From: Predictors of chronic breathlessness: a large population study
Variable | Levels | Total population % (n = 5331) | 50 years and over % (n = 2685) |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 42.3 | 40.7 |
Female | 57.7 | 59.3 | |
Marital status | Married | 47.6 | 54.6 |
De facto | 8.7 | 3.7 | |
Separated/divorced | 13.5 | 16.9 | |
Widowed | 9.9 | 19.2 | |
Never married | 20.0 | 5.3 | |
Not stated | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
Age | <35 | 24.3 | - |
35-49 | 25.3 | - | |
50-64 | 25.8 | 51.3 | |
>65 | 24.5 | 48.7 | |
Level of Disadvantage | Most disadvantaged | 22.5 | 22.7 |
2 | 21.9 | 21.5 | |
3 | 17.9 | 17.9 | |
4 | 17.2 | 16.8 | |
Least disadvantaged | 20.5 | 21.1 | |
Breathlessness | None | 88.9 | 85.0 |
Breathless when hurrying on level or up a slight hill | 7.5 | 9.2 | |
Stop for breath when walking up at my own pace on the level | 1.7 | 2.9 | |
Stop for breath after 100 m or after a few minutes on the level | 1.5 | 2.3 | |
Too breathless to leave the house | 0.4 | 0.6 | |
Not stated | <0.1 | <0.1 | |
Smoking history | Never smoker | 50.1 | 49.6 |
Ex-smoker | 30.4 | 38.3 | |
Current smoker | 19.5 | 12.1 | |
Smoke-free home | Yes | 85.6 | 87.1 |
No | 14.4 | 12.9 | |
Physical activity | No activity | 20.2 | 25.1 |
Some activity but not sufficient | 41.4 | 42.1 | |
Sufficient physical activity | 38.4 | 32.9 | |
Body mass index | Under weight | 2.6 | 1.5 |
Healthy weight | 41.0 | 36.1 | |
Overweight | 33.5 | 37.2 | |
Obese | 23.0 | 25.2 |