Table 1. Demographic characteristics of patients.

	Male		Female		Total
	N	%	N	%	N	%
	2177	34	4162	66	6356	100
Age, mean (s.d.)
Years	60.1 (14.3)		59.2 (13.8)		59.5 (14.0)
Range	18–98		16–99		16–99
Age groups
<40 years	229	11	396	10	627	10
41–50 years	249	12	746	18	997	16
51–60 years	429	20	951	23	1385	22
61–70 years	714	33	1133	28	1849	30
>70 years	519	24	890	22	1413	22
With partner a
Yes	1128	79	2284	69	3412	71
Employment a
Employed	80	6	330	10	410	9
Sick leave	456	32	942	28	1398	30
Retired	804	56	1355	41	2159	45
Homemaker	5	0	500	15	505	11
Unemployed	53	4	93	3	146	3
Other	35	2	89	3	124	2

^aNot available for HOPE study patients.