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Table 1 Basic distribution of the variables

From: Socio-economic differences in life expectancy among persons with diabetes mellitus or myocardial infarction: results from the German MONICA/KORA study

Variable

Total sample

Deceased persons

 

Mean

Variance

Mean

Variance

Age

    

- men

48.43

13.63

67.92

10.18

- women

47.87

13.48

69.93

9.51

 

N

%

N

%

Sex

    

- men

6725

50.09

1032

66.41

- women

6702

49.91

522

33.59

- total

13427

   

Per capita income (quartiles) a

    

- low

2841

24.43

339

26.84

- medium/high

8787

75.57

924

73.16

- missings

1799

 

291

 

Socioeconomic status b

    

- low

2946

62.96

360

76.11

- medium

762

16.29

54

11.42

- high

971

20.75

59

12.47

Health status

    

- diabetes mellitusc

542

4.04

219

14.09

   - missings

3

 

0

 

- myocardial infarctiond

262

1.95

121

7.79

   - missings

2

 

0

 
  1. a) Low: < lowest quartile (i.e. < 667DM)
  2. Medium/High: ≥ lowest quartile (i.e. ≥ 667DM)
  3. b) Low: combination of low educational level and low per capita income
  4. Medium: combination of medium educational level and medium per capita income
  5. High: combination of high educational level and high per capita income
  6. c) Self-report of physician diagnosis or utilization of drugs against diabetes mellitus
  7. d) Self-report of hospitalization because of myocardial infarction