Table 1.
Population characteristics
|
Respondents (n = 71,714) |
Total group of testers (n = 996,927) |
Dutch adult population in 2006* | |
| Age categories | |||
| 18-29 years (%) | 4.6 | 12.2 | 18.4 |
| 30-39 years (%) | 10.5 | 17.9 | 19.1 |
| 40-49 years (%) | 19.3 | 23.3 | 19.9 |
| 50-59 years (%) | 32.3 | 24.7 | 17.8 |
| 60-69 years (%) | 25.8 | 15.5 | 12.0 |
| 70 years and older (%) | 7.5 | 6.4 | 12.8 |
| Gender (% female) | 53.9 | 53.0 | 51.0 |
| Education | |||
| No/Low | 6.4 | -- | -- |
| Medium | 61.8 | -- | -- |
| High | 31.8 | -- | -- |
| Alcohol use | |||
| No | 53.0 | -- | -- |
| Low | 27.8 | -- | -- |
| Medium | 14.5 | -- | -- |
| High | 4.7 | -- | -- |
| BMI (mean (SD)) | 25.5 (3.8) | -- | -- |
| Smoking | |||
| Current | 13.7 | -- | -- |
| Former | 49.4 | -- | -- |
| Never | 36.9 | -- | -- |
| Cardiovascular diseases | |||
| Hypertension (%) | 19.3 | -- | -- |
| Hypercholesterolaemia (%) | 14.1 | -- | -- |
| Previous myocardial infarction (%) | 0.9 | -- | -- |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 5.7 | -- | -- |
* Source: Statistics Netherlands http://www.cbs.nl