Table 2.
Comparison of the health characteristics of SiSU health station users and National Health Survey participants.
Variables | SiSU health station users (unweighted), n (%) | SiSU health station users (weighted), n (%) | NHSa participants, n (%) | NHS participants vs weighted SiSU health station users, ORb (95% CI)c | P valued | |
High BPe(mm Hg) | ||||||
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Yes | 22,556 (16.10) | 26,905 (19.16) | 3386 (23.05) | 1.26 (1.21-1.31) | <.001 |
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No | 117,576 (83.90) | 113,227 (80.84) | 11,302 (76.95) | N/Af | N/A |
BMI (kg/m2) status | ||||||
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Overweight/obese | 83,055 (55.49) | 92,651 (61.88) | 9455 (62.07) | 1.01 (0.97-1.04) | .66 |
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Low to normal | 66,624 (44.51) | 67,245 (38.12) | 5,779 (37.93) | N/A | N/A |
Diabetes status | ||||||
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Diabetic | 9339 (5.18) | 11,909 (6.58) | 969 (6.30) | 0.95 (0.89-1.02) | .17 |
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Nondiabetic | 171,103 (94.82) | 168,533 (93.42) | 14,424 (93.70) | N/A | N/A |
Smoking status | ||||||
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Nonsmoker | 157,972 (87.55) | 156,443 (86.70) | 13,244 (86.04) | 1.06 (1.01-1.11) | .02 |
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Smoker | 22,470 (12.45) | 23,999 (13.30) | 2149 (13.96) | N/A | N/A |
aNHS: National Health Survey.
bOR: odds ratio.
cRelative odds of exposure in weighted SiSU users compared with NHS participants.
dP value was obtained from binary logistic regression.
eBP: blood pressure.
fN/A: not applicable.