Table 1.
Description of the study population (N = 9572) 9-12 months after the SARS-CoV-2-infection: sociodemographic and lifestyle factors, and COVID-19-related variables.
| Variables | Study population (N = 9572) | Men (n = 4024) | Women (n = 5548) |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |||
| Age [years] | |||
| <30 | 1528 (16) | 555 (14) | 973 (18) |
| 30-<40 | 1827 (19) | 784 (20) | 1043 (19) |
| 40-<50 | 1817 (19) | 765 (19) | 1052 (19) |
| 50-<60 | 3104 (32) | 1278 (32) | 1826 (33) |
| ≥60 | 1296 (14) | 642 (16) | 654 (12) |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 2390 (25) | 981 (25) | 1409 (26) |
| Married/living together | 6572 (70) | 2859 (72) | 3713 (68) |
| Living apart | 320 (3) | 90 (2) | 230 (4) |
| Widowed | 111 (1) | 18 (1) | 93 (2) |
| Duration of school education [years] ≥12 | 4917 (52) | 1989 (50) | 2928 (53) |
| Nationality German | 9019 (94) | 3756 (94) | 5263 (95) |
| Living area | |||
| Mostly urban | 5869 (63) | 2473 (63) | 3396 (63) |
| Partly urban | 1492 (16) | 629 (16) | 863 (16) |
| Mostly rural | 1955 (21) | 825 (21) | 1130 (21) |
| Lifestyle | |||
| Smoking status | |||
| Current | 992 (10) | 409 (10) | 583 (11) |
| Former | 2527 (27) | 1234 (31) | 1293 (23) |
| Never | 6029 (63) | 2368 (59) | 3661 (66) |
| Obesity (body mass index >30 kg/m2) | 1877 (20) | 867 (22) | 1010 (18) |
| COVID-19-related factors | |||
| Time since infection [months] Mean, Standard deviation | 8.5, 1.6 | 8.5, 1.7 | 8.6, 1.6 |
| Median (interquartile range) | 8.7 (7.5-9.7) | 8.7 (7.4-9.7) | 8.7 (7.6-9.7) |
| Medical treatment during COVID-19 infection | |||
| No | 7236 (76) | 3121 (78) | 4115 (75) |
| Outpatient treatment | 1906 (20) | 669 (17) | 1237 (23) |
| Inpatient treatment | 273 (3) | 159 (4) | 114 (2) |
| Admission to intensive care unit | 73 (1) | 51 (1) | 22 (0) |