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Table 1 Baseline characteristics in the total population

From: The association and contribution of gender-related characteristics to prevalent chronic kidney disease in women and men in a multi-ethnic population - The HELIUS study

 

Women

Men

n = 12,221

n = 8,930

Age (years)

43.8  (13.1)

44.9 (13.2)

Ethnicity

Dutch

19.8

22.8

South Asian-Surinamese

13.4

15.1

African-Surinamese

20.2

17.7

Ghanaian

11.4

10.0

Turkish

15.8

17.9

Moroccan

19.4

16.6

Educational Level (missing n = 112)

Low

20.5

14.1

Medium-Low

24.4

28.8

Medium-High

28.7

29.6

High

26.3

27.5

Occupational Level (missing n = 189)

Elementary

14.4

12.4

Low

20.3

32.2

Intermediate

23.4

21.1

High or Academic

22.4

24.9

Not applicable

19.5

9.4

Household composition

Living with > 1 adults

70.1

73.4

Living without adults

29.9

26.6

Hypertension (missing n = 27)

Yes

29.6

36.7

Smoking Status (missing n = 55)

Yes

18.1

32.1

Hypercholesterolemia (missing n = 8)

Yes

18.6

21.7

Diabetes Mellitus

Yes

8.4

10.4

CVD Prevalence (missing n = 203)

Yes

4.1

7.0

Obesity (missing n = 14)

Normal

37.6

40.2

Overweight

31.3

42.5

Obese

31.1

17.4

Time spent on Housework

0–3 h/week

15.5

40.9

> 3–7.75 h/week

21.0

27.1

> 7.75–16 h/week

29.3

22.1

> 16 h/week

34.1

9.9

Primary Earner Status (missing n = 241)

Yes

50.0

70.7

Equal income

14.9

13.8

No

35.1

15.5

Employment Status (missing n = 189)

Fulltime (> 32 h/week)

30.5

56.8

12–32 h/week

21.2

10.3

< 12 h/week Incl. Homemakers

15.4

2.3

Not employed*

32.9

30.5

Female-/Male-dominated occupation (missing n = 1778)

< 25% female workers

3.9

34.4

26-50% female workers

17.8

32.3

51-75% female workers

36.4

22.4

> 76% female workers

25.2

3.7

Not applicable**

16.7

7.1

CKD Prevalence (CKD-EPI 2012)

Yes

6.3

5.4

eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2

Yes

1.1

1.4

ACR ≥ 3 mg/mmol

Yes

5.5

4.6

CKD Prevalence (CKD-EPI 2021)

Yes

6.3

5.5

  1. Data are presented as percentages. CKD = Chronic kidney disease; CVD = cardiovascular disease; eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate; ACR = albumin-to-creatinine ratio; *unemployed, pensioners, students, welfare recipients; ** not applicable to students, pensioners, and those unable to work