Table 1.
Participants’ demographic data sorted by age group (N=406).
| Characteristic | Age 18 to 40 years (n=61), n (%) | Age 41 to 70 years (n=255), n (%) | Age ≥71 years (n=89), n (%) | Totala, n (%) | |
| Sex | |||||
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Male | 31 (50.8) | 145 (57.1) | 50 (56.8) | 226 (56.1) |
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Female | 30 (49.2) | 109 (42.9) | 38 (43.2) | 177 (43.9) |
|
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Total | 61 (100) | 254 (100) | 88 (100) | 403 (100) |
| Inhabitants in hometown | |||||
|
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<10,000 | 11 (18.6) | 96 (39.7) | 25 (31.2) | 132 (34.6) |
|
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10,000 to 50,000 | 13 (22) | 58 (24) | 24 (30) | 95 (24.9) |
|
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50,000 to 100,000 | 2 (3.4) | 11 (4.5) | 6 (7.5) | 19 (5) |
|
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>100,000 | 29 (49.2) | 58 (24) | 15 (18.8) | 102 (26.8) |
|
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Not known | 4 (6.8) | 19 (7.9) | 10 (12.5) | 33 (8.7) |
|
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Total | 59 (100) | 242 (100) | 80 (100) | 381 (100) |
| Regularly visited physiciansb | |||||
|
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None | 13 (21.3) | 9 (3.5) | 0 (0) | 22 (5.4) |
|
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General practitioner | 41 (67.2) | 227 (89) | 84 (94.4) | 353 (86.9) |
|
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Cardiologist | 4 (6.6) | 23 (9) | 20 (22.5) | 48 (11.8) |
|
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Gastroenterologist | 7 (11.5) | 20 (7.8) | 10 (11.2) | 37 (9.1) |
|
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Other physician | 18 (29.5) | 86 (33.7) | 34 (38.2) | 138 (34) |
|
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Total | 61 (100) | 255 (100) | 89 (100) | 406 (100) |
| Outpatient and hospital visits per year | |||||
|
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Never | 1 (1.6) | 5 (2) | 0 (0) | 6 (1.5) |
|
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1 | 6 (9.8) | 22 (8.9) | 3 (3.4) | 31 (7.9) |
|
|
2 to 3 | 31 (50.8) | 82 (33.3) | 18 (20.7) | 131 (33.2) |
|
|
4 to 6 | 10 (16.4) | 75 (30.5) | 39 (44.8) | 124 (31.5) |
|
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7 to 9 | 5 (8.2) | 28 (11.4) | 14 (16.1) | 47 (11.9) |
|
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≥10 | 8 (13.1) | 34 (13.8) | 13 (14.9) | 55 (14) |
|
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Total | 61 (100) | 246 (100) | 87 (100) | 394 (100) |
| Degree obtained | |||||
|
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Still in training | 8 (13.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.3) | 9 (2.3) |
|
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School-leaving certificate | 2 (3.3) | 10 (4.1) | 6 (7.7) | 18 (4.7) |
|
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Completed vocational training |
34 (55.7) | 150 (61.5) | 33 (42.3) | 218 (56.8) |
|
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Completed academic degree | 16 (26.2) | 76 (31.1) | 31 (39.7) | 123 (32) |
|
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No degree or no training | 0 (0) | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.5) |
|
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Not specified | 1 (1.6) | 6 (2.5) | 7 (9) | 14 (3.6) |
|
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Total | 61 (100) | 244 (100) | 78 (100) | 384 (100) |
| Chronic disease | |||||
|
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Yes | 25 (41.7) | 144 (59.8) | 60 (69) | 229 (58.9) |
|
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No | 35 (58.3) | 97 (40.2) | 27 (31) | 160 (41.1) |
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Total | 60 (100) | 241 (100) | 87 (100) | 389 (100) |
aIncludes questionnaire responses without information on the age group provided, which are therefore only counted in the Total column.
bMultiple answers were possible, and the percentage refers to the respective total.