Table 3.

Results of the analysis of variance to test the equality of prevalence across eight regional areas^a at baseline for each non-communicable disease

	Men			Women
	F-statistics	p-value	N	F-statistics	p-value	N
Diabetes	1.21	0.293	13,719	2.64	0.010	15,333
Heart disease	1.45	0.181	14,581	0.49	0.845	15,803
Stroke	3.31	0.002	14,886	2.03	0.048	15,938
Hypertension	1.74	0.096	12,281	1.16	0.320	13,586
Hyperlipidaemia	1.56	0.141	13,792	2.10	0.041	14,706
Cancer	1.70	0.105	14,931	2.47	0.016	15,762

^aHokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu