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Table 1 Characteristics of the Taizhou Retiree Cohort

From: Prevalence and risk factors of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in a Chinese retiree cohort

 

Male (n=3097)

Female (n=5734)

Age (years, mean±SD)

66.48±6.91

60.36±7.61

BMI (mean±SD)

24.53±3.22

24.89±3.51

Waist (cm, mean±SD)

86.30±8.71

82.72±8.71

WHR (mean±SD)

0.91±0.06

0.85±0.05

SBP (mmHg, mean±SD)

141.4±19.7

138.9±20.3

DBP (mmHg, mean±SD)

88.3±12.1

83.3±11.5

Education (%)

Primary school or lower

1283 (41.4)

3478 (60.7)

Primary high school

1045 (33.8)

1535 (26.8)

Secondary high school

551 (17.8)

663 (11.6)

College and above

217 (7.0)

55 (0.9)

Occupation (%)

  

Blue collar

2463 (79.6)

5380 (93.9)

White collar

632 (20.4)

345 (6.1)

Smoking (%)

  

Ex-smokers

598 (19.3)

36 (0.6)

Current smokers

1475 (47.7)

293 (5.1)

Never

1019 (33.0)

5403 (94.3)

Alcohol drinking (%)

Yes

1208 (39.0)

97 (1.7)

No

1889 (61.0)

5637 (98.3)

Tea drinking (%)

  

Yes

1570 (50.7)

537 (9.4)

No

1526 (49.3)

5159 (90.6)

Frequency of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms

Never

2820 (91.1)

5081 (88.6)

Less than once per month

156 (5.0)

343 (6.0)

Once per month

71 (2.3)

210 (3.7)

Once per week

22 (0.7)

50 (0.9)

Several times per week

15 (0.5)

40 (0.7)

Daily

13 (0.4)

10 (0.2)

  1. BMI: body mass index (weight[kg]/height2[m]); WHR: waist-to-hip ratio; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure.