Table I:

Characteristic of 18–49 year old hospitalized patients: overall and by gender

Characteristics	Overall (n=1482)	Gender (n=1482)
		% Females	% Males	p-value*
Total	1482	33% (482/1482)	67% (1000/1482)	-
Admission year				0.840
2011	41% (602/1482)	40% (194/482)	41% (408/1000)
2012	59% (880/1482)	60% (288/482)	59% (592/1000)
Median age at admission in years	30 (24 – 37) (n=1482)	31 (25 – 38) n=482	29 (24 – 36) n=1000	<0.001
Relationship status				<0.001
Single	95% (1376/1455)	90% (425/471)	97% (951/984)
Married	5% (66/1455)	8% (37/471)	3% (29/984)
Divorced	<1% (11/1455)	1% (7/471)	<1% (4/984)
Widowed	<1% (1/1455)	<1% (1/471)	0% (0/984)
Cohabiting	<1% (1/1455)	<1% (1/471)	0% (0/984)
Occupation				0.002
Unemployed	58% (654/1137)	54% (195/364)	59% (459/773)
Skilled	<1% (3/1137)	0% (0/364)	<1% (3/773)
Student	11% (128/1137)	12% (43/364)	11% (85/773)
Professional	2% (21/1137)	3% (11/364)	1% (10/773)
Self-employed	3% (38/1137)	4% (13/364)	3% (25/773)
Blue Collar	17% (188/1137)	14% (52/364)	18% (136/773)
White Collar	9% (105/1137)	14% (50/364)	7% (55/773)
Education level				0.181
None/Reception	2% (22/1244)	1% (6/413)	2% (16/831)
Primary incomplete	8% (101/1244)	6% (25/413)	9% (76/831)
Primary complete	9% (114/1244)	11% (47/413)	8% (67/831)
Secondary incomplete	34% (429/1244)	33% (136/413)	35% (292/831)
Secondary complete	23% (292/1244)	23% (93/413)	24% (197/831)
Tertiary incomplete	2% (21/1244)	1% (6/413)	2% (15/831)
Tertiary complete	21% (265/1244)	24% (97/413)	20% (168/831)
Area of residence				0.425
Village	28% (405/1425)	30% (139/467)	28% (265/958)
City	27% (384/1425)	25% (116/467)	28% (268/958)
Town	45% (637/1425)	45% (212/467)	44% (425/958)

^*statistical test assesses differences between males and females for each characteristic