Table 3 Characteristics of the sample
Total sample | Development sub-sample | Confirmatory sub-sample | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sample size | 1,913 | 983 | 930 |
Sex | |||
Female | 1,099 (57.5%) | 551 (56.1%) | 548 (58.9%) |
Male | 813 (42.5%) | 432 (43.9%) | 381 (41.0%) |
Age (yrs.) | |||
Mean (SD) a | 62.1 (15.4) | 62.5 (15.3) | 61.8 (15.4) |
Family Status | |||
Single | 159 (8.5%) | 80 (8.3%) | 79 (8.7%) |
Divorced | 99 (5.3%) | 48 (5.0%) | 51 (5.6%) |
Married | 1,303 (69.9%) | 672 (70.1%) | 631 (69.7%) |
Widowed | 303 (16.3%) | 159 (16.6%) | 144 (15.9%) |
Education | |||
Low | 1,471 (78.4%) | 749 (77.5%) | 722 (79.3%) |
Medium | 300 (16.0%) | 157 (16.2%) | 143 (15.7%) |
High | 106 (5.6%) | 61 (6.3%) | 45 (4.9%) |
Employment status | |||
Employed | 563 (30.2%) | 289 (30.0%) | 274 (30.4%) |
Retired | 1,053 (56.5%) | 556 (57.7%) | 497 (55.2%) |
Housewife | 175 (9.4%) | 85 (8.8%) | 90 (10.0%) |
Otherb | 72 (3.8%) | 33 (3.3%) | 39 (4,3%) |
Most frequent health complaints | |||
Cardiovascular disease | 397 (22.1%) | 220 (24.0%) | 177 (20.2%) |
Muscoskeletal disease | 584 (32.5%) | 300 (30.5%) | 284 (32.4%) |
Endocrinological disease | 198 (11.0%) | 94 (10.2%) | 104 (11.9%) |
Type of decision | |||
Diagnostics | 307 (17.1%) | 159 (17.3%) | 148 (16.9%) |
Therapy | 945 (52.6%) | 498 (54.2%) | 447 (51.0%) |
Referral | 445 (24.8%) | 226 (24.6%) | 219 (25.0%) |
Physical quality of life c | |||
Low | 715 (54.4%) | 370 (55.1%) | 345 (53.6%) |
Normal | 472 (35.9%) | 236 (35.2%) | 236 (36.6%) |
High | 128 (9.7%) | 65 (9.7%) | 63 (9.8%) |
Mental quality of life c | |||
Low | 616 (46.8%) | 316 (47.1%) | 300 (46.6%) |
Normal | 498 (37.9%) | 249 (37.1%) | 249 (38.7%) |
High | 201 (15.3%) | 106 (15.8%) | 95 (14.8%) |