Table 3 Population characteristics between Beijing urban, Beijing rural and Hong Kong – age 65–74
Mean (sd)/Freq (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Beijing urban (1) | Beijing rural (2)a | Hong Kong (3)a | |
Male | N = 1216 | N = 333 | N = 1372 |
Age, mean (sd) | 70.08 (2.9) | 70.17 (2.31) | 69.94 (2.25) |
Currently married | 1112 (91.45 %) | 301 (88.14 %) | 1257 (91.44 %) |
Education ≤ Middle school | 223 (18.37 %) | 174 (57.74 %)1 | 940 (69.34 %)1,2 |
Living alone | 52 (4.28 %) | 10 (3.44 %) | 47 (3.46 %) |
Current smoking | 307 (25.25 %) | 131 (38.87 %)1 | 172 (12.4 %)1,2 |
Current alcohol useb | 292 (24.01 %) | 134 (39.72 %)1 | 369 (26.62 %)2 |
Daily exercise < 0.5 h | 294 (24.30 %) | 32 (10.29 %)1 | 323 (23.47 %)2 |
No. of diseases | |||
0 | 305 (25.08 %) | 135 (40.15 %)1 | 328 (23.11 %)2 |
1-2 | 669 (55.02 %) | 184 (55.80 %) | 785 (57.42 %) |
≥ 3 | 242 (19.90 %) | 14 (4.05 %) | 259 (19.47 %) |
Daily drugs ≥ 4 | 272 (22.52 %) | 33 (9.93 %)1 | 95 (7.13 %)1 |
GDS ≥ 8 | 134 (12.04 %) | 3 (0.94 %)1 | 107 (7.71 %)1, 2 |
MMSE < 24 | 65 (5.35 %) | 49 (16.87 %)1 | 97 (7.23 %)1, 2 |
Female | N = 2297 | N = 420 | N = 1334 |
Age, mean (sd) | 70.34 (2.75) | 70.54 (2.47) | 70.34 (2.56) |
Currently married | 1770 (77.06 %) | 325 (72.10 %)1 | 874 (63.64 %)1,2 |
Education ≤ Middle school | 984 (42.88 %) | 296 (79.05 %)1 | 1126 (84.95 %)1,2 |
Living alone | 242 (10.54 %) | 25 (7.28 %)1 | 158 (12.41 %)2 |
Current smoking | 120 (5.22 %) | 20 (4.38 %) | 24 (1.89 %)1,2 |
Current alcohol useb | 41 (1.78 %) | 16 (3.28 %)1 | 43 (3.16 %)1 |
Daily exercise < 0.5 h | 568 (24.88 %) | 55 (14.96 %)1 | 389 (29.21 %)1,2 |
No. of diseases | |||
0 | 438 (19.07 %) | 121 (29.74 %)1 | 296 (21.09 %)1,2 |
1–2 | 1243 (54.11 %) | 251 (57.91 %) | 771 (58.3 %) |
≥3 | 616 (26.82 %) | 48 (12.34 %) | 267 (20.61 %) |
Daily drugs ≥ 4 | 617 (27.12 %) | 70 (17.27 %)1 | 75 (5.91 %)1,2 |
GDS ≥ 8 | 291 (13.45 %) | 8 (3.08 %)1 | 121 (9.44 %)1,2 |
MMSE < 24 | 286 (12.46 %) | 155 (42.78 %)1 | 439 (34.2 %)1,2 |