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Table 3 Comparison of ORISCAV-LUX2 participants to the Luxembourg population by sex, age category and district of residence

From: Challenges and benefits of integrating diverse sampling strategies in the observation of cardiovascular risk factors (ORISCAV-LUX 2) study

Stratification criteria

Luxembourg population

Participantsa

p value

(N = 342,235)

(N = 1556)

n (%)

n (%)

Sex

  

0.02

 Men

171,158 (50.0%)

730 (46.9%)

 

 Women

171,077 (50.0%)

826 (53.1%)

 

Age category (years)

   

Women

  

< 0.0001

 25–34 years

36,895 (21.6%)

96 (11.6%)

 

 35–44 years

40,575 (23.7%)

185 (22.4%)

 

 45–54 years

37,906 (22.2%)

235 (28.4%)

 

 55–64 years

27,725 (16.2%)

202 (24.5%)

 

 65–79 years

27,976 (16.3%)

108 (13.1%)

 

Men

  

< 0.0001

 25–34 years

36,625 (21.4%)

89 (12.2%)

 

 35–44 years

41,519 (24.3%)

175 (24.0%)

 

 45–54 years

40,216 (23.5%)

196 (26.8%)

 

 55–64 years

28,760 (16.8%)

176 (24.1%)

 

 65–79 years

24,038 (14.0%)

94 (12.9%)

 

District

  

0.17

 Luxembourg

251,601 (73.5%)

1111 (71.4%)

 

 Diekirch

50,207 (14.7%)

246 (15.8%)

 

 Grevenmacher

40,427 (11.8%)

199 (12.8%)

 
  1. aThere were 2 participants having 80 or more years old, they were excluded