Table 1 Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of study cohort
Baseline characteristics | All | < 65 years | ≥65 years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | Men | Women | ||
n = 37734 | n = 12245 | n = 14464 | n = 5391 | n = 5634 | |
Age, mean (SD) | 52.5 (SD 18.1) | 47.4 (SD 13.0) | 45.8 (SD 13.5) | 76.6 (SD 6.1) | 77.1 (SD 6.4) |
High severity (%) | 9903 (26.2) | 2776 (22.7) | 3040 (21.0) | 2106 (39.0) | 1981 (35.1) |
Highest attained education (%) | |||||
<10 years | 13916 (36.9) | 3765 (30.7) | 4428 (30.6) | 2358 (43.7) | 3365 (59.7) |
10-12 years | 15727 (41.7) | 5774 (47.2) | 6127 (42.4) | 2231 (41.4) | 1595 (28.3) |
>12 years | 8091 (21.4) | 2706 (22.1) | 3909 (27.0) | 802 (14.9) | 674 (12.0) |
Income (%) | |||||
Low (1st quartile) | 9433 (25.0) | 2257 (18.4) | 2867 (19.8) | 1852 (34.4) | 2457 (43.6) |
Medium (2nd + 3rd quartile) | 18868 (50.0) | 6388 (52.2) | 7458 (51.6) | 2558 (47.4) | 2464 (43.7) |
High (4th quartile) | 9433 (25.0) | 3600 (29.4) | 4139 (28.6) | 981 (18.2) | 713 (12.7) |
Labour market status (%) | |||||
Working | 21374 (56.6) | 9774 (79.8) | 11060 (76.5) | 389 (7.3) | 151 (2.7) |
Retirement pension | 11587 (30.7) | 524 (4.3) | 699 (4.8) | 4943 (91.7) | 5421 (96.2) |
Unemployed | 4773 (12.7) | 1947 (15.9) | 2705 (18.7) | 59 (1.0) | 62 (1.1) |
Cohabitation (%) | |||||
Married/cohabiting | 24049 (63.7) | 8252 (67.4) | 9702 (67.1) | 3698 (68.6) | 2397 (42.5) |
Living alone | 13685 (36.3) | 3993 (32.6) | 4762 (32.9) | 1693 (31.4) | 3237 (57.5) |