Table 2.
Sample characteristics (n = 3406)
| Age, mean years (SD) |
51.2 (16.8) |
| Women/men, n (%) |
1898/1508 (55.7/44.3) |
| Education (highest), n (%) |
|
| Primary school |
823 (24.5) |
| High school |
1137 (33.8) |
| University |
1405 (41.8) |
| Smoker, n (%) |
298 (8.8) |
| General health status, n (%) |
|
| Very good or excellent |
1349 (40.0) |
| Good |
1152 (34.2) |
| Somewhat good or poor |
868 (25.8) |
| Diagnosis1, n (%) |
|
| Hypertension |
838 (24.6) |
| Diabetes |
186 (5.5) |
| Rheumatic disease |
147 (4.3) |
| Disease in back, joints or muscles |
492 (14.4) |
| Multiple chemical sensitivity |
107 (3.1) |
| Nonspecific building-related symptoms |
47 (1.4) |
| IEI-EMF2 |
15 (0.4) |
| Sound sensitivity |
96 (2.8) |
| Asthma due to allergy |
164 (4.8) |
| Asthma other than allergy |
129 (3.8) |
| Allergic rhinitis |
298 (8.7) |
| Atopic dermatatis |
88 (2.6) |
| Migraine |
151 (4.4) |
| Generaliserad anxiety disorder |
32 (1.0) |
| Depression | 170 (5.0) |
1Self-report of having been given a diagnosis by a physician.
2Idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields.