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. 2011 May 20;12:102. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-12-102

Table 1.

Socio-demographic and supposed health-factors in a population with rheumatic diseases one week after rehabilitation.

Characteristics One week Characteristics One week
n = 185 % n = 185 %

Sex Social support
 Women 139 75  18-29 38 20
 Men 46 25  13-17 50 27
 11-12 40 22
Age (years)  10 Very good 53 29
 70-88 42 22  No answer 4 2
 61-69 45 24
 52-60 49 27 Alcohol habit
 18-51 49 27  Rarely/never 78 42
 Monthly 50 27
Feeling painless  Weekly 57 31
 8-10 21 11
 6-7 57 31 Immigrant status
 4-5 49 27  Immigrant 23 12
 0-3 Nearly painless 58 31  Swede 162 88
Sleep structure Civil status
 Big/very big problem 88 48  Living alone 61 33
 Moderate problem 60 32  Living with somebody 124 67
 No/small problem 37 20
Education
Feeling rested  Grade school 75 41
 Big/very big problem 76 41  Secondary school 58 31
 Moderate problem 53 29  College/university 52 28
 No/small problem 56 30
Work capacity
Diet  0% 64 34
 General diet 161 87  25-100% 53 29
 Special diet 24 13  Retired 51 28
 No answer 17 9
High effort of exercise
 Irregularly/never 109 59 Socioeconomic status,
 1 time per week 25 13 main occupation
 >2 times per week 51 28  Group A 70 38
 Group B 44 24
Medium effort of exercise  Group C 56 30
 Irregularly/never 100 54  Group D 12 6
 1 time per week 19 10  No answer 3 2
 >2 times per week 66 36
Socioeconomic status,
Low effort of exercise current occupation
 Irregularly/never 50 27  Group A 26 14
 1 time per week 15 8  Group B 12 7
 >2 times per week 120 65  Group C 32 17
 Group D 90 49
Perform hobbies  No answer 25 13
 Rarely/never 60 32
 Often/sometimes 125 68 Rheumatic disease
 Local/general pain 25 14
Feeling sexual lust  Osteoarthritis 24 13
 Rarely/never 81 44  Systemic rheumatic disease 19 10
 Often/sometimes 87 47  Infl. joint disease 117 63
 No answer 17 9
SOC
 21-55 48 26
 56-66 49 27
 67-75 48 26
 75-90 Very good 40 21

Group A: Manual workers

Group B: Assistant no manual employees

Group C: Intermediate/higher employees and upper-level executives

Group D: Others