Measure | Women | Men | Total | ||||
n (%) | N | n (%) | N | n (%) | N | p Value* | |
Low SES, at age, years | |||||||
16 | 154 (38) | 407 | 170 (39) | 439 | 324 (38) | 846 | 0.791 |
21 | 229 (57) | 404 | 296 (67) | 441 | 525 (62) | 845 | 0.002 |
30 | 155 (38) | 403 | 196 (44) | 433 | 351 (42) | 836 | 0.046 |
43 | 125 (30) | 412 | 169 (38) | 442 | 294 (34) | 854 | 0.015 |
Health behaviour at 43 years | |||||||
Smoking | 95 (23) | 410 | 74 (17) | 439 | 169 (20) | 849 | 0.021 |
Snuff | 55 (13) | 411 | 131 (30) | 434 | 186 (22) | 845 | <0.001 |
Alcohol | 45 (11) | 411 | 126 (28) | 443 | 171 (20) | 854 | <0.001 |
Inactivity | 65 (16) | 412 | 110 (25) | 442 | 175 (20) | 855 | <0.001 |
Biological measure at 43 years | |||||||
AL, M (s) | 5.5 (2.5) | 412 | 5.7 (2.4) | 443 | 5.6 (2.5) | 855 | 0.266 |
↵* Difference between women and men; χ2 test or t test.
Numbers shown are total number of participants (N) and participants with the specified exposure (n (%)) for each exposure, and mean (standard deviation) for allostatic load (AL).
SES, socioeconomic status.