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Table 1 Sample Characteristics (N = 19,800)

From: The association between childhood conditions and heart disease among middle-aged and older population in China: a life course perspective

 

N (%)

Mean (SD)

Missing rate (%)

Had Heart diseases

3293 (16.6)

 

15.2%

Childhood conditions

 SES

 

1.47 (0.98)

11.9%

 SRH

 

2.34 (1.01)

12.0%

 Illnesses

1508 (7.6)

 

11.8%

 Had resources of health care

15,905 (80.3)

 

11.1%

Adulthood conditions

 Illnesses

4003 (20.2)

 

11.4%

 Had resources of health care

16,197 (81.8)

 

11.1%

Later life conditions

 Household assets

 

5365.9 (16,548.1)

3.6%

 BMI

 

23.9 (3.9)

22.8%

 Functional loss

 

0.42 (1.06)

3.2%

 Had hypertension

6129 (31.0)

 

14.5%

 Had dyslipidemia

3186 (16.1)

 

17.1%

 Had diabetes

1841 (9.3)

 

15.8%

 Had resources of health care

17,278 (87.3)

 

11.1%

Covariates

 Age

 

60.2 (10.2)

0.0%

 Sex

  

0.0%

  Female

10,161 (51.3)

  

  Male

9639 (48.7)

  

 Marital status

  

0.0%

  Married

17,105 (86.4)

  

  Other marital status

2694 (13.6)

  

 Education

  

0.1%

  Illiterate

5010 (25.3)

  

  Had received formal education or higher

14,762 (74.6)

  

 Household registration

  

7.5%

  Agriculture

14,412 (72.8)

  

  Non-agriculture

3902 (19.7)

  
  1. Note: SES Socioeconomic Status, SRH Self-rated health
  2. Illnesses = Being confined to bed or home/hospitalized/missed school/left job for more than one month