 (4.23–4.36) | 4.40 (4.31–4.50) | 0.011 |
| Do you have enough energy for everyday life? | 3.68 (3.56–3.81) | 3.84 (3.76–3.93) | 4.09 (3.97–4.39) | <0.0001 |
| Have you enough money to meet your needs? | 3.53 (3.38–3.68) | 3.74 (3.65–3.83) | 3.93 (3.79–4.06) | 0.0004 |
CI = confidence interval.
EUROHIS-QOL = EUROHIS-QOL 8-item index.
SD = standard deviation.
a
At least one chronic disease diagnosed by a physician.