Table 1 Baseline characteristics and outcome at follow-up N (%)
Total | Tendency to contact GP N =6911 | Number of GP contacts among those with a minimum of one contact N= 6523 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | Mean (SD) | ||
Total | 6911 | 388 (5.6) | 6523 (94.4) | 11.9 (11.9) |
Emotional social supporta | ||||
0 | 472 (6.8) | 24 (5.1) | 448 (94.1) | 13.8 (13.4) |
1 | 1635 (23.7) | 95 (5.8) | 1540 (94.2) | 12.7 (13.5) |
2 | 1887 (27.3) | 119 (6.3) | 1768 (93.7) | 11.7 (11.7) |
3 | 2917 (42.2) | 150 (5.1) | 2767 (94.9) | 11.4 (10.7) |
Instrumental social supporta | ||||
0 | 865 (12.5) | 46 (5.3) | 819 (94.7) | 14.0 (14.5) |
1 | 2444 (35.4) | 134 (5.5) | 2309 (94.5) | 11.7 (11.5) |
2 | 1674 (24.2) | 107 (6.4) | 1567 (93.6) | 11.7 (12.1) |
3 | 1928 (27.9) | 100 (5.2) | 1828 (94.8) | 11.4 (10.7) |
Age | ||||
50–57 | 2898 (41.9) | 123 (4.2) | 2775 (95.8) | 11.8 (12.1) |
58–63 | 4013 (58.1) | 264 (6.6) | 3748 (93.4) | 12.0 (11.7) |
Sex | ||||
Males | 4780 (69.2) | 348 (7.3) | 4431 (92.7) | 11.0 (11.2) |
Females | 2131 (30.8) | 39 (1.8) | 2092 (98.2) | 14.0 (12.9) |
Copenhagen Occupational Social Class | ||||
I–II | 2683 (38.8) | 174 (6.5) | 2509 (93.5) | 9.6 (9.1) |
III + IV | 2696 (39.0) | 137 (5.1) | 2558 (94.2) | 11.3 (10.0) |
V | 680 (9.9) | 44 (6.5) | 636 (93.3) | 12.9 (11.7) |
VI | 784 (11.3) | 27 (3.4) | 757 (96.6) | 20.4 (19.5) |
Missing | 68 (1.0) | 5 | 63 | |
Cohabitation (Do you live alone?) | ||||
Yes | 1145 (16.6) | 76 (6.6) | 1069 (93.4) | 13.8 (14.7) |
No | 5732 (82.9) | 308 (5.4) | 5423 (94.6) | 11.5 (11.2) |
Missing | 34 (0.5) | 3 | 31 | |
Comorbidity/No. of diseases | ||||
0 | 2189 (31.7) | 197 (9.0) | 1991 (91.0) | 8.4 (7.9) |
1 | 2093 (30.3) | 118 (5.6) | 1975 (94.4) | 10.4 (9.9) |
2 | 1351 (19.5) | 50 (3.7) | 1301 (96.3) | 12.7 (11.6) |
3+ | 1278 (18.5) | 22 (1.7) | 1256 (98.3) | 19.1 (16.3) |