Men | Women | ||||
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Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | *p Value | |
Mean age | 69.4 | (8.1) | 68.0 | (8.0) | <0.01 |
Mean diastolic blood pressure | 79.6 | (9.6) | 77.1 | (8.9) | <0.01 |
Mean BMI | 27.1 | (3.6) | 26.6 | (4.8) | <0.01 |
Mean maximum grip strength | 39.1 | (8.3) | 24.4 | (5.5) | <0.01 |
n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
Education | <0.01 | ||||
Less than O level | 823 | (22.1) | 1340 | (29.2) | |
O Level | 368 | (9.9) | 623 | (13.6) | |
A Level | 1780 | (47.7) | 1892 | (41.3) | |
Degree | 782 | (20.4) | 762 | (15.9) | |
Physical activity | <0.01 | ||||
Inactive | 1390 | (37.2) | 1690 | (36.9) | |
Moderately inactive | 940 | (25.2) | 1486 | (32.4) | |
Moderately active | 702 | (18.8) | 779 | (17.0) | |
Active | 702 | (18.8) | 628 | (13.7) | |
Smoking | <0.01 | ||||
Current | 156 | (4.2) | 212 | (4.6) | |
Former | 1905 | (51.0) | 1365 | (29.8) | |
Never | 1673 | (44.8) | 3006 | (65.6) | |
IHD | 558 | (15.0) | 262 | (5.7) | <0.01 |
CVA | 93 | (2.5) | 73 | (1.6) | <0.01 |
≥5 medications | 911 | (24.4) | 1012 | (22.1) | <0.01 |
N | 3734 | (44.9) | 4583 | (55.1) |
*p Value from two sample t test for continuous variables and χ2 test for categorical variables.
SDs for continuous variables and proportions for categorical variables are shown in parenthesis.
BMI, body mass index; CVA, cardiovascular accident; IHD, ischaemic heart disease.