Table 1.

Characteristics of the Study Subjects Compared to the National Population

	Former East Germany		Former West Germany
Characteristics	Sample (n = 202)	Population*	Sample (n = 213)	Population*
Age, y
18–39	38.1	39.1	39.0	41.1
40–59	34.2	34.6	32.9	32.8
≥60	27.7	26.3	28.1	26.1
Gender
Male	46.5	47.8	46.0	48.1
Female	53.5	52.2	54.0	51.9
Health insurance
Private	4.0	5.0	18.3	14.8
Sick fund	96.0	95.0	81.7	85.2

^*Census data¹⁷