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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Valuing health-related quality of life: systematic variation in health perception

Characteristic

Male

Female

Total

Population

1911 (51)

1828 (49)

3739 (100)

Mean age (years)

41.3 (±15.5)

40.8 (±15.4)

41.1 (±15.5)

Mean VAS

92.4 (±9.0)

91.3 (±9.4)

91.9 (±9.2)

Education

 Low

611 (17.3)

533 (15.1)

1144 (32.4)

 Medium

712 (20.2)

844 (24.0)

1556 (44.2)

 High

470 (13.3)

354 (10.0)

824 (23.3)

Living with partner

 No

874 (23.4)

779 (20.8)

1653 (44.2)

 Yes

1037 (27.7)

1049 (28.1)

2086 (55.8)

Household size

  > 1 person

1316 (35.2)

1405 (37.6)

2721 (72.8)

 1 person

595 (15.9)

423 (11.3)

1018 (27.2)

Employment

 Self-employed

193 (5.2)

97 (2.6)

290 (7.8)

 Public servant

79 (2.1)

41 (1.1)

120 (3.2)

 Employee

778 (20.8)

1277 (34.1)

2055 (54.9)

 Worker

622 (16.6)

178 (4.8)

800 (21.4)

 Unemployed

4 (0.1)

13 (0.3)

17 (0.4)

 Not available

235 (6.3)

222 (5.9)

457 (12.2)

BMI

 Mean BMI (SD)

25.23 (±2.9)

23.79 (±3.9)

24.54 (±3.6)

 Underweight (< 18.5)

5 (0.1)

68 (2.0)

73 (2.2)

 Normal weight (18.5–24.9)

891 (26.5)

1018 (30.3)

1909 (56.8)

 Overweight (25–29.9)

786 (23.4)

406 (12.1)

1192 (35.5)

 Obesity class I (30–34.9)

73 (2.2)

80 (2.4)

153 (4.6)

 Obesity class II (35–39.9)

12 (3.6)

13 (0.4)

25 (0.7)

 Obesity class III (≥40)

3 (0.1)

6 (0.2)

9 (0.3)

Disease

 Allergy

10 (0.3)

30 (0.8)

40 (1.1)

 Asthma

8 (0.2)

15 (0.4)

23 (0.6)

 Bladder

2 (0.1)

23 (0.6)

25 (0.7)

 Colda

135 (3.6)

176 (4.7)

311 (8.3)

 Diabetes

19 (0.5)

25 (0.7)

44 (1.2)

 Flua

48 (1.3)

50 (1.3)

98 (2.6)

 Gut

46 (1.2)

56 (1.5)

102 (2.7)

 Heart

12 (0.3)

11 (0.3)

23 (0.6)

 Hypertension

47 (1.3)

69 (1.8)

116 (3.1)

 Migrainea

79 (2.1)

157 (4.2)

236 (6.3)

 Musculoskeletal

73 (1.9)

63 (1.7)

136 (3.6)

 Skin

12 (0.3)

19 (0.5)

31 (0.8)

 Tootha

28 (0.7)

35 (0.9)

63 (1.6)

 Thyroid

5 (0.1)

38 (1.0)

43 (1.1)

  1. Percentage or SD in brackets; BMI body mass index; low education: primary school; medium education: secondary school certificate; high education: general qualification for university entrance or advanced technical college entrance qualification
  2. aconsidered as acute diseases, other diseases considered as chronic