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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population in age groups 26–49 and 55–64 years

From: The influence of total hysterectomy in a cervical cancer screening population: a register-based cross-sectional study

 

26–49 years n (%)

55–64 years n (%)

Study population

884,489

353,518

Hysterectomized

19,644 (2.2)

42,179 (11.9)

Women tested within screening interval a

684,133 (77.4)

257,050 (72.7)

Marital status

 Married/Cohabiting

483,401 (54.7)

235,460 (66.6)

 Divorced/widowed

100,731 (11.4)

85,142 (24.1)

 Single

300,357 (34.0)

32,916 (9.3)

Education

  ≤ 10 years

134,952 (16.0)

107,752 (30.9)

 11–15 years

611,902 (72.5)

223,740 (64.1)

  > 15 years

97,637 (11.6)

17,524 (5.0)

Occupation

 Employed

653,164 (77.8)

211,680 (71.7)

 Self-employed and chief executive

42,699 (5.1)

18,029 (6.1)

 Unemployed/receiving benefits b

65,986 (7.9)

8743 (3.0)

 Retired

c

39,198 (13.3)

 Social welfare recipients

40,119 (4.8)

3922 (1.3)

 Others

37,919 (4.5)

13,854 (4.7)

Disposable income

  < 22,300€

245,513 (28.0)

120,596 (34.1)

 22,300–31,500€

318,298 (36.3)

114,458 (32.4)

  ≥ 31,500€

312,837 (35.7)

118,203 (33.5)

Ethnicity

 Danish

757,325 (85.6)

330,545 (93.5)

 Immigrant

119,130 (13.5)

22,463 (6.4)

 Descendant

8034 (0.9)

510 (0.1)

  1. a Danish women aged 26–49 are recommended to be tested every third year; women aged 55–64 every fifth year
  2. b Including maternity leave, sick leave, disability pension
  3. c No data