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Table 1 IMIAS participants with CRP data by demographic, socioeconomic and health characteristics (N = 1340)

From: Early life adversity and C-reactive protein in diverse populations of older adults: a cross-sectional analysis from the International Mobility in Aging Study (IMIAS)

 

Kingston, N = 325

Saint- Hyacinthe, N = 304

Manizales, N = 383

Natal, N = 328

 

(n), %

(n), %

(n), %

(n), %

Age*

    

 65 to 69

(177) 54.5

(194) 63.8

(208) 54.3

(180) 54.9

 70 to 74

(148) 45.5

(110) 36.2

(175) 45.7

(148) 45.1

Sex

    

 Men

(152) 46.8

(135) 44.4

(186) 48.6

(158) 48.2

 Women

(173) 53.2

(169) 55.6

(197) 51.4

(170) 51.8

Self-rated health in childhood**

    

 Good

(233) 71.7

(196) 64.5

(226) 59.0

(117) 35.7

 Fair or Poor

(92) 22.3

(108) 35.5

(157) 41.0

(211) 64.3

Economic childhood adversity***

    

 None

(86) 26.5

(22) 7.2

(15) 3.9

(7) 2.1

 One

(147) 45.2

(174) 57.2

(211) 55.1

(110) 33.5

 Two

(70) 21.5

(94) 30.9

(106) 27.7

(92) 28.0

 Three

(22) 6.8

(14) 4.6

(51) 3.3

(119) 33.6

Social childhood adversity***

    

 None

(211) 64.9

(201) 66.1

(227) 59.3

(170) 51.8

 One

(67) 20.6

(72) 23.7

(113) 29.5

(114) 34.8

 Two

(31) 9.5

(21) 6.9

(33) 8.6

(33) 11.0

 Three

(16) 4.9

(10) 3.3

(10) 2.6

(8) 2.4

Financial strain***

    

 Very sufficient income

(197) 60.6

(127) 41.8

(18) 4.7

(12) 3.7

 Sufficient

(111) 34.1

(154) 50.7

(90) 23.5

(71) 21.6

 Insufficient

(17) 5.2

(23) 7.6

(275) 71.8

(245) 74.7

Unmarried***

    

 No

(117) 36.0

(96) 31.6

(193) 50.4

(109) 33.2

 Yes

(208) 54.0

(208) 68.4

(190) 49.6

(219) 66.8

Walking time <30 minutes/day***

    

 No

(150) 46.2

(113) 37.2

(94) 24.5

(38) 11.6

 Yes

(155) 53.8

(191) 62.8

(289) 75.5

(290) 88.4

Smoking*

    

 No

(306) 94.2

(278) 91.4

(333) 86.9

(294) 89.6

 Yes

(19) 5.8

(26) 8.6

(50) 13.1

(34) 10.4

Obesity***

    

 No

(227) 69.8

(207) 68.1

(318) 83.0

(249) 75.9

 Yes

(98) 30.2

(97) 31.9

(65) 17.0

(79) 24.1

Chronic conditions**

    

 No

(230) 70.8

(230) 75.7

(305) 79.6

(228) 69.5

 Yes

(95) 29.2

(74) 24.3

(78) 20.4

(100) 30.5

  1. ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05