Table 1 Demographic characteristics of general practice patients by disease groups
| Â | Mean age (SD) | Female (%) | Now married (%) | Employed or self-employed (%) | Having high school or more education or a professional certificate (%) | Having an academic degree or qualification (%) | Statutory insurance (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall (n = 1009) | 48.5 (17.4) | 61.4 | 62.8 | 50.8 | 83.4 | 24.0 | 87.6 |
Reference group (n = 428) | 40.5 (15.8) | 65.2 | 58.6 | 59.6 | 87.3 | 23.2 | 86.9 |
Hypertension (n = 217) | 61.5 (13.2) | 54.1 | 68.5 | 35.5 | 77.9 | 26.5 | 86.8 |
Diabetes (n = 78) | 63.0 (12.1) | 47.1 | 73.5 | 29.9 | 70.6 | 21.7 | 88.2 |
Asthma/COPD (n = 54) | 52.1 (18.5) | 57.1 | 56.3 | 36.0 | 81.6 | 31.9 | 86.0 |
Heart disease (n = 78) | 64.8 (15.7) | 50.7 | 60.6 | 20.8 | 72.2 | 25.8 | 89.0 |
Stroke (n = 3) | 55.5 (23.3) | 66.7 | 66.7 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 100 |
OA knee (n = 17) | 67.8 (8.0) | 52.9 | 82.4 | 11.8 | 52.9 | 5.9 | 76.5 |
Other joint diseases (n = 30) | 61.7 (14.6) | 48.0 | 65.4 | 34.6 | 73.1 | 25.0 | 80.8 |
Depression (n = 63) | 52.2 (17.6) | 83.0 | 50.0 | 47.4 | 80.7 | 17.6 | 91.1 |
Cancer (n = 38) | 58.8 (13.3) | 72.4 | 71.9 | 35.5 | 78.1 | 19.4 | 96.9 |
Back pain (n = 193) | 51.1 (15.2) | 58.1 | 67.5 | 53.8 | 82.2 | 26.8 | 88.2 |
Polyarthritis (n = 13) | 55.6 (15.3) | 75.0 | 76.9 | 38.5 | 61.5 | 0 | 84.6 |
Other mental illness (n = 29) | 43.4 (14.3) | 65.2 | 34.8 | 60.9 | 82.6 | 36.4 | 91.3 |
Migraine (n = 25) | 42.0 (12.1) | 90.5 | 63.6 | 68.2 | 90.9 | 22.7 | 95.5 |