Table 1 Sample characteristics
| Â | Baseline | One year follow-up | Two year follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographics | Â | Â | Â |
 Females, number (%) | 1979 (66.4) |  |  |
 Age in years, mean (SD) | 41.9 (13.1) |  |  |
Level of education, number (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Basic | 199 (6.7) |  |  |
 Intermediate | 1736 (58.2) |  |  |
 High | 1046 (35.1) |  |  |
Number of chronic diseases, mean (SD) | 0.6 (0.9) | Â | Â |
Married or with partner, number (%) | 2066 (69.3) | Â | Â |
MUPS (4DSQ somatisation scale) | Â | Â | Â |
 Total score (0–32), mean (SD) | 10.0 (7.1) | 8.6 (6.7) | 8.1 (6.3) |
 Dichotomized: number with MUPS (≥11) (%) | 1237 (42.0) | 806 (27.0) | 741 (24.9) |
Health Care Use (TIC-P) | Â | Â | Â |
 Total number of medical services (0–12), mean (SD) | 2.4 (1.5) | 2.5 (1.6) | 2.9 (1.8) |
  Mental health care services | 0.6 (0.8) | 0.5 (0.8) | 0.6 (0.9) |
  Somatic health care services | 1.2 (0.7) | 1.4 (0.8) | 1.4 (0.9) |
  Miscellaneous health care services | 0.6 (0.8) | 0.7 (0.8) | 0.8 (0.9) |
 Total number of contacts with medical services, median (IQR) | 7.0 (14.0) | 9.0 (19.0) | 12.0 (28.0) |
  Mental health care contacts | 0.0 (5.0) | 0.0 (5.0) | 0.0 (8.0) |
  Somatic health care contacts | 3.0 (4.0) | 4.0 (4.0) | 3.0 (5.0) |
  Miscellaneous health care contacts | 0.0 (5.0) | 0.0 (6.0) | 2.0 (14.0) |
Depressive or anxiety disorders (CIDI), number (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Depressive disorders | 1158 (38.8) | - | 626 (21.0) |
 Anxiety disorders | 1305 (43.8) | - | 711 (23.9). |
Personality score (NEO-FFI; 12–60), mean (SD) |  |  |  |
 Neuroticism | 36.3 (9.4) | - | 33.5 (9.0) |
 Extraversion | 36.9 (7.4) | - | 37.8 (7.2) |
 Openness | 38.2 (6.0) | - | 36.8 (5.3) |
 Agreeableness | 43.8 (5.3) | - | 44.5 (5.2) |
 Conscientiousness | 41.7 (6.5) |  | 42.3 (6.2) |