Table 2 Demographic characteristics of female participants with or without cardiovascular diseases (N = 10,876, n (%)).

From: Associations of physical activity types and intensity with cardiovascular diseases by age and gender among 18,730 Chinese adults

Characteristics/Group

Non-CVDs (n1 = 10,245)

MI (n2 = 121)

Stroke (n3 = 480)

M–S (n4 = 30)

OR$

95%CI$

χ2/F

P

Age (year)

51.99 ± 16.62

65.94 ± 9.23

64.70 ± 8.34

66.33 ± 7.27

127.500

 < 0.001

 < 45

3027 (29.5)

1 (0.8)

5 (1.0)

2 (6.7)

  

 45–59

3337 (32.6)

25 (20.6)

113 (23.5)

24 (80.0)

21.166

9.355–47.989

  

 60–74

3171 (31.0)

74 (61.2)

312 (65.0)

4 (13.3)

65.230

29.090–146.269

  

 75–

710 (6.9)

21 (17.4)

50 (10.5)

0 (0.0)

53.292

23.109–122.896

  

Education level

      

224.422

 < 0.001

 Illiterate

2867 (28.0)

46 (38.0)

229 (47.7)*

17 (56.7)*

    

 Primary school

2223 (21.7)

40 (33.1)*

155 (32.3)*

4 (13.3)*

0.879

0.728–1.061

  

 Middle school

2652 (25.9)

25 (20.7)

75 (15.6)*

7 (23.3)

0.396

0.315–0.497

  

 High school

1162 (11.3)

8 (6.6)

20 (4.2)*

2 (6.7)

0.253

0.173–0.371

  

 College–

1341 (13.1)

2 (1.7)*

1 (0.2)*

0 (0.0)*

0.029

0.009–0.090

  

Marital status

      

112.661

 < 0.001

 Unmarried

1199 (11.7)

1 (0.8)*

4 (0.8)*

0 (0.0)

    

 Married

7761 (75.8)

90 (74.4)

372 (77.5)

21 (70.0)

2.331

0.939–5.791

  

 Currently single

1285 (12.5)

30 (24.8)*

104 (21.7)*

9 (30.0)*

1.742

0.678–4.477

  

Working status

      

207.866

 < 0.001

 Employed

3598 (35.1)

13 (10.7)*

105 (21.9)*

7 (23.3)*

    

 Retired

605 (5.9)

23 (19.0)*

19 (4.0)

4 (13.3)

2.189

1.544–3.102

  

 Students

959 (9.4)

0 (0.0)*

0 (0.0)*

0 (0.0)*

    

 Underemployed

5083 (49.6)

85 (70.3)*

356 (74.2)*

19 (63.4)

2.605

2.128–3.189

  

Smoking

      

5.660

0.462

 Never

10,121 (98.8)

119 (98.4)

472 (98.3)

30 (100.00)

    

 Everyday

96 (0.9)

1 (0.8)

8 (1.7)

0 (0.0)

2.880

1.734–4.784

  

 Not everyday

28 (0.3)

1 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0.582

0.194–3.332

  

Drinking

      

29.131

 < 0.001

 No

9125 (89.1)

115 (95.0)*

462 (96.3)*

27 (90.0)*

    

 Yes

    

0.364

0.246–0.538

  

 Daily

92 (0.9)

2 (1.7)

8 (1.7)*

2 (6.7)*

    

 Weekly

108 (1.1)

1 (1.3)

2 (0.4)

1 (3.3)

0.284

0.089–0.911

  

 Monthly

169 (1.6)

1 (0.7)

3 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

0.136

0.037–0.495

  

 Occasionally

751 (17.5)

2 (1.3)

5 (1.0)*

0 (0.0)*

0.082

0.033–0.205

  

Hypertension

      

566.448

 < 0.001

 No

7902 (77.1)

52 (43.0)*

146 (30.4)*

13 (43.3)

    

 Yes

2343 (22.9)

69 (57.0)*

334 (69.6)*

17 (56.7)

5.961

5.035–7.058

  

Family history

      

36.231

 < 0.001

 No

4260 (41.6)

62 (51.2)*

224 (46.7)*

11 (36.7)*

    

 Yes

5810 (56.7)

53 (43.8)*

252 (52.5)*

18 (60.0)*

1.483

1.261–1.745

  

 Unclear

175 (1.7)

6 (5.0)*

4 (0.8)

1 (3.3)

1.230

0.661–2.286

  

Body examination

        

 BMI

25.09 ± 5.86

26.03 ± 4.03

27.38 ± 21.17

26.28 ± 4.41

1.077

1.035–1.121

16.003

 < 0.001

 WC (cm)

84.41 ± 16.91

88.61 ± 10.36

89.75 ± 9.95

89.87 ± 11.36

1.000

0.995–1.004

19.023

 < 0.001

 BM

1264.88 + 168.48

1244.19 ± 149.39

1290.18 ± 431.07

1236.73 ± 175.42

1.000

0.999–1.001

3.552

0.014

 VFI

33.63 ± 14.82

36.62 ± 4.82

38.41 ± 44.19

37.29 ± 5.35

0.980

0.955–1.005

13.298

 < 0.001

 PBI (%)

8.53 ± 20.14

10.15 ± 4.59

12.36 ± 45.38

13.47 ± 15.80

0.986

0.956–1.016

5.399

0.001

Physical activity

      

28.749

 < 0.001

 Light

711 (6.9)

16 (14.6)*

53 (11.0)*

6 (20.0)*

    

 Moderate

2733 (26.7)

34 (25.2)

133 (27.7)

4 (13.3)

0.593

0.447–0.788

  

 Vigorous

6801 (66.4)

71 (60.3)

294 (61.3)

20 (66.7)

0.537

0.414–0.695

  
  1. BMI = body mass index; WC = waist circumstance; BM = basic metabolism; VFI = visceral fact index; PBF = percentage body fat.
  2. *Compared with Non-CVD group, P < 0.05; Compared with MI group, P < 0.05; $CVD compared with Non-CVD group.
  3. CVD = MI + stroke + MS, the total number is 619.