Table 3.
Characteristics of the sample
| Total sample | Development sub-sample | Confirmatory sub-sample | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sample size |
1,913 |
983 |
930 |
|
Sex |
|
|
|
| Female |
1,099 (57.5%) |
551 (56.1%) |
548 (58.9%) |
| Male |
813 (42.5%) |
432 (43.9%) |
381 (41.0%) |
|
Age (yrs.) |
|
|
|
| Mean (SD) a |
62.1 (15.4) |
62.5 (15.3) |
61.8 (15.4) |
|
Family Status |
|
|
|
| Single |
159 (8.5%) |
80 (8.3%) |
79 (8.7%) |
| Divorced |
99 (5.3%) |
48 (5.0%) |
51 (5.6%) |
| Married |
1,303 (69.9%) |
672 (70.1%) |
631 (69.7%) |
| Widowed |
303 (16.3%) |
159 (16.6%) |
144 (15.9%) |
|
Education |
|
|
|
| Low |
1,471 (78.4%) |
749 (77.5%) |
722 (79.3%) |
| Medium |
300 (16.0%) |
157 (16.2%) |
143 (15.7%) |
| High |
106 (5.6%) |
61 (6.3%) |
45 (4.9%) |
|
Employment status |
|
|
|
| Employed |
563 (30.2%) |
289 (30.0%) |
274 (30.4%) |
| Retired |
1,053 (56.5%) |
556 (57.7%) |
497 (55.2%) |
| Housewife |
175 (9.4%) |
85 (8.8%) |
90 (10.0%) |
| Otherb |
72 (3.8%) |
33 (3.3%) |
39 (4,3%) |
|
Most frequent health complaints |
|
|
|
| Cardiovascular disease |
397 (22.1%) |
220 (24.0%) |
177 (20.2%) |
| Muscoskeletal disease |
584 (32.5%) |
300 (30.5%) |
284 (32.4%) |
| Endocrinological disease |
198 (11.0%) |
94 (10.2%) |
104 (11.9%) |
|
Type of decision |
|
|
|
| Diagnostics |
307 (17.1%) |
159 (17.3%) |
148 (16.9%) |
| Therapy |
945 (52.6%) |
498 (54.2%) |
447 (51.0%) |
| Referral |
445 (24.8%) |
226 (24.6%) |
219 (25.0%) |
|
Physical quality of lifec |
|
|
|
| Low |
715 (54.4%) |
370 (55.1%) |
345 (53.6%) |
| Normal |
472 (35.9%) |
236 (35.2%) |
236 (36.6%) |
| High |
128 (9.7%) |
65 (9.7%) |
63 (9.8%) |
|
Mental quality of lifec |
|
|
|
| Low |
616 (46.8%) |
316 (47.1%) |
300 (46.6%) |
| Normal |
498 (37.9%) |
249 (37.1%) |
249 (38.7%) |
| High | 201 (15.3%) | 106 (15.8%) | 95 (14.8%) |
a: standard deviation; b: self employed, students, unemployed, military service, not elsewhere classified; c: according to norm values of the SF-12.