Table 1 Main characteristics of the studied sample
Variables | Men | Women | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Total | 8983 | 48.7% | 9467 | 51.3% | 18450 | 100.0% |
Age | ||||||
Mean, (SD) | 48.9 | 17.7 | 51.0 | 18.7 | 50.0 | 18.2 |
< 30 | 1281 | 14.3% | 1243 | 13.1% | 2524 | 13.7% |
30–39 | 1749 | 19.5% | 1707 | 18.0% | 3456 | 18.7% |
40–49 | 1829 | 20.4% | 1766 | 18.7% | 3595 | 19.5% |
50–59 | 1521 | 16.9% | 1543 | 16.3% | 3064 | 16.6% |
60–69 | 1293 | 14.4% | 1369 | 14.5% | 2662 | 14.4% |
70–79 | 850 | 9.4% | 1148 | 12.1% | 1998 | 10.8% |
80–89 | 425 | 4.7% | 588 | 6.2% | 1013 | 5.5% |
≥ 90 | 35 | 0.4% | 103 | 1.1% | 138 | 0.8% |
Education level | ||||||
Low | 1956 | 21.8% | 2347 | 24.8% | 4303 | 23.3% |
Middle | 4155 | 46.2% | 4127 | 43.6% | 8282 | 44.9% |
High | 2872 | 32.0% | 2993 | 31.6% | 5865 | 31.8% |
Social class | ||||||
Low | 4122 | 45.9% | 4498 | 47.5% | 8620 | 46.7% |
Middle | 3138 | 34.9% | 3146 | 33.2% | 6284 | 34.1% |
High | 1723 | 19.2% | 1823 | 19.3% | 3546 | 19.2% |
BMI | ||||||
< 25 | 3204 | 35.7% | 5103 | 53.9% | 8307 | 45.0% |
25–30 | 4129 | 46.0% | 2813 | 29.7% | 6942 | 37.6% |
> 30 | 1650 | 18.3% | 1551 | 16.4% | 3201 | 17.4% |
Chronic conditions diagnosed | ||||||
Acute myocardial infarction | 287 | 3.2% | 108 | 1.1% | 395 | 2.1% |
Other heart diseases | 606 | 6.8% | 629 | 6.6% | 1235 | 6.7% |
Arthrosis, arthritis or rheumatism | 2443 | 27.2% | 4115 | 43.5% | 6558 | 35.5% |
Chronic bronchitis, emphysema, COPD | 488 | 5.4% | 466 | 4.9% | 954 | 5,2% |
Diabetes | 764 | 8.5% | 716 | 7.6% | 1480 | 8.0% |
Cirrhosis, hepatic dysfunction | 111 | 1.2% | 98 | 1.0% | 209 | 1.1% |
Mental health problems | 662 | 7.4% | 1651 | 17.4% | 2313 | 12.5% |
Stroke | 136 | 1.5% | 112 | 1.2% | 248 | 1.3% |
Number of chronic conditions diagnosed | ||||||
None | 5393 | 60.0% | 4466 | 47.2% | 9859 | 53.5% |
One or two | 2313 | 25.8% | 3008 | 31.8% | 5321 | 28.8% |
More than two | 1277 | 14.2% | 1993 | 21.0% | 3270 | 17.7% |