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. 2018 Nov 24;5(1):e000236. doi: 10.1136/bmjgast-2018-000236

Table 5.

Patient characteristics by age group (age at survey)—sociodemographic data

<14 years 14+years All
Sex
 Male 189 (56.6%) 210 (61.6%) 399 (59.1%)
 Female 145 (43.4%) 131 (38.4%) 276 (40.9%)
Parental socioeconomic status
 Lowest quintile (1) 65 (19.6%) 86 (25.6%) 151 (22.6%)
 Middle quintiles (2-4) 180 (54.4%) 193 (57.4%) 373 (55.9%)
 Highest quintile (5) 86 (26.0%) 57 (17.0%) 143 (21.4%)
Region of residence
 North-west 56 (16.8%) 61 (17.9%) 117 (17.5%)
 North Rhine-Westphalia 61 (18.3%) 68 (19.9%) 129 (19.0%)
 South-west and Middle 70 (21.0%) 69 (20.2%) 139 (20.5%)
 Bavaria 44 (13.2%) 49 (14.4%) 93 (13.9%)
 North-east 35 (10.5%) 31 (9.1%) 66 (9.7%)
 South-east 52 (15.6%) 53 (15.5%) 105 (15.6%)
 Austria, abroad, not known 16 (4.8%) 10 (2.9%) 26 (3.9%)
Family situation
 Single parent household 33 (9.9%) 52 (15.2%) 85 (12.6%)
Type of school
 Elementary 33 (9.9%) 0 (0%) 33 (4.9%)
 Basic 26 (7.8%) 17 (5.0%) 43 (6.4%)
 Intermediate 77 (23.1%) 127 (37.2%) 204 (30.2%)
 Advanced 156 (46.7%) 156 (45.7%) 312 (46.2%)
 Other, unclear, not reported 42 (12.6%) 41 (12.0%) 83 (12.3%)
Migration status
 Migration background 18 (5.4%) 16 (4.7%) 34 (5.0%)
Number of siblings
 Single child 59 (17.7%) 52 (15.2%) 111 (16.4%)
 One sibling 185 (55.4%) 175 (51.3%) 360 (53.3%)
 Two siblings 69 (20.7%) 85 (24.9%) 154 (22.8%)
 Three or more siblings 21 (6.3%) 29 (8.5%) 50 (7.4%)
Total 334 341 675