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Table 1 Distribution of the 2011 sample by study variables

From: Utility of linking primary care electronic medical records with Canadian census data to study the determinants of chronic disease: an example based on socioeconomic status and obesity

Category, n (%)

Total

Men

Women

(n = 5022)

(n = 2043)

(n = 2979)

Age

 20–29 y

525 (10.5)

181 (9.0)

344 (11.5)

 30–39 y

717 (14.3)

262 (12.7)

455 (15.3)

 40–49 y

962 (19.2)

388 (19.0)

574 (19.0)

 50–59 y

1023 (20.4)

440 (21.4)

583 (20.1)

 60–69 y

901 (18.0)

406 (20.0)

495 (16.4)

 70–79 y

590 (11.7)

251 (12.3)

339 (11.2)

  ≥ 80 y

304 (6.0)

115 (5.6)

189 (6.3)

Material deprivation scorea

 1 (lowest deprivation)

1396 (27.8)

561 (27.5)

835 (28.0)

 2

1238 (24.6)

502 (24.6)

736 (24.7)

 3

820 (16.3)

360 (17.6)

460 (15.4)

 4

796 (15.8)

342 (16.7)

454 (15.2)

 5 (highest deprivation)

772 (15.4)

278 (13.6)

494 (16.6)

Social deprivation scorea

 1 (lowest deprivation)

364 (7.2)

139 (6.8)

225 (7.5)

 2

832 (16.6)

348 (17.0)

484 (16.2)

 3

961 (19.1)

405 (19.8)

556 (18.7)

 4

1026 (20.4)

417 (20.4)

609 (20.4)

 5 (highest deprivation)

1839 (36.6)

734 (35.9)

1105 (37.1)

Body mass index

 Underweight

91 (1.8)

17 (0.8)

74 (2.5)

 Normal weight

1700 (33.8)

527 (25.8)

1173 (39.4)

 Overweight

1642 (32.7)

811 (39.7)

831 (27.9)

 Obese

1589 (31.6)

688 (33.7)

901 (30.2)

  1. aexpected 20 % per quintile