Table 2 Socio-demographic data
From: Health costs in anthroposophic therapy users: a two-year prospective cohort study
Items | Study patients | German primary care patients | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | % | Source | ||
Female gender | 520/717 | 73% | 53% | [23] | |
Age groups | 0–19 years | 176/717 | 25% | 14% | [23] |
20–39 years | 201/717 | 28% | 27% | ||
40–59 years | 269/717 | 38% | 27% | ||
60–75 years | 71/717 | 10% | 21% | ||
Adult study patients | German population | ||||
"Fachhochschule" or university entrance qualification | 302/545 | 55% | 19% | [9] | |
University degree | 132/544 | 24% | 6% | [9] | |
Occupational status in the last 12 months | Gainfully employed patients | [9] | |||
-Self-employed | 47/281 | 17% | 10% | ||
-Civil servants ("Beamter") | 19/281 | 7% | 7% | ||
-Salaried employee ("Angestellte") | 189/281 | 67% | 49% | ||
-Wage earners ("Arbeiter") | 11/281 | 4% | 34% | ||
-Other | 15/281 | 5% | 1% | ||
Unemployed in the last 12 months | Economically active patients | 10/291 | 3% | 10% | [9] |
Living alone | 106/540 | 20% | 21% | [9] | |
Net family income < 900 Euro per month | 62/451 | 14% | 16% | [9] | |
Alcohol use daily (patients) vs. almost daily (Germany) | Male | 3/102 | 3% | 28% | [24] |
Female | 11/443 | 2% | 11% | ||
Regular smoking | Male | 10/102 | 10% | 37% | [25] |
Female | 46/442 | 10% | 28% | ||
Sports activity ≥ 1 hour weekly | Age 25–69 | 236/505 | 47% | 39% | [26] |
Body mass index ≥ 25 (overweight) | Male | 25/101 | 25% | 56% | [9] |
Female | 111/437 | 25% | 39% | ||
Permanent work disability pension | 43/545 | 8% | 3% | [27] | |
Severe disability status | 54/545 | 10% | 12% | [28] | |
Sick leave days in the last 12 months (mean ± SD) | Economically active patients | 27.9 ± 58.0 days | 17.0 days | [29] | |