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Table 1 Sample characteristics by education level for patients admitted to hospital with acute myocardial infarction

From: Education-related variation in coronary procedure rates and the contribution of private health care in Australia: a prospective cohort study

 

Education Level

Total

Low

Intermediate

High

 

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

Participants

17.4

774

67.5

3008

15.1

672

100

4454

Age, mean (SD)

75.4

11.3

73.3

11.7

70.3

11.2

73.2

11.6

 45–54 years

4.3

33

6.1

183

7.7

52

6.0

268

 55–64 years

16.2

125

21.2

639

28.1

189

21.4

953

 65–74 years

25.2

195

26.3

790

30.8

207

26.8

1192

 75–84 years

29.8

231

27.6

830

20.7

139

26.9

1200

 ≥85 years

24.6

190

18.8

566

12.7

85

18.9

841

Sex

 Male

53.9

417

63.9

1923

74.0

497

63.7

2837

 Female

46.1

357

36.1

1085

26.0

175

36.3

1617

Remoteness

 Major cities

44.2

342

50.4

1515

56.9

382

50.3

2239

 Inner regional

39.5

306

36.1

1087

31.9

214

36.1

1607

 Outer regional/remote/very remote

15.0

116

11.7

353

9.2

62

11.9

531

Country of birth

 Australia/New Zealand

75.5

584

76.6

2305

73.4

493

75.9

3382

 Other

23.0

178

22.1

665

26.2

176

22.9

1019

BMI

 Underweight

1.6

12

1.5

44

1.2

8

1.4

64

 Normal weight

25.2

195

30.1

904

33.8

227

29.8

1326

 Overweight

36.4

282

38.7

1163

41.5

279

38.7

1724

 Obese

26.0

201

22.3

670

17.0

114

22.1

985

Physical functioning

 No or minor limitations

27.4

212

41.2

1240

59.8

402

41.6

1854

 Moderate limitations

18.2

141

24.3

731

21.3

143

22.8

1015

 Severe limitations

26.2

203

16.3

491

9.2

62

17.0

756

Comorbidities

 None

79.2

613

82.6

2485

89.7

603

83.1

3701

 1

8.7

67

6.4

193

3.6

24

6.4

284

  ≥ 2

12.1

94

11.0

330

6.7

45

10.5

469

Private health insurance

 Yes

36.6

283

58.2

1751

77.4

520

57.3

2554

 No

63.4

491

41.8

1257

22.6

152

42.7

1900

  1. n Number of participants, SD Standard deviation
  2. Note: Percentages (%) are given within each column/education group
  3. Missing data: remoteness (1.7%); country of birth (1.2%); BMI (8%); physical functioning (18.6%); and comorbidities (10.5%)
  4. Education attainment defined as low (no school certificate/qualifications), intermediate (school or leaving certificate/trade/apprenticeship/diploma/other certificate) and high (university degree or higher)