Table 1 The characteristic of the study population (N = 5471).

From: Effects of pain and depression on the relationship between household solid fuel use and disability among middle-aged and older adults

Variables

All participant (N = 5471)

HAP exposure time 3750

Free of HAP exposure (N = 1094)

Regular HAP exposure (N = 2845)

Sustained HAP exposure (N = 1422)

Pain (mean ± SD)

2.20 ± 1.28

1.93 ± 1.12

2.18 ± 1.28

2.44 ± 1.35

Depression (mean ± SD)

8.88 ± 6.71

7.04 ± 5.70

8.89 ± 6.71

10.31 ± 7.08

Disability (mean ± SD)

14.81 ± 4.00

13.83 ± 2.53

14.81 ± 3.98

15.56 ± 4.78

Sex (male, N, %)

2674 (48.88)

537 (49.17)

1446 (50.81)

637 (44.8)

Age (mean ± SD, years)

64.84 ± 8.69

64.16 ± 8.94

64.82 ± 8.82

65.42 ± 8.18

Residence (rural, N, %)

3425 (62.60)

323 (29.53)

1834 (64.47)

1207 (84.86)

Hukou (agricultural, N, %)

4209 (76.93)

539 (49.29)

2266 (79.64)

1326 (93.24)

Marital status (current married, N, %)

4070 (74.4)

823 (75.22)

2092 (73.54)

1073 (75.48)

Income (mean ± SD, yuan)

9.48 ± 1.03

10.07 ± 0.83

9.49 ± 0.99

9.01 ± 1.02

Educational level (N, %)

No formal education

997 (17.87)

212 (19.37)

489 (17.19)

370 (26.03)

Primary school

2507 (45.84)

501 (45.76)

1316 (46.27)

717 (50.45)

Middle school

1195 (21.84)

232 (21.17)

657 (23.08)

230 (16.15)

High School or above

790 (14.44)

150 (13.7)

383 (13.46)

73 (7.37)

Smoking status (N, %)

Non-smoker

3989 (72.91)

848 (77.54)

2072 (72.83)

987 (69.42)

Smoker

1482 (27.09)

246 (22.46)

772 (27.17)

435 (30.58)

Drinking status (N, %)

Never

3640 (66.54)

668 (61.10)

1926 (67.69)

974 (68.52)

≥ 1 time/month

1403 (25.65)

302 (27.60)

716 (25.15)

357 (25.13)

< 1 time/month

427 (7.81)

124 (11.3)

294 (7.16)

90 (6.36)

No. of chronic diseases (N, %)

0

794 (14.52)

167 (15.28)

419 (14.72)

192 (13.52)

1

1209 (22.11)

277 (25.29)

608 (21.37)

300 (21.09)

≥ 2

3467 (63.37)

650 (59.44)

1818 (63.91)

987 (69.42)

  1. HAP household air pollution, SD standard deviation.