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Table 4 Factors distribution in participant with or without Suboptimal Health Status

From: China suboptimal health cohort study: rationale, design and baseline characteristics

 

Total, n = 4313 (n, %)

SHS, n = 389 (n, %)

Ideal health, n = 3924 (n, %)

P value

Gender

 Male

1994 (46.2 %)

143 (36.8 %)

1851 (47.2 %)

<0.001#

 Female

2319 (53.8 %)

246 (63.2 %)

2073 (52.8 %)

Age (years)*

36.9 ± 10.5

36.4 ± 9.1

37.0 ± 10.7

0.287

Nationality

 Han

4176 (96.8 %)

375 (96.5 %)

3801 (96.9 %)

0.352

 Others

137 (3.2 %)

14 (3.6 %)

123 (3.1 %)

 

Socioeconomic statusa

 <¥3000

1393 (32.8 %)

148 (38.8 %)

1245 (32.2 %)

0.008#

 ¥3000–5000

2509 (59.1 %)

208 (54.6 %)

2301 (59.5 %)

 >¥5000

343 (8.1 %)

25 (6.6 %)

318 (8.2 %)

Marital status

 Married with spouse

3778 (87.6 %)

349 (89.7 %)

3429 (87.4 %)

<0.001#

 Widowed, separated, or divorced

69 (1.6 %)

16 (4.1 %)

53 (1.4 %)

 Never married

466 (10.8 %)

24 (6.2 %)

442 (11.3 %)

Highest education completed

 Illiteracy or compulsory education

431 (10.0 %)

28 (7.2 %)

403 (10.3 %)

0.032#

 High school

823 (19.1 %)

68 (17.5 %)

755 (19.2 %)

 College school or higher

3059 (70.9 %)

293 (75.3 %)

2766 (70.5 %)

Smoking history

    

 Never

3247 (75.3 %)

296 (76.1 %)

2951 (75.2 %)

0.926

 Current

976 (22.6 %)

85 (21.9 %)

891 (22.7 %)

 Former

90 (2.1 %)

8 (2.1 %)

82 (2.1 %)

Drinking history

    

 Never

3024 (70.2 %)

264 (67.9 %)

2760 (70.4 %)

0.485

 Moderate

762 (17.7 %)

71 (18.3 %)

691 (17.6 %)

 Heavy

524 (12.2 %)

54 (13.9 %)

470 (12.0 %)

Body mass index (kg/m2)b

 <18.5

124 (3.1 %)

22 (5.9 %)

102 (2.8 %)

0.163

 18.5–23.9

2284 (57.1 %)

210 (56.8 %)

2074 (57.1 %)

 24.0–27.9

1244 (31.1 %)

102 (27.6 %)

1142 (31.5 %)

 >28.0

349 (8.7 %)

36 (9.7 %)

313 (8.6 %)

Physical activity

 Inactive

1430 (34.1 %)

166 (44.0 %)

1264 (33.1 %)

0.001#

 Moderately

655 (15.6 %)

64 (17.0 %)

591 (15.5 %)

 Very active

2114 (50.3 %)

147 (39.0 %)

1967 (51.5 %)

Salt intakes

 Low

891 (20.7 %)

79 (20.3 %)

812 (20.7 %)

0.024#

 Medium

2268 (52.6 %)

179 (46.0 %)

2089 (53.2 %)

 High

1154 (26.8 %)

131 (33.7 %)

1023 (26.1 %)

Blood pressure (mmHg)

 Systolic blood pressure

116.9 ± 10.8

114.4 ± 11.1

117.1 ± 10.7

<0.001#

 Diastolic blood pressure

74.5 ± 8.2

73.1 ± 8.3

74.6 ± 8.2

0.001#

Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L)*

4.93 ± 0.45

4.90 ± 0.46

4.94 ± 0.45

0.161

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)*

4.26 ± 0.82

4.22 ± 0.78

4.27 ± 0.82

0.271

Triglycerides (mmol/L)*

1.32 ± 1.01

1.21 ± 0.74

1.33 ± 1.04

0.005#

  1. a80 subjects provided missing data in variable of ‘Socioeconomic status’
  2. b282 subjects provided missing data in variable of ‘Body Mass Index’
  3. * Mean ± standard deviation
  4. #  P < 0.05