Demographic and health characteristics of participants according to disease
| Variable | Mean (SD) [minimum–maximum];* N (%)† | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musculoskeletal disorders, n=1766 | Cardiovascular disorders, n=1855 | Diabetes, n=547 | Mental disorders, n=526 | Cancer, n=270 | Respiratory disorders, n=679 | Healthy population, n=4525 | |
| Age, years | 58.6 (15.3) [19–98] | 65.1 (12.9) [22–98] | 65.8 (12.1) [22–90] | 49.8 (14.6) [18–91] | 65.8 (12.6) [30–94] | 57.9 (16.4) [18–96] | 49.3 (15.5) [19–100] |
| Gender, male | 657 (37.6) | 929 (50.7) | 320 (59.3) | 160 (30.7) | 126 (47.2) | 263 (39.2%) | 2114 (47.9) |
| Education level | |||||||
| No education/lowest school | 142 (8.3) | 171 (9.5) | 66 (12.4) | 30 (5.8) | 22 (8.6) | 64 (9.7) | 118 (2.7) |
| Lower professional school | 310 (18.1) | 357 (19.8) | 121 (22.8) | 66 (12.8) | 43 (16.7) | 124 (18.9) | 455 (10.4) |
| Middle or professional secondary school | 601 (35.1) | 620 (34.4) | 170 (32.0) | 176 (34.1) | 83 (32.3) | 211 (32.1) | 1331 (30.5) |
| Secondary school | 172 (10.1) | 190 (10.6) | 57 (10.7) | 68 (13.2) | 34 (13.2) | 66 (10.0) | 474 (10.9) |
| University education | 487 (28.5) | 463 (25.7) | 117 (22.0) | 176 (34.1) | 75 (29.2) | 192 (29.2) | 1984 (45.5) |
| Immigration status | |||||||
| Western | 1647 (94.8) | 1742 (95.4) | 499 (93.6) | 496 (95.4) | 259 (97.0) | 627 (93.9) | 4170 (94.9) |
| 1st generation non-western | 50 (2.9) | 62 (3.4) | 26 (4.9) | 10 (1.9) | 3 (1.1) | 24 (3.6) | 114 (2.6) |
| 2nd generation non-western | 41 (2.4) | 22 (1.2) | 8 (1.5) | 14 (2.7) | 5 (1.9) | 17 (2.5) | 112 (2.6) |
| Social status | |||||||
| Paid work | 705 (91.3) | 508 (92.7) | 115 (85.8) | 215 (84.7) | 64 (91.4) | 263 (91.6) | 2990 (96.7) |
| Unemployed | 43 (5.6) | 25 (4.6) | 11 (8.2) | 25 (9.8) | 5 (7.1) | 13 (4.5) | 86 (2.8) |
| Receiving state subsidy | 24 (3.1) | 15 (2.7) | 8 (6.0) | 14 (5.5) | 1 (1.4) | 11 (3.8) | 16 (0.5) |
| Number of comorbidities‡ | 1.02 [0–7] | 1.8 [1–7] | 2.24 [1–7] | 1.8 [1–7] | 2.1 [1–6] | 2.0 [1–7] | NA |
| Body mass index (BMI) | |||||||
| Underweight (<18.50) | 23 (1.4) | 11 (0.6) | 2 (0.4) | 15 (2.9) | 3 (1.2) | 10 (1.5) | 57 (1.3) |
| Normal (18.50–24.99) | 699 (41.3) | 581 (32.9) | 121 (23.5) | 245 (48.0) | 107 (41.8) | 257 (39.4) | 2568 (59.5) |
| Overweight (25.00–29.99) | 668 (39.5) | 802 (45.4) | 232 (45.1) | 157 (30.8) | 105 (41.0) | 251 (38.5) | 1386 (32.1) |
| Obese (≥30.00) | 302 (17.9) | 373 (21.1) | 160 (31.1) | 93 (18.2) | 41 (16.0) | 134 (20.6) | 307 (7.1) |
| Smoking status | |||||||
| Current smoker | 323 (18.6) | 246 (13.5) | 79 (14.7) | 155 (29.8) | 40 (15.1) | 127 (19.0) | 746 (16.9) |
| Never smoked | 707 (40.6) | 710 (38.8) | 185 (34.5) | 188 (36.1) | 94 (35.5) | 251 (37.6) | 2166 (49.2) |
| Smoked before | 711 (40.8) | 873 (47.7) | 272 (50.8) | 178 (34.2) | 131 (49.4) | 289 (43.3) | 1491 (33.9) |
| SF-12 Physical component scale | 40.5 (11.7) [11.0–63. 4] | 44.5 (11.6) [11.0–63.5] | 43.5 (11.5) [12.9–63.5] | 45.8 (11.7) [12.9–64.6] | 42.1 (11.4) [15.6–61.1] | 42.9 (12.4) [12.6–62.4] | 53.4 (5.4) [17.6–66.5] |
| SF-12 Mental component scale | 50.7 (9.9) [15.4–70.3] | 51.5 (9.2) [ 15.7–69.6] | 51.9 (8.9) [23.6–66.4] | 37.7 (10.7) [ 15.4–60.9] | 50.9 (9.1) [22.8–63.9] | 50.1 (9.8) [19.1–67.3] | 52.8 (7.3) [15.2–67.8] |
*For continuous variables.
†For categorical variables. Original (non-imputed) frequencies are presented.
‡Excluding the disease of each of the groups.
NA, not applicable; SF-12, 12-item Short-Form Health Survey.