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) |