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Table 2 Prevalence of cardiovascular health metrics by sex

From: Sex disparities in cardiovascular health metrics among rural-dwelling older adults in China: a population-based study

CVH metrics

Total sample

(n = 5026)

Men

(n = 2150)

Women

(n = 2876)

p-valuea

Smoking status, n (%)

Poor

1045 (20.8)

1006 (46.8)

39 (1.4)

< 0.001

Intermediate

355 (7.1)

344 (16.0)

11 (0.4)

 

Ideal

3626 (72.1)

800 (37.2)

2826 (98.3)

 

Physical activity, n (%)

Poor

1774 (35.3)

708 (32.9)

1066 (37.1)

< 0.001

Intermediate

612 (12.2)

222 (10.3)

390 (13.6)

 

Ideal

2640 (52.5)

1220 (56.7)

1420 (49.4)

 

Body mass index, n (%)

Poor

974 (19.4)

341 (15.9)

633 (22.0)

< 0.001

Intermediate

1920 (38.2)

792 (36.8)

1128 (39.2)

 

Ideal

2132 (42.4)

1017 (47.3)

1115 (38.8)

 

Blood pressure, n (%)

Poor

3148 (62.6)

1295 (60.2)

1853 (64.4)

0.008

Intermediate

1481 (29.5)

668 (31.1)

813 (28.3)

 

Ideal

397 (7.9)

187 (8.7)

210 (7.3)

 

Total cholesterol, n (%)

Poor

513 (10.2)

100 (4.7)

413 (14.4)

< 0.001

Intermediate

1537 (30.6)

525 (24.4)

1012 (35.2)

 

Ideal

2976 (59.2)

1525 (70.9)

1451 (50.5)

 

Fasting blood glucose, n (%)

Poor

437 (8.7)

168 (7.8)

269 (9.4)

0.032

Intermediate

1151 (22.9)

471 (21.9)

680 (23.6)

 

Ideal

3438 (68.4)

1511 (70.3)

1927 (67.0)

 

Global CVH metrics, n (%)

Poor

1598 (31.8)

760 (35.3)

838 (29.1)

< 0.001

Intermediate

2982 (59.3)

1222 (56.8)

1760 (61.2)

 

Ideal

446 (8.9)

168 (7.8)

278 (9.7)

 

Behavioral CVH metrics, n (%)

Poor

2087 (41.5)

1186 (55.2)

901 (31.3)

< 0.001

Intermediate

2208 (43.9)

760 (35.3)

1448 (50.3)

 

Ideal

731 (14.5)

204 (9.5)

527 (18.3)

 

Biological CVH metrics, n (%)

Poor

2740 (54.5)

975 (45.3)

1765 (61.4)

< 0.001

Intermediate

2069 (41.2)

1058 (49.2)

1011 (35.2)

 

Ideal

217 (4.3)

117 (5.4)

100 (3.5)

 
  1. Abbreviation: CVH, cardiovascular health
  2. ap-value is for the test of differences between men and women