Table 1.
Sample characteristics HLS-GER 2 (n = 1086) 1.
| Variable | Proportion/Mean (SD) | N |
|---|---|---|
| Age [min, max: 18–92] | 58.67 (16.63) | 1080 |
| 18–29 years | 7.3 | 79 |
| 30–45 years | 15.3 | 165 |
| 46–64 years | 36.1 | 390 |
| 65 years and older | 41.3 | 446 |
| Illness duration [min, max: 0–82] | 13.20 (11.72) | 1066 |
| less than one year | 2.4 | 26 |
| 1–5 years | 28.6 | 305 |
| 6–10 years | 11.3 | 121 |
| >10 years | 57.6 | 614 |
| Number of chronic diseases [min, max: 1–12] | 1086 | |
| one | 30.1 | 327 |
| more than one | 69.9 | 759 |
| Gender | 1084 | |
| male | 46.7 | 506 |
| female | 53.3 | 578 |
1 Weighted sample based on the population structure of the German Microcensus 2018 adjusting for gender, age, population density, state, and education.