Table 1.
Patients' characteristics.
| All | Women | Men | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 205 | 129 (62.9) | 76 (37.1) | ||
| Age (year) | 0.001a | |||
| Under 33 | 8 (3.9)c | 5 (9.0)c | 3 (3.9)c | |
| 34–43 | 19 (9.3) | 18 (14.0) | 1 (1.3) | |
| 44–53 | 61 (29.8) | 44 (34.1) | 17 (22.4) | |
| 54–59 | 34 (16.6) | 22 (17.1) | 12 (15.8) | |
| 60 and above | 83 (40.5) | 40 (31) | 43 (56.6) | |
| M (SD)e | 56.34 (12.88) | 53.2 (11.47) | 61.63 (13.18) | |
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| Education level (year) | 0.190b | |||
| 0 | 118 (57.6) | 77 (59.7) | 41 (53.9) | |
| 1–6 | 69 (33.7) | 41 (31.8) | 28 (36.8) | |
| 7 and above | 18 (8.8) | 11 (8.5) | 7 (9.2) | |
| M (SD)e | 2.20 (3.06) | 1.98 (3.02) | 2.57 (3.13) | |
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| Occupation | <0.001d | |||
| Employed | 77 (37.6) | 7 (5.4) | 70 (92.1) | |
| Unemployed | 128 (62.4) | 122 (94.6) | 6 (7.9) | |
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| FAS (item)f | 0.41d | |||
| High level (15–23) | 95 (46.3) | 61 (64.2) | 34 (35.8) | |
| Low/moderate level (0–14) | 110 (53.7) | 68 (61.8) | 42 (38.2) | |
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| BMI (kg/m2)g | 0.017b | |||
| Underweight (18.51–25.00) | 25 (12.2)a | 10 (7.8)a | 15 (19.7)a | |
| Normal weight (25.01–30.00) | 79 (38.5) | 48 (37.2) | 31 (40.8) | |
| Overweight and obesity (30.01 and above) | 101 (49.3) | 71 (55.0) | 30 (39.5) | |
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| Blood pressure level (systolic/diastolic) | 0.001c | |||
| Normotensive (under 140/90) | 141 (68.8) | 101 (78.3) | 40 (52.6) | |
| Borderlined | 43 (21) | 19 (14.7) | 24 (31.6) | |
| Hypertensive (over 140/90) | 21 (10.2) | 9 (7.0) | 12 (15.8) | |
a, b, d P value derived from independent t-test, chi-squared test, Fishers' exact test, and cN(%) presented. eMean (standard deviation) and fFamily Affluence Scale. aN(%) presented and b,cP value derived from chi-squared test and Fishers' exact test. dBorderline = systolic ≤ 140 and diastolic > 90, systolic > 140 and diastolic ≤ 90.