Research Article
Prevalence and Risk Factors of ACO (Asthma-COPD Overlap) in Aboriginal People
Table 1
Descriptive statistics for the variables in our study.
| Variables | Labels | % of the population |
| Age | 12 to 34 | 45 | 35 to 44 | 17 | 45 to 54 | 18 | 55 to 64 | 12 | 65 and over | 8 |
| Sex | Men | 46 | Women | 54 |
| Marital status | Married and living common-law | 48 | Widowed, separated, and divorced | 14 | Single, never married | 38 |
| Rural or urban | Rural area | 24 | Small population centre | 21 | Medium population centre | 12 | Large urban population centre | 43 |
| Personal income | $5000 or less income | 18 | $5000 to $19,999 | 28 | $20,000 to 49,999 | 32 | $50,000 to $100,000 and over | 23 |
| Province | Atlantic | 8 | Quebec | 10 | Ontario | 25 | Prairies | 36 | British Columbia | 17 | Territories | 4 |
| Smoking status | Daily | 28 | Occasionally | 9 | Not at all | 63 |
| Anybody smoking at home | Yes | 64 | No | 36 |
| Dwelling (owned/rented) | Owned | 58 | Rented | 42 |
| Dwelling in need of major repairs | Yes, major repairs are needed | 12 | Yes, minor repairs are needed | 26 | No, only regular maintenance is needed | 62 |
| Diabetes | Diabetes type 1 and type 2 | 9 | Gestational and no diagnosis of diabetes | 91 |
| How many rooms are there in a dwelling | 0 and 2 rooms | 6 | 3 and 5 rooms | 45 | 6 and 8 rooms | 33 | 9 rooms and over | 16 |
| Number of paid hours per week | 0 to 20 hours | 8 | 21 to 40 hours | 37 | 41 to 79 hours | 9 | 80 hours and over | 46 |
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Including Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick. Including Nunavut, Yukon, and Northwest Territories. |