Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Patient characteristics(N = 564) | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Agea | |
| < 20 years | 13 (2) |
| 20–39 years | 164 (29) |
| 40–59 years | 199 (35) |
| 60–79 years | 157 (28) |
| > 79 years | 29 (5) |
| Gendera | |
| Male | 186 (33) |
| Female | 376 (67) |
| Employment | |
| Currently working | 308 (55) |
| Unemployed | 15 (3) |
| Currently a student | 44 (8) |
| Retired | 160 (28) |
| Other | 33 (6) |
| Level of education after primary school | |
| Short specialized trainingb | 6 (1) |
| Trade/technical/vocational trainingb | 126 (22) |
| Short education (corresponding to an Associate’s degree) | 67 (12) |
| Medium education (corresponding to a Bachelor’s degree) | 159 ( 28) |
| Longer education (corresponding to a Master’s degree) | 61 (11) |
| Other education | 68 (12) |
| Currently a student | 25 ( 4) |
| Do not know | 39 (7) |
| Place of residence | |
| Capital Region of Denmark | 145 (26) |
| Region Zealand | 25 (4) |
| Region of Southern Denmark | 190 (34) |
| Central Denmark Region | 99 (18) |
| North Denmark Region | 105 (19) |
POCUS Point-of-care ultrasonography
aIn comparison missing patients had a mean age of 46 years and were 50% male
b No high-school requirement