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. 2016 Oct 21;113(42):704–711. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2016.0704

eTable 1. Characteristics of the participants included in the German Health Update 2009–2012*1.

Total
n = 62 214 		Men
n = 27 891 		Women
n = 34 323
Age, years (n = 62 214)
18–34
35–44
45–54
55–64
65–74
≥ 75

24.3%
16.3%
19.8%
15.2%
14.6%
9.7%

25.4%
17.1%
20.7%
15.5%
13.9%
7.4%

23.2%
15.6%
19.0%
15.0%
15.2%
11.9%
Socioeconomic status (n = 62 118)
Low
Intermediate
High

19.1%
59.7%
21.3%

17.1%
58.6%
24.3%

20.9%
60.7%
18.4%
Community size, inhabitants (n = 58 654)
Rural (<5000)
Small town (5000 to <20 000)
Town (20 000 to <100 000)
City (≥ 100 000)

19.1%
27.2%
25.7%
28.0%

20.0%
27.1%
25.9%
26.9%

18.1%
27.3%
25.4%
29.2%
Cardiovascular disease overall (n = 62 214)
Coronary heart disease*2 (n = 62 135)
Myocardial infarction (n = 62 186)
Heart failure (n = 62 034)
Stroke (n = 62 194)		 12.0%
8.3%
3.5%
4.7%
2.5%		 13.3%
10.0%
4.9%
4.8%
2.7%		 10.7%
6.7%
2.1%
4.6%
2.4%

German Health Update (GEDA) (14)

*1 All percentages calculated by weighting based on the German population on 31 December 2011.

*2 Myocardial infarction or other coronary heart disease