The relation between EQ-5D and fatigue in a Dutch general population sample: an explorative study

Table 1 Characteristics of study population

Characteristic	Total sample (n = 3027)
Sex: Male	1520 (50.2%)
Age (M, SD)	44.7 (15.3)
Age categories
18 to < 25 years	365 (12.1%)
25 to < 40 years	814 (26.9%)
40 to < 60 years	1231 (40.7%)
60–75 years	617 (20.4%)
Level of education
Low	811 (26.8%)
Middle	1420 (46.9%)
High	796 (26.3%)
Work status^a
Employed	1635 (54.0%)
Unemployed	316 (10.4%)
Looking after others	125 (4.1%)
Student	209 (6.9%)
Retired	386 (12.8%)
Unable to work	356 (11.8%)
Household income^b
Low	540 (17.8%)
Middle	1270 (42.0%)
High	555 (18.3%)
Do not know/do not want to tell	662 (21.9%)
Number of chronic health conditions
No disease	1453 (48.0%)
1 disease	971 (32.1%)
2 diseases	368 (12.2%)
3 diseases	149 (4.9%)
≥ 4 diseases	86 (2.8%)

^aWork status was categorized as employed (employee and self-employed), unemployed (consisting out of work for more than and less than 1 year), looking after others (e.g. a carer or parent), a student, retired and unable to work
^bIncome was grouped as low (less than €20.000), middle (€20.000–€49.999) and high (more than €49.999)

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