Table 2 Characteristics of the study participants, Chongqing, China
Variable | Childhood exposure | Fetal and infant exposure | Non-exposure | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 455) | (n = 299) | (n = 470) | ||
Age (Mean/SD) | 49.69 (0.79) | 47.28 (0.45) | 43.44 (0.62) | <0.001** |
Hypertension (%) | 11.87 | 16.05 | 10.21 | 0.052 |
Men (%) | 56.70 | 55.85 | 55.74 | 0.952 |
Educational level | <0.001** | |||
Low | 17.58 | 18.73 | 10.85 | |
Medium | 50.11 | 54.18 | 46.81 | |
High | 32.31 | 27.09 | 42.34 | |
Marital status | 0.271 | |||
Unmarried | 1.10 | 1.67 | 0.85 | |
Married or cohabitation | 91.43 | 91.97 | 93.19 | |
Divorce or Separated | 5.93 | 5.02 | 3.19 | |
Widowed | 1.54 | 1.34 | 2.77 | |
Job conditions | <0.001** | |||
Unemployment | 47.69 | 36.79 | 44.89 | |
Employed/ | 41.76 | 43.48 | 51.06 | |
Stay at home | 10.55 | 19.73 | 4.04 | |
Average monthly income | 0.001* | |||
<850 Yuan | 24.40 | 23.08 | 19.79 | |
851 to 1600 Yuan | 34.95 | 41.81 | 30.43 | |
>1601 Yuan | 40.66 | 35.12 | 49.79 | |
BMI | 0.346 | |||
Low weight | 39.67 | 23.42 | 36.91 | |
Normal weight | 45.59 | 47.16 | 43.40 | |
Overweight | 20.00 | 22.41 | 23.62 | |
Obesity | 2.86 | 2.01 | 4.47 | |
Smokers (%) | 41.98 | 37.12 | 36.38 | 0.179 |
Alcohol drinkers (%) | 58.90 | 52.17 | 57.02 | 0.183 |
Regular physical activity | 0.496 | |||
Seldom | 25.71 | 26.09 | 30.64 | |
Sometimes | 50.33 | 50.50 | 47.66 | |
Usually | 23.96 | 23.41 | 21.70 | |
Sleep status | 0.758 | |||
Good | 38.68 | 38.80 | 42.13 | |
Average | 51.87 | 53.18 | 49.57 | |
Poor | 9.45 | 8.03 | 8.30 | |
Feeding practice | 0.035* | |||
Breast feeding | 81.10 | 75.25 | 84.74 | |
Artificial feeding | 5.49 | 7.69 | 5.11 | |
Mixed feeding | 13.41 | 17.06 | 10.43 |