Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of adult patients (age 17-75 years, n = 1074)
Item | Subgroup | Patients | German population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | % | Reference | ||
Education[41] | Â | Â | Â | Â | [42] |
-Low (grade 1) | Â | 184 | 17.1% | 43% | [43] |
-Intermediate (grade 2) | Â | 530 | 49.3% | 43% | Â |
-High (grade 3) | Â | 360 | 33.5% | 14% | Â |
Wage earners | Â | 39/1074 | 3.6% | 18% | [42] |
Unemployed during last 12Â months | Economically active patients | 37/618 | 6.0% | 10% | [42] |
Living alone | Â | 208/1069 | 19.5% | 21% | [42] |
Net family income < 900 € per month |  | 160/871 | 18.4% | 16% | [42] |
Alcohol use daily (patients) vs almost daily (Germany) | Male | 12/198 | 6.1% | 28% | [44] |
Female | 19/875 | 2.2% | 11% | Â | |
Regular smoking | Male | 26/199 | 13.1% | 37% | [45] |
Female | 92/873 | 10.5% | 28% | Â | |
Sports activity ≥ 1 hour weekly | Age 25-69 | 484/887 | 54.6% | 39% | [46] |
Body mass index < 18.5 (low) | Male | 7/196 | 3.6% | 1% | [42] |
Female | 61/863 | 7.1% | 4% | Â | |
Body mass index ≥ 25 (overweight) | Male | 64/196 | 32.7% | 56% | [42] |
Female | 219/863 | 25.4% | 39% | Â | |
Permanent work disability pension | Â | 204/1072 | 19.0% | 3% | [47] |
Severe disability status | Â | 116/1072 | 10.8% | 12% | [48] |
Sick leave days in the last 12Â months: mean (standard deviation) | Economically active patients | 32.6 (67.3) | 17.0 | [49] | |