Table 1 Selected characteristics of the study population
Characteristic | N (%) | Mean (±SD) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â |
   Male | 660 (45) |  |
   Female | 807 (55) |  |
Age group, years |  | 52.3 (±17.0) |
   18-45 | 498 (33.9) |  |
   46-64 | 541 (36.9) |  |
   ≥ 65 | 428 (29.2) |  |
Education level | Â | Â |
   No formal education | 305 (20.8) |  |
   Primary school | 309 (21) |  |
   Secondary school | 588 (40.1) |  |
   University degree | 265 (18.1) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â |
   Married | 988 (67.3) |  |
   Other | 479 (32.7) |  |
Living condition | Â | Â |
   With family | 1020 (69.5) |  |
   Other | 447 (30.5) |  |
Additional persons in the household | Â | Â |
   None | 138 (9.4) |  |
   1 | 384 (26.2) |  |
   >1 | 945 (64.4) |  |
Working activity | Â | Â |
   No | 843 (57.5) |  |
   Yes | 624 (42.5) |  |
Chronic diseases | Â | Â |
   No | 579 (39.5) |  |
   Yes | 888 (60.5) |  |
Hypertension | Â | Â |
   No | 972 (66.3) |  |
   Yes | 495 (33.7) |  |
Tobacco use in entire life | Â | Â |
   No | 724 (49.3) |  |
   Yes | 743 (50.7) |  |
Frequency of current smoking | Â | Â |
   Not at all | 360 (48.4) |  |
   Some day | 37 (5) |  |
   Every day | 346 (46.6) |  |
Attempts to quit smoking in entire life among current smokers | Â | |
   No | 184 (48) |  |
   Yes | 199 (52) |  |
Attempts to quit smoking in the previous year among current smokers | ||
   No | 109 (54.8) |  |
   Yes | 90 (45.2) |  |
Alcohol consumption in the previous 30 days | Â | Â |
   No | 615 (41.9) |  |
   Yes | 852 (58.1) |  |
Excessive alcohol use | Â | Â |
   No | 1346 (91.7) |  |
   Yes | 121 (8.3) |  |
Perceived health status | Â | |
   12-Physical Component Summary (PCS-12) |  | 45.9 (±10.8) |
   12-Mental Component Summary (MCS-12) |  | 44.9 (±11.6) |
PCP¹ accesses in the previous year |  |  |
   <12 | 782 (53.3) |  |
   ≥12 | 685 (46.7) |  |
PCP¹ medical visits in the previous year |  |  |
   None | 528 (36) |  |
   <12 | 590 (40.2) |  |
   ≥12 | 349 (23.8) |  |
Specialist visits in community health services in the previous year | ||
   None | 890 (60.7) |  |
   ≥1 | 577 (39.3) |  |
Private specialist visits in the previous year | ||
   None | 778 (53) |  |
   ≥1 | 689 (47) |  |
Emergency accesses in the previous year | ||
   None | 1129 (77) |  |
   ≥1 | 338 (23) |  |
Hospital admissions in the previous year | ||
   None | 1279 (87.2) |  |
   ≥1 | 188 (12.8) |  |