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Table 1 Characteristics of 1,202,983 women by education and by area deprivation
| Education | Area deprivation | All women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Tertiary | Secondary/Technical | No qualifications | Least deprived third | Middle third | Most deprived third | |
| N (%) | 161,030 (13) | 522,465 (43) | 519,488 (43) | 412,757 (34) | 403,223 (34) | 387,003 (32) | 1,202,983 |
| Most deprived third, % | 21 | 24 | 43 | – | – | – | 32 |
| No qualifications, % | – | – | – | 31 | 41 | 58 | 43 |
| Mean age, years (SD) | 55.4 (4.7) | 55.7 (4.7) | 56.5 (4.8) | 55.9 (4.8) | 56.0 (4.8) | 56.0 (4.8) | 56.0 (4.8) |
| Mean height, cm (SD) | 163.5 (6.6) | 162.5 (6.5) | 161.1 (6.8) | 162.5 (6.5) | 162.3 (6.7) | 161.3 (6.9) | 162.0 (6.7) |
| Current smoker % | 11 | 16 | 27 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 20 |
| Mean alcohol, drinks/week (SD) | 5.7 (6.0) | 4.6 (5.5) | 3.2 (4.7) | 4.6 (5.4) | 4.2 (5.3) | 3.6 (5.1) | 4.2 (5.3) |
| Physically inactive % | 31 | 41 | 60 | 41 | 46 | 57 | 48 |
| Mean body mass index, kg/m2 (SD) | 25.3 (4.3) | 25.8 (4.4) | 26.7 (4.8) | 25.6 (4.2) | 26.0 (4.5) | 26.8 (5.0) | 26.1 (4.6) |
| Diabetes % | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Hypertension % | 11 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
| Follow-up | |||||||
| First CHD events | 5900 | 25,630 | 40,367 | 19,204 | 22,455 | 30,238 | 71,897 |
| Person years (1000s) | 1867 | 6067 | 5978 | 4820 | 4696 | 4397 | 13,912 |
| CHD deaths | 415 | 1910 | 3707 | 1342 | 1810 | 2880 | 6032 |
| Person years (1000s) | 1893 | 6180 | 6158 | 4905 | 4795 | 4530 | 14,230 |
