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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (n = 2107)

From: Correlated physical and mental health composite scores for the RAND-36 and RAND-12 health surveys: can we keep them simple?

Variables

Values

Age in years, n (%)

18–29

105 (5.0)

30–39

203 (9.6)

40–49

400 (19.0)

50–59

484 (23.0)

60–69

519 (24.6)

70–79

396 (18.8)

Gender, n (%)

Women

1143 (54.8)

Men

943 (45.2)

Married or cohabiting, n (%)

Yes

1603 (76.1)

No

504 (23.9)

Education, n (%)

Elementary school

79 (18.0)

High School

777 (37.0)

University < 4 years

457 (21.8)

University ≥ 4 years

486 (23.2)

Strenuous physical activity, n (%)

Never

292 (17.4)

Less than 1 h per week

375 (22.4)

1–2 h per week

596 (35.6)

 ≥ 3 h per week

410 (24.5)

Body mass index, mean (SD)

26.1 (4.5)

History of rheumatic disease, n (%)

No

1766 (92.3)

Yes

148 (7.7)

History of depression, n (%)

No

1656 (86.1)

Yes

268 (13.9)

  1. Variables with fewer than 2017 observations are due to missing data