Table 1.
Sample characteristics. Presented as number of participants (%) unless otherwise stated. Gender differences were assessed with Chi2-tests/T-tests.
| Women
1339 (53.3) |
Men
1171 (46.7) |
Total
2510 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, Mean (SD) | 48.9 (18.1) | 47.8 (18.4) | 48.4 (18.2) |
| High educational level (baccalaureate) (%) | 270 (20.3) | 273 (23.4) | 543 (21.6) |
| Risk of alcohol abuse (%) | 94 (7.0) | 204 (17.4) | 298 (11.9) |
| Smoking (%) | 389 (29.2) | 452 (38.9) | 842 (33.7) |
| Relevant symptoms of anxiety (%) | 119 (8.9) | 86 (5.8) | 187 (7.5) |
| Relevant symptoms of depression (%) | 116 (8.7) | 66 (5.7) | 182 (7.3) |
| Stressful life events in adulthood | |||
| Loss of a partner or child | 207 (15.8) | 77 (6.7) | 284 (11.6) |
| Severe accident | 135 (10.2) | 215 (18.6) | 350 (14.1) |
| Sexual abuse after the age of 18 | 19 (1.5) | 1 (0.1) | 20 (0.8) |
| Workplace mobbing | 91 (7.0) | 45 (3.9) | 136 (5.5) |
| Ever experienced any form of stressful life event (%) | 380 (28.5) | 298 (25.6) | 678 (27.2) |
| Child maltreatment (CTQ) | |||
| Emotional abuse (%) | 115 (8.7) | 48 (4.1) | 163 (6.5) |
| Physical abuse (%) | 86 (6.5) | 81 (6.9) | 167 (6.7) |
| Sexual abuse (%) | 150 (11.3) | 40 (3.4) | 190 (7.6) |
| Emotional neglect (%) | 168 (12.9) | 149 (12.9) | 317 (12.9) |
| Physical neglect (%) | 286 (21.5) | 267 (22.9) | 553 (22.1) |
| Experienced any form of child maltreatment (%) | 414 (31.9) | 330 (28.6) | 744 (30.3) |
| Cardiovascular risk factors or conditions | |||
| Obesity (%) | 259 (19.5) | 157 (13.5) | 416 (16.7) |
| Diabetes (%) | 85 (6.4) | 79 (6.8) | 164 (6.6) |
| Hypertension (%) | 315 (23.8) | 264 (22.7) | 579 (23.3) |
| Myocardial Infarction (%) | 14 (1.1) | 45 (3.9) | 59 (2.4) |