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The characteristics of the study sample |
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| All (n = 4163) |
Male (n = 1997) |
Female (n = 2166) |
P |
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| No. (%) |
No. (%)% |
No. (%) |
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| Age group |
< 0.0001 |
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| 15–24 |
1420 (34) |
681 (34) |
739 (34) |
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| 25–44 |
1614 (39) |
721 (36) |
893 (41) |
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| 45–64 |
882 (21) |
446 (22) |
436 (20) |
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| ≥ 65 |
247 (6) |
149 (8) |
98 (5) |
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| Mean (SD) |
35.1 (16.0) |
36.1 (16.9) |
34.1 (15.1) |
< 0.0001 |
| Marital status |
< 0.0001 |
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| Single |
1601 (38) |
827 (47) |
774 (36) |
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| Married |
2406 (58) |
1149 (52) |
1257 (58) |
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| Widowed/divorced |
156 (4) |
21 (1) |
135 (6) |
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| Educational level (years) |
< 0.0001 |
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| No education |
280 (7) |
100 (5) |
180 (8) |
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| First level (1–5) |
475 (11) |
211 (11) |
264 (12) |
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| Second level (6–9) |
901 (22) |
460 (23) |
441 (21) |
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| Third level (10–12) |
1695 (41) |
783 (39) |
912 (42) |
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| Fourth level (>12) |
812 (19) |
443 (22) |
369 (17) |
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| Mean (SD) |
10.0 (4.5) |
10.4 (4.3) |
9.6 (4.5) |
< 0.0001 |
| Self-reported health |
< 0.0001 |
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| Excellent/very good |
1450 (35) |
803 (40) |
647 (30) |
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| Good |
1405 (34) |
655 (33) |
750 (34) |
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| Fair/poor |
1308 (31) |
539 (27) |
769 (36) |
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| Chronic diseases |
0.004 |
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| Yes |
296 (7) |
117 (6) |
179 (8) |
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| No |
3867 (93) |
1880 (94) |
1987 (92) |
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| Diseases (n = 296) |
0.01 |
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| Hypertension |
31 (11) |
7 (6) |
24 (13) |
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| Other cardiovascular diseases |
78 (26) |
43 (37) |
35 (20) |
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| Diabetes |
22 (7) |
8 (7) |
14 (8) |
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| Musculoskeletal disorders |
95 (32) |
34 (29) |
61 (34) |
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| Cancer |
5 (2) |
0 (0) |
5 (3) |
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| Neurological and psycho-logical diseases |
45 (15) |
19 (16) |
26 (15) |
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| Chronic respiratory diseases |
20 (7) |
6 (5) |
14 (8) |
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Montazeri et al. BMC Research Notes 2008 1:50 doi:10.1186/1756-0500-1-50 |
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