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. 2022 Nov 2;12:18448. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-21881-2

Table 1.

Basic characteristics of participants.

Patients n = 736
n % IQR
Maternal age in years (y)
18–25 y 24 3.3 2.1–4.8
26–30 y 219 29.8 26.5–33.2
31–35 y 350 47.6 43.9–51.2
36–40 y 117 15.9 13.3–18.7
 > 40 y 26 3.5 2.3–5.1
n % 95% CI
Marital/relationship status
Single 57 7.7 5.9–9.9
Married 421 57.2 53.5–60.8
Cohabitation 138 18.8 16.0–21.8
In relationship 118 16.0 13.5–18.9
Divorced 2 0.3 0.0–1.0
Nationality
Swiss 532 72.3 68.9–75.5
French 122 16.6 14.0–19.5
Belgium 31 4.2 2.9–5.9
German 13 1.8 0.9–3.0
Italian 8 1.1 0.5–2.1
Other 30 4.1 2.8–5.8
Working hours per week
Less than 40 h a week 419 56.9 53.3–60.5
40 h a week 110 14.9 12.4–17.7
More than 40 h a week 207 28.1 24.9–31.5
Family income per year (CHF-Swiss francs)
Less than 90,000 CHF 216 29.3 26.1–32.8
Around 90,000 CHF 71 9.6 7.6–12.0
More than 90,000 CHF 435 59.1 55.5–62.7
Unknown 14 1.9 1.0–3.2
Higher educational level
No scholar education 4 0.5 0.1–1.4
Secondary school 12–15 years 19 2.6 1.6–4.0
Secondary school 15–18 years 16 2.2 1.2–3.5
Diploma 120 16.3 13.7–19.2
Bachelor degree 167 22.7 19.7–25.9
Master degree 312 42.4 38.8–46.1
Doctorate degree/PhD 95 12.9 10.6–15.5
Unknown 3 0.4 0.1–1.2