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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants with statutory health insurance aged 35 years or older

From: Determinants of health check attendance in adults: findings from the cross-sectional German Health Update (GEDA) study

 

Men (n = 10 406)

Women (n = 16 149)

 

n

%1

%2

n

%1

%2

Age

      

 35–44 years

2816

27.1

26.0

4591

28.4

22.8

 45–54 years

2747

26.4

25.9

4313

26.7

23.0

 55–64 years

2082

20.0

18.8

3203

19.8

17.8

 65–74 years

2004

19.3

20.6

2748

17.0

22.9

 75+ years

757

7.3

8.8

1294

8.0

13.5

Socioeconomic status

      

 Low

1205

11.6

20.5

2034

12.6

24.2

 Medium

5826

56.0

61.2

10180

63.0

62.6

 High

3291

31.6

18.3

3893

24.1

13.2

 Missing

84

0.8

–

42

0.3

–

Marital status

      

 Single

1555

14.9

12.0

1704

10.6

6.9

 Separated/divorced/widowed

1786

17.2

13.4

5089

31.5

29.5

 Married and living together

7046

67.7

74.6

9337

57.8

63.6

 Missing

19

0.2

–

19

0.1

–

  1. 1Percentage of the sample; 2weighted percentage (weighting factors were used to account for the sampling design and to adjust for distribution of the sample by sex, age, education, and region to match the German population).
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