Table 2 Basic characteristics of the participants with sex stratification. The Tromsø Study 2015–2016
Characteristic | Total, N = 1530* | % | Women, n = 807 | % | Men, n = 723 | % | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | < 0.001 | ||||||
40–67 years | 857 | 56.0 | 512 | 63.4 | 345 | 47.7 | |
Above 67 years | 673 | 44.0 | 295 | 36.6 | 378 | 52.3 | |
Mean (SD) | 65.16 (10.84) | 63.49 (11.21) | 67.03 (10.10) | < 0.001 | |||
Level of education | 0.387 | ||||||
Primary | 436 | 29.2 | 242 | 30.6 | 194 | 27.6 | |
Secondary | 366 | 24.5 | 186 | 23.5 | 180 | 25.6 | |
Tertiary | 693 | 46.4 | 363 | 45.9 | 330 | 46.9 | |
Annual income | < 0.001 | ||||||
Low | 268 | 17.5 | 171 | 21.2 | 97 | 13.4 | |
Medium | 660 | 43.1 | 341 | 42.3 | 319 | 44.1 | |
High | 602 | 39.3 | 295 | 36.6 | 307 | 42.5 | |
Living with a partner | < 0.001 | ||||||
Yes | 1069 | 73.1 | 487 | 64.2 | 582 | 82.6 | |
394 | 26.9 | 271 | 35.8 | 123 | 17.4 | ||
Use of T&CM | < 0.001 | ||||||
Yes | 475 | 31.0 | 295 | 36.6 | 180 | 24.9 | |
No | 1055 | 69.0 | 512 | 63.4 | 543 | 75.1 | |
Survivorship phase | 0.001 | ||||||
Presently | 368 | 24.1 | 154 | 19.1 | 214 | 29.6 | |
Previously | 1162 | 75.9 | 653 | 80.9 | 509 | 70.4 | |