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Table 2 Sample characteristics by gender

From: Associations between perceived environmental pollution and health-related quality of life in a Chinese adult population

Participant characteristics

Female

Male

Total

Ch2

P value

Age (Years), Median (IQR)

46 (36–58)

47 (36–59)

46 (36–58)

86.4658

0.152

Marital Status

   

0.6203

0.431

 Unmarried, N (%)

415 (10.79)

371 (9.64)

   

 Married, N (%)

1568 (40.76)

1493 (38.81)

   

Religion

   

18.1988

0.000***

 Religionless, N (%)

1688 (43.81)

1671 (43.37)

   

 Religious, N (%)

299 (7.76)

195 (5.06)

   

Community Type

   

3.0775

0.079*

 Urban, N (%)

1272 (32.90)

1143 (29.57)

   

 Rural, N (%)

722 (18.68)

729 (18.86)

   

Years of schooling, Median (IQR)

9 (6–11)

9 (6–12)

9 (6–12)

127.5275

0.000***

BMI, Median (IQR)

21.64 (19.56–24.34)

22.49 (20.52–24.80)

22.04 (20.03–24.61)

2.2e+ 03

0.000***

Employment

   

90.2070

0.000***

 Employed, N (%)

1129 (29.57)

1324 (34.68)

   

 Unemployed, N (%)

847 (22.18)

518 (13.57)

   

Number of household members, Median (IQR)

2 (2–3)

2 (2–3)

2 (2–3)

13.7062

0.133

Total household income, Median (IQR)

24,000 (12000–45,000)

24,000 (12000–45,600)

24,000 (12000–45,000)

544.1617

0.609

Chronic Condition

   

14.6145

0.000***

 Without, N (%)

1260 (32.59)

1292 (33.42)

   

 With, N (%)

734 (18.99)

580 (15.00)

   

Alcoholic drinks

   

1.3e+ 03

0.000***

 No, N (%)

1891 (49.23)

767 (19.97)

   

 Yes, N (%)

84 (2.19)

1099 (28.61)

   

Smoked

   

1.0e+ 03

0.000***

 No, N (%)

1706 (44.49)

679 (17.71)

   

 Yes, N (%)

267 (6.96)

1183 (30.85)

   

Air pollution

   

1.0092

0.315

 No, N (%)

1395 (36.18)

1341 (34.78)

   

 Yes, N (%)

591 (15.33)

529 (13.72)

   

Noise pollution

   

0.5241

0.469

 No, N (%)

1404 (36.40)

1300 (33.70)

   

 Yes, N (%)

584 (15.14)

569 (14.75)

 

0.1518

0.697

Water pollution

     

 No, N (%)

1465 (38.03)

1369 (35.54)

   

 Yes, N (%)

519 (13.47)

499 (12.95)

   

Air×noise pollution

   

0.3983

0.528

 No, N (%)

1609 (41.74)

1529 (39.66)

   

 Yes, N (%)

377 (9.78)

340 (8.82)

   

Air×water pollution

   

0.1151

0.734

 No, N (%)

1625 (42.20)

1537 (39.91)

   

 Yes, N (%)

359 (9.32)

330 (8.57)

   

Noise×water pollution

   

0.3881

0.533

 No, N (%)

1684 (43.73)

1598 (41.50)

   

 Yes, N (%)

300 (7.79)

269 (6.99)

   

Air×noise×water pollution

   

0.0663

0.797

 No, N (%)

1732 (44.98)

1635 (42.46)

   

 Yes, N (%)

252 (6.54)

232 (6.02)

   
  1. Note: ***, ** and * indicates 1, 5 and 10% significance level, respectively