Table 1

Population (n=237 879) characteristics by stress resilience levels

 High (7–9)
stress resilience
Moderate (4–6)
stress resilience
Low (1–3)
stress resilience
p Values
n=56 293 (%)n=129 746 (%)n=51 840 (%)
Parental SEI 1960 n (%)<0.001
 Manual workers19 107 (33.9)55 116 (42.5)24 622 (47.5)
 Agricultural workers1450 (2.6)5318 (4.1)2459 (4.7)
 Farm owners/managers5285 (9.4)14 132 (10.9)4324 (8.3)
 Office workers20 424 (36.3)34 134 (26.3)11 428 (22.0)
 Business owners/managers6954 (12.4)13 817 (10.6)4729 (9.1)
 Others/unknown3073 (5.5)7229 (5.6)4278 (8.3)
Household crowding, 1960 n (%)<0.001
 ≤2 people/room47 484 (84.4)101 462 (78.2)36 846 (71.2)
 >2 people/room8809 (15.6)28 284 (21.8)14 994 (28.8)
Cognitive function*6.1 (1.7)5.2 (1.9)4.2 (2.0)<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure* (mm Hg)71.3 (8.5)71.6 (8.6)72.1 (8.8)<0.001
Systolic blood pressure* (mm Hg)127.6 (11.1)127.7 (11.1)127.6 (11.2)0.028
CVD diagnosis0.009
 Yes1479 (2.6)3631 (2.8)1521 (2.9)
 No54 814 (97.4)126 115 (97.2)50 319 (97.1)
Physical working capacity*7.2 (1.7)6.2 (1.7)5.5 (1.7)<0.001
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) n (%)<0.001
 Underweight (<18.499)3719 (6.6)15 403 (11.9)8535 (16.5)
 Normal weight (18.5–24.999)48 623 (86.4)104 698 (80.7)38 892 (75.0)
 Overweight (25.0–29.999)3624 (6.4)8331 (6.4)3660 (7.1)
 Obese (≥30.0)327 (0.6)1314 (1.0)753 (1.5)
  • *Mean (SD).

  • CVD, cardiovascular disease; SEI, socioeconomic index.