Table 2.
Baseline register characteristics of 802 patients and among questionnaire responders and non-responders from the Department of Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital May 2016–May 2018
| Total n (%) | Responders n (%) | Non-responders n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 802 | N = 411 | N = 391 | |
| Age, years | |||
| 15–24 | 168 (21) | 78 (19) | 90 (23) |
| 25–39 | 136 (17) | 46 (11) | 90 (23) |
| 40–59 | 187 (23) | 93 (23) | 94 (24) |
| 60–69 | 124 (15) | 76 (18) | 48 (12) |
| 70–99 | 187 (23) | 118 (29) | 69 (18) |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 387 (48) | 204 (50) | 183 (47) |
| Male | 415 (52) | 207 (50) | 208 (53) |
| Cohabitation status | |||
| Not living alone | 492 (61) | 280 (68) | 212 (54) |
| Solo living | 290 (36) | 124 (30) | 166 (42) |
| Missing | 20 (2) | 7 (2) | 13 (3) |
| Education | |||
| High (> 12 years) | 135 (17) | 79 (19) | 56 (14) |
| Medium (10–12 years) | 281 (35) | 154 (37) | 127 (32) |
| Low (< 10 years) | 327 (41) | 154 (37) | 173 (44) |
| Missing | 59 (7) | 24 (6) | 35 (9) |
| Household incomea | |||
| High | 266 (33) | ||
| Medium | 267 (33) | ||
| Low | 261 (33) | ||
| Missing | 8 (1) | ||
| Labour market affiliation | |||
| Self-supporting | 243 (30) | 132 (32) | 111 (28) |
| Normal retirement | 234 (29) | 151 (37) | 83 (21) |
| Temporary social benefits | 174 (22) | 69 (17) | 105 (27) |
| Permanent social benefits | 151 (19) | 59 (14) | 92 (24) |
| Co-morbidity (Charlson index) | |||
| Low 0 | 463 (58) | 231 (56) | 232 (59) |
| Medium 1–2 | 233 (29) | 122 (30) | 111 (28) |
| High > 2 | 106 (13) | 58 (14) | 48 (12) |
| Psychiatric disease | |||
| No | 703 (88) | 365 (89) | 338 (86) |
| Yes | 99 (12) | 46 (11) | 53 (14) |
aAccording to guidelines from Statistics Denmark, the distribution of household income was not reported for responders and non-responders because the missing number is below five observations