Physical activity and chronic diseases among older people in a mid-size city in China: a longitudinal investigation of bipolar effects

Table 2 Description^a of baseline prevalence of chronic diseases in the three neighborhoods in Huainan

		N^b	Prevalence of Chronic Diseases %
			OBT^c	HTN	DBT	HTC	CD	LBSD	PK
Total		2553	31.2	51.4	13.6	8.9	38.3	7.5	4.8
Age	55–64	969	31.9	48.2	11.8	9.1	31.9	8.2	2.9
	65–74	1018	32.2	55.3***	15.3**	8.4*	43.0***	7.5	5.3***
	> = 75	566	26.6**^d	57.7***	15.9***	8.8*	48.9***	5.7**	9.5***
Gender	Male	1385	31.2	57.6	15.4	6.6	40.0	9.0	5.8
Gender	Female	1168	31.2	45.1***	11.6***	11.3***	34.3***	5.8***	3.3***
Education	Primary	774	33.9	55.4	14.8	9.0	42.1	7.0	5.8
	Middle	852	31.5***	53.4*	13.0	8.6	36.8*	7.5	4.8
	High	206	30.2***	49.0***	14.6	8.4	35.9**	8.0	4.5
	College	695	28.3***	47.1***	12.3*	8.7	33.4*	8.2	3.5
Income	High	414	30.5*	51.1	14.6	8.3	38.9	7.7	4.6
Income	Low/No	2125	31.3*	52.1	13.2	8.8	37.2	7.5	4.8

^a Logistic regressions were used for binominal analyses between the prevalence of chronic diseases and the four socio-demographic categorical variables
^bN = 2553 residents over 55 years living in the three neighborhoods at least six months and recruited in the baseline survey
^cOBT: overweight and obesity; HTN: hypertension; DBT: diabetes; HTC: hyperlipidemia; CD: cardiovascular diseases; LBTD: liver and biliary system diseases; PK: poor kidney function
^d*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001

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