Table 4 Demographics of the patients (n = 1909)
Background variable | % |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Female | 55.9 |
Male | 40.9 |
Missing | 3.2 |
Age | |
<20 years | 0.9 |
20-29 years | 8.8 |
30-39 years | 9.3 |
40-49 years | 12.0 |
50-59 years | 22.5 |
60-69 years | 22.6 |
70-79 years | 16.7 |
>79 years | 5.9 |
Missing | 1.3 |
Living | |
Alone | 22.3 |
With a spouse | 76.7 |
Missing | 1.0 |
Education | |
University degree | 10.7 |
University of applied sciences degree | 9.1 |
Vocational degree | 46.4 |
No degree | 25.8 |
Other | 5.4 |
Missing | 2.6 |
Occupational status | |
Senior management/professional | 6.2 |
Junior management/clerical | 10.2 |
Self-employed. farmer | 6.2 |
Employed | 22.9 |
Pensioner | 45.6 |
Other | 7.7 |
Missing | 1.2 |
Hospital admission | |
Planned | 67.5 |
An emergency | 30.0 |
Missing | 2.5 |
Reason for admission to hospital | |
Examination | 26.2 |
Treatment | 56.5 |
Other | 6.6 |
Missing | 0.7 |