Research Article
Age Differences in the Association of Severe Psychological Distress and Behavioral Factors with Heart Disease
Table 1
Subjects characteristics using 2005 California Health Interview Survey (
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| | Variables | Cases | Controls | | (weighted %) | (weighted %) |
| | SPD and behavioral factors | | | | SPD | | | | No | 3263 (92%) | 36305 (96%) | | Yes | 230 (8%) | 1308 (4%) | | Smoking status | | | | Never | 1521 (45%) | 21663 (62%) | | Current | 412 (12%) | 5371 (15%) | | Past | 1607 (43%) | 10669 (23%) | | Binge drink | | | | No | 3297 (92%) | 32088 (82%) | | Yes | 243 (8%) | 5615 (18%) | | Physical activity | | | | No | 2670 (76%) | 25514 (68%) | | Yes | 870 (24%) | 12189 (32%) | | Obesity | | | | No | 2636 (74%) | 30143 (79%) | | Yes | 904 (26%) | 7560 (21%) | | Demographic and other factors | | | | Gender | | | | Male | 1647 (52%) | 15128 (49%) | | Female | 1893 (48%) | 22575 (51%) | | Age group | | | | 18–44 years | 271 (13%) | 15349 (57%) | | 45–64 years | 1128 (34%) | 14966 (31%) | | 65 years or older | 2141 (53%) | 7388 (12%) | | Employment | | | | No | 2703 (73%) | 16272 (38%) | | Yes | 837 (27%) | 21431 (62%) | | Race | | | | White | 2915 (68%) | 26064 (53%) | | Latino | 268 (15%) | 6101 (28%) | | Asian | 211 (11%) | 3730 (13%) | | African American | 146 (6%) | 1808 (6%) | | Poverty level | | | | 300% FPL or above | 1947 (51%) | 23400 (56%) | | 0–99% FPL | 367 (13%) | 3654 (13%) | | 100–199% FPL | 689 (21%) | 5899 (18%) | | 200–299% FPL | 537 (15%) | 4750 (13%) |
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SPD: serious psychological distress; FPL: federal poverty level.
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