Table 4 Population characteristics between Beijing urban, Beijing rural and Hong Kong – age 75–84
Mean (sd)/Freq (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Beijing urban (1) | Beijing rural (2)a | Hong Kong (3)a | |
Male | N = 1102 | N = 81 | N = 585 |
Age, mean (sd) | 78.34 (2.66) | 78.81 (4.35) | 78.18 (3.11) |
Currently married | 948 (86.03 %) | 61 (72.05 %)1 | 474 (80.61 %)1 |
Education ≤ Middle school | 366 (33.24 %) | 70 (86.68 %)1 | 451 (76.49 %)1,2 |
Living alone | 81 (7.35 %) | 9 (11.21 %) | 38 (6.8 %) |
Current smoking | 186 (16.88 %) | 25 (33.22 %)1 | 60 (9.99 %)1,2 |
Current alcohol useb | 209 (18.97 %) | 28 (36.39 %)1 | 97 (16.24 %)2 |
Daily exercise < 0.5 h | 318 (28.91 %) | 16 (21.16 %) | 190 (32.65 %)2 |
No. of diseases | |||
0 | 199 (18.06 %) | 37 (49.30 %)1 | 98 (16.23 %)2 |
1–2 | 575 (52.18 %) | 36 (42.26 %) | 309 (53.1 %) |
≥ 3 | 328 (29.76 %) | 8 (8.44 %) | 178 (30.67 %) |
Daily drugs ≥ 4 | 358 (32.97 %) | 9 (10.35 %)1 | 39 (6.64 %)1 |
GDS ≥ 8 | 126 (12.09 %) | 2 (2.29 %)1 | 55 (9.47 %)2 |
MMSE < 24 | 161 (14.68 %) | 32 (41.46 %)1 | 114 (19.76 %)1,2 |
Female | N = 1466 | N = 136 | N = 608 |
Age, mean (sd) | 78.16 (2.63) | 78.45 (3.31) | 78.28 (2.85) |
Currently married | 879 (59.96 %) | 73 (50.13 %)1 | 190 (30.67 %)1,2 |
Education ≤ Middle school | 973 (66.37 %) | 131 (96.89 %)1 | 550 (90.52 %)1,2 |
Living alone | 232 (15.83 %) | 11 (8.18 %)1 | 170 (28.09 %)1,2 |
Current smoking | 71 (4.84 %) | 12 (7.48 %) | 12 (1.97 %)1,2 |
Current alcohol useb | 22 (1.50 %) | 9 (6.94 %)1 | 8 (1.28 %)2 |
Daily exercise < 0.5 h | 455 (31.14 %) | 26 (20.18 %)1 | 227 (37.71 %)1,2 |
No. of diseases | |||
0 | 197 (13.44 %) | 40 (27.58 %)1 | 83 (13.48 %)2 |
1–2 | 805 (54.91 %) | 84 (62.96 %) | 362 (59.76 %) |
≥ 3 | 464 (31.65 %) | 12 (9.47 %) | 163 (26.76 %) |
Daily drugs ≥ 4 | 469 (32.68 %) | 17 (13.25 %)1 | 46 (7.62 %)1,2 |
GDS ≥ 8 | 197 (14.30 %) | 3 (2.76 %)1 | 71 (11.86 %)2 |
MMSE < 24 | 418 (28.57 %) | 92 (70.59 %)1 | 311 (51.47 %)1,2 |