Table 1.
Characteristics of the study participants
| Number of | Proportion | |
| participants | (%) | |
| Total (n = 232) | ||
| (n = 232) | ||
| Gender | ||
| Male | 79 | 34 |
| Female | 153 | 66 |
| Age (years) | ||
| 18–30 | 41 | 18 |
| 31–50 | 117 | 50 |
| 51–64 | 74 | 32 |
| Educational level | ||
| Elementary or high school | 128 | 55 |
| University or higher | 103 | 44 |
| education | ||
| Missing data | 1 | 1 |
| Occupational class | ||
| Skilled/unskilled manual | 89 | 38 |
| Medium/low non-manual | 100 | 43 |
| High-level non-manual | 42 | 18 |
| Missing data | 1 | 1 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 45 | 19 |
| Married/cohabitant | 172 | 74 |
| In a relationship, living separately | 13 | 6 |
| Missing data | 2 | 1 |
| Reason for seeking healthcare | ||
| Musculoskeletal problems or headache | 69 | 30 |
| Mental health problems | 83 | 36 |
| Cardiovascular problems | 20 | 8 |
| Gastrointestinal problems | 30 | 13 |
| Other (i.e dizziness) | 11 | 5 |
| Non-specified (i.e “feeling unwell”) | 8 | 3 |
| Missing data | 11 | 5 |
| Self-rated work ability | ||
| High | 127 | 55 |
| Low | 103 | 44 |
| Missing data | 2 | 1 |
| Self-rated health | ||
| Good | 168 | 73 |
| Poor | 52 | 22 |
| Missing data | 12 | 5 |