Table 1 Characteristics of adult participants according to their health status, i.e. those with no cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors or established CVD vs. those with at least one CVD risk factor or established CVD) in the National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey, 2011–12
Characteristics | No risk factor or CVD (n = 2180) n (weighted %, 95% CI) | Has at least one risk factor and/or CVD (n = 6265) n (weighted %, 95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male | 1135 (54.7%, 52.6–56.8%) | 2851 (49.1%, 48.1–50.1%) | p < .001 |
Female | 1045 (45.3%, 43.2–47.4%) | 3414 (50.9%, 49.9–51.9%) | |
Age (Years) | |||
18–30 | 804 (47.7%, 45.8–49.5%) | 682 (14.3%, 13.3–15.4%) | p < .001 |
31–50 | 940 (36.7%, 34.9–38.5%) | 2159 (35.4%, 34.5–36.4%) | |
51–70 | 367 (13.4%, 11.9–15.0%) | 2297 (35.4%, 34.3–36.5%) | |
> 70 | 69 (2.3, 1.7–3.1%) | 1127 (14.9, 14.4–15.3%) | |
Smoking now | |||
Current smoker | 441 (18.6%, 16.6%–20.7%) | 1143 (17.4%, 16.2%–18.6%) | p < .001 |
Ex-smoker | 521 (22.3%, 20.3%–24.3%) | 2269 (35.0%, 33.3%–36.7%) | |
Never smoked | 1218 (59.1%, 56.5%–61.6%) | 2853 (47.7%, 46.1%–49.3%) | |
SEIFA (Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage 2011 | |||
Lowest 20% | 344 (15.2%, 12.5%–18.2%) | 1260 (19.5%, 17.4%–21.8%) | p < .001 |
Second quintile | 373 (17.5%, 15.1%–20.2%) | 1353 (20.8%, 18.9%–22.9%) | |
Third quintile | 435 (20.2%,17.1%–23.6%) | 1260 (21.4%, 19.3%–23.6%) | |
Fourth quintile | 399 (19.9%, 16.5%–23.9%) | 1097 (18.3%, 15.9%–20.9%) | |
Highest 20% | 629 (27.3%, 24.0%–30.9%) | 1295 (20.0%, 18.0%–22.2%) | |
Consumed total LCN3asupplements supplements a (either | 15.9% (13.9%–18.1%) | 17.8% (16.6%–19.1%) | p = 0.123 |