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Table 1 Population characteristics

From: The usefulness of a free self-test for screening albuminuria in the general population: a cross-sectional survey

 

Respondents

(n = 71,714)

Total group of testers

(n = 996,927)

Dutch adult population in 2006*

Age categories

   

   18-29 years (%)

4.6

12.2

18.4

   30-39 years (%)

10.5

17.9

19.1

   40-49 years (%)

19.3

23.3

19.9

   50-59 years (%)

32.3

24.7

17.8

   60-69 years (%)

25.8

15.5

12.0

   70 years and older (%)

7.5

6.4

12.8

Gender (% female)

53.9

53.0

51.0

Education

   

   No/Low

6.4

--

--

   Medium

61.8

--

--

   High

31.8

--

--

Alcohol use

   

   No

53.0

--

--

   Low

27.8

--

--

   Medium

14.5

--

--

   High

4.7

--

--

BMI (mean (SD))

25.5 (3.8)

--

--

Smoking

   

   Current

13.7

--

--

   Former

49.4

--

--

   Never

36.9

--

--

Cardiovascular diseases

   

   Hypertension (%)

19.3

--

--

   Hypercholesterolaemia (%)

14.1

--

--

   Previous myocardial infarction (%)

0.9

--

--

Diabetes Mellitus

5.7

--

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  1. * Source: Statistics Netherlands http://www.cbs.nl