Table 1.
Descriptive data on study population and the Danish population
| |
Total study population |
Weighted total study population |
Danish population |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
|
n = 13 777 |
n = 13 777 |
n = 4 110 111 |
|
| n | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % | ||
|
Sex |
Men |
6 533 |
47.4 (46.6 to 48.3) |
45.8 (45.0 to 46.7) |
48.9 |
| |
Women |
7 244 |
52.6 (51.7 to 53.4) |
54.2 (53.3 to 55.0) |
51.1 |
|
Age, years |
20-39 |
1 105 |
8.0 (7.6 to 8.5) |
29.0 (28.2 to 29.8) |
33.8 |
| |
40-59 |
6 403 |
46.5 (45.6 to 47.3) |
35.9 (35.1 to 36.7) |
37.1 |
| |
60-79 |
5 357 |
38.9 (38.1 to 39.7) |
30.0 (29.2 to 30.8) |
23.7 |
| |
80-99 |
912 |
6.6 (6.2 to 7.0) |
5.1 (4.8 to 5.5) |
5.5 |
|
Educational level |
Low |
4 136 |
31.0 (30.2 to 31.8) |
26.6 (25.8 to 27.3) |
31.2 |
| |
Medium |
5 588 |
41.8 (41.0 to 42.7) |
43.4 (42.6 to 44.3) |
43.9 |
| |
High |
3 631 |
27.2 (26.4 to 27.9) |
28.9 (28.1 to 29.7) |
24.9 |
|
Income level |
Low |
3 444 |
25 (24.3 to 25.7) |
26.6 (25.8 to 27.3) |
31.1 |
| |
Medium |
6 888 |
50 (49.2 to 50.8) |
50.7 (49.8 to 51.5) |
49.1. |
| |
High |
3 444 |
25 (24.3 to 25.7) |
22.7 (22.0 to 23.5) |
19.8 |
|
Labour market affiliation |
Working |
7 989 |
59.1 (58.3 to 60.0) |
66.4 (65.6 to 67.2) |
64.3 |
| Pensioners |
4 414 |
32.7 (31.9 to 33.5) |
25.3 (24.6 to 26.1) |
22.2 |
|
| |
Out of workforce |
1 105 |
8.2 (7.7 to 8.6) |
8.3 (7.8 to 8.7) |
13.5 |
|
Cohabitating status |
Single |
3 760 |
27.3 (26.6 to 28.0) |
29.4 (28.6 to 30.1) |
- |
| |
Cohabitant / married |
10 013 |
72.7 (72.0 to 73.4) |
70.6 (69.9 to 71.4) |
- |
|
Cancer diagnosis |
No |
12 531 |
91.0 (90.5 to 91.4) |
92.6 (92.1 to 93.0) |
- |
| Yes | 1 246 | 9.0 (8.6 to 9.5) | 7.4 (7.0 to 7.9) | - | |