Table 1 Sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics at baseline in 1998, according to working status in 2001
Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Working (n = 558) | Retired (n = 140) | P | Working (n = 583) | Retired (n = 108) | P | |
Age (years)1 | 52.3 ± 3.0 | 57.1 ± 3.2 | < 0.0001 | 51.2 ± 3.1 | 56.3 ± 3.7 | < 0.0001 |
Education level | 0.03 | 0.8 | ||||
Primary school | 15.7% | 19.3% | 11.8% | 12.5% | ||
High school | 29.6% | 38.6% | 40.5% | 43.3% | ||
University or equivalent | 54.7% | 42.1% | 47.7% | 44.2% | ||
Type of resident location | 0.6 | 0.9 | ||||
Urban pole | 65.0% | 69.3% | 64.5% | 66.7% | ||
Periurban zone | 17.4% | 15.0% | 18.3% | 17.6% | ||
Rural municipality | 17.6% | 15.7% | 17.2% | 15.7% | ||
Current smokers | 14.5% | 11.4% | 0.3 | 11.5% | 7.4% | 0.2 |
BMI (kg/m2)1 | 25.2 ± 3.2 | 25.4 ± 3.2 | 0.5 | 23.3 ± 3.8 | 23.8 ± 3.0 | 0.2 |
≥ 30 kg/m2 | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1.0 | 5.8% | 5.3% | 0.8 |
Waist circumference (cm) 1 | 89.2 ± 9.3 | 90.1 ± 10.0 | 0.4 | 74.8 ± 9.1 | 76.7 ± 8.7 | 0.06 |