Table 2.
Population and lifestyle characteristics of patients
| Number of patients answered | Number of patients affirmed this question | Percentage (%) of total patients | Casually | Regularly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total number of patients |
1683 |
|
100 |
|
|
|
|
Fever during the last 3 months |
1579 |
152 |
9.0 |
|
|
|
|
Mumps |
1595 |
262 |
15.6 |
|
|
|
|
Clamydia infection |
1603 |
40 |
2.4 |
|
|
|
|
Operation |
1607 |
162 |
9.6 |
|
|
|
|
Operation of groin area |
1608 |
131 |
7.8 |
|
|
|
|
Chemotherapy |
1606 |
11 |
0.7 |
|
|
|
|
Pain |
1592 |
110 |
6.5 |
|
|
|
|
Allergy |
1588 |
516 |
30.7 |
|
|
|
|
No family pre-existing conditionsa |
1601 |
984 |
58.5 |
|
|
|
|
Drug intake |
1577 |
422 |
25.1 |
|
|
|
|
Vitamin intake |
1579 |
849 |
50.5 |
|
|
|
|
Healthy or very healthy nutrition according to self-assessment |
1567 |
1532 |
91.0 |
|
|
|
|
No regular meal intake |
1571 |
183 |
10.9 |
|
|
|
|
Diet |
1569 |
52 |
3.1 |
|
|
|
|
Alcohol intake |
1575 |
1294 |
76.9 |
1127 (67.0%) |
167 (9.9%) |
|
|
Rather beer |
|
1238 |
256 |
15.2 |
|
|
|
Rather red wine |
|
1237 |
165 |
9.8 |
|
|
|
Coffee intake |
1498 |
1321 |
78.5 |
|
|
|
|
Smoking |
1575 |
354 |
21.0 |
155 (9.2%) |
199 (11.8%) |
|
|
Stress |
1590 |
1397 |
83.0 |
|
|
|
|
regular sleep/wake cycle |
1547 |
1361 |
80.9 |
|
|
|
|
Sport |
1244 |
1215 |
72.2 |
|
|
|
|
Medicine for output increase |
|
1576 |
63 |
3.7 |
|
|
|
Endurance sports |
|
1563 |
899 |
53.4 |
|
|
|
Athletic sports |
|
1562 |
340 |
20.2 |
|
|
| Sauna (regularly) | 1576 | 153 | 9.1 | |||
Values were expressed as percentage. a Pre-existing conditions such as cancer diabetes; Morbus Alzheimer.