Table 1 Characteristics of the CHMS study participants (cycles 1 to 6 combined) overall and by age group (≤ 16 years, > 16 years) and self-declared sex (male, female)
From: The association between neighbourhood walkability and blood lipids: a Canadian population study
Mean ± SD or n (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | All Ages | Age ≤ 16 years | Age > 16 years | Male | Female |
Number of participants included | 26,063 | 9675 | 16,388 | 12,807 | 13,256 |
Age (years) | 34.22 ± 22.44 | 9.37 ± 3.86 | 45.70 ± 17.38 | 31.93 ± 22.45 | 32.49 ± 22.42 |
Self-declared sex: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 12,807 (49.14) | 4902 (50.67) | 7905 (48.24) | 12,807 (100) | na |
Female | 13,256 (50.86) | 4773 (49.33) | 8483 (51.36) | na | 13,256 (100) |
Race/ethnicity: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
White | 19,982 (76.67) | 6853 (70.83) | 13,129 (80.11) | 9851 (76.92) | 10,131 (76.43) |
Non-white | 6081 (23.33) | 2822 (29.16) | 3259 (19.88) | 2956 (23.09) | 3125 (23.57) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.15 ± 6.76 | 18.70 ± 4.23 | 27.39 ± 5.84 | 24.22 ± 6.45 | 24.07 ± 7.05 |
Total Annual Household Income: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
First quartile (<$42,000) | 6045 (23.19) | 1770 (18.29) | 4275 (26.09) | 2690 (21.00) | 3355 (25.31) |
Second quartile ($42,000-<$74,200) | 6362 (24.41) | 2250 (23.26) | 4112 (25.09) | 3177 (24.81) | 3185 (24.03) |
Third quartile ($74,200-$115,000) | 6494 (24.92) | 2687 (27.77) | 3807 (23.23) | 3319 (25.92) | 3175 (23.95) |
Fourth quartile (>$115,000) | 5781 (22.18) | 2546 (26.32) | 3235 (19.74) | 3013 (23.53) | 2768 (20.88) |
Missing | 1381 (5.30) | 422 (4.36) | 959 (5.85) | 608 (4.75) | 773 (5.82) |
Highest Household Educational attainment: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
< Secondary school graduation | 1478 (5.67) | 322 (3.33) | 1156 (7.05) | 637 (4.97) | 841 (6.34) |
Secondary school education | 2949 (11.31) | 978 (10.11) | 1971 (12.03) | 1436 (11.21) | 1513 (11.41) |
Some post-secondary education | 725 (2.78) | 231 (2.39) | 494 (3.01) | 355 (2.77) | 370 (2.79) |
Post-secondary degree or diploma | 20,075 (77.02) | 7795 (80.57) | 12,280 (74.93) | 9938 (77.60) | 10,137 (76.47) |
Missing | 836 (3.21) | 349 (3.61) | 487 (2.97) | 441 (3.44) | 395 (2.98) |
Cigarette smoking status: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Current | 2595 (9.96) | 511 (5.28) | 2084 (12.72) | 1305 (10.19) | 1290 (9.73) |
Former | 738 (2.83) | 172 (1.78) | 566 (3.45) | 360 (2.81) | 378 (2.85) |
Never | 16,270 (62.43) | 4717 (48.75) | 11,553 (70.50) | 7945 (62.04) | 8325 (62.80) |
Other | 6460 (24.78) | 4269 (44.18) | 2185 (13.33) | 3193 (24.96) | 3263 (24.62) |
Alcohol consumption: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Regular | 11,462 (43.98) | 2552 (26.38) | 8910 (54.37) | 5880 (45.91) | 5582 (42.11) |
Occasional | 3205 (12.30) | 884 (9.14) | 2321 (14.16) | 1382 (10.79) | 1823 (13.75) |
Former | 1908 (7.32) | 466 (4.82) | 1442 (8.80) | 914 (7.14) | 994 (7.50) |
Never | 3018 (11.58) | 1494 (15.44) | 1524 (9.30) | 1430 (11.17) | 1588 (11.98) |
Other | 6470 (24.83) | 4279 (44.22) | 2191 (13.36) | 3201 (24.99) | 3269 (24.66) |
Home ETS | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 23,482 (90.10) | 8885 (91.83) | 14,597 (89.07) | 11,493 (89.74) | 11,989 (90.44) |
Yes | 2475 (9.50) | 774 (8.00) | 1701 (10.38) | 1253 (9.78) | 1222 (9.22) |
Missing | 106 (0.41) | 16 (0.17) | 90 (0.55) | 61 (0.48) | 45 (0.34) |