Table 2.
Socio-economic characteristics of the participants in the CoLaus Study.
| Overall (n = 6,188) | Women (n = 3,251) | Men (n = 2,937) | P value | |
| Born in Switzerland (%) | 3,997 (64.6) | 2,129 (65.5) | 1,868 (63.6) | 0.12 |
| Marital status (%) | ||||
| Single | 1,022 (16.5) | 569 (17.5) | 453 (15.4) | |
| Married | 3,635 (58.8) | 1,673 (51.5) | 1,962 (66.9) | <0.001 |
| Divorced | 1,242 (20.1) | 761 (23.4) | 481 (16.4) | |
| Widowed | 287 (4.6) | 248 (7.6) | 39 (1.3) | |
| Education (%) | ||||
| Basic | 1,287 (20.8) | 777 (23.9) | 510 (17.4) | |
| Apprenticeship | 2,286 (37.0) | 1,170 (36.0) | 1,116 (38.0) | <0.001 |
| High school/college | 1,470 (23.9) | 804 (24.8) | 666 (22.7) | |
| University | 1,140 (18.4) | 497 (15.3) | 643 (21.9) | |
| Work status (%) | ||||
| Full time | 3,790 (61.2) | 1,694 (52.1) | 2,096 (71.4) | <0.001 |
| Other | 2,398 (38.8) | 1,557 (47.9) | 841 (28.6) |
Results are expressed as number of subjects and (percentage). Comparison between gender was performed using chi-square test.