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Table 2 Socio-economic characteristics of the participants in the CoLaus Study.

From: The CoLaus study: a population-based study to investigate the epidemiology and genetic determinants of cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome

 

Overall (n = 6,188)

Women (n = 3,251)

Men (n = 2,937)

P value

Born in Switzerland (%)

3,997 (64.6)

2,129 (65.5)

1,868 (63.6)

0.12

Marital status (%)

    

   Single

1,022 (16.5)

569 (17.5)

453 (15.4)

 

   Married

3,635 (58.8)

1,673 (51.5)

1,962 (66.9)

<0.001

   Divorced

1,242 (20.1)

761 (23.4)

481 (16.4)

 

   Widowed

287 (4.6)

248 (7.6)

39 (1.3)

 

Education (%)

    

   Basic

1,287 (20.8)

777 (23.9)

510 (17.4)

 

   Apprenticeship

2,286 (37.0)

1,170 (36.0)

1,116 (38.0)

<0.001

   High school/college

1,470 (23.9)

804 (24.8)

666 (22.7)

 

   University

1,140 (18.4)

497 (15.3)

643 (21.9)

 

Work status (%)

    

   Full time

3,790 (61.2)

1,694 (52.1)

2,096 (71.4)

<0.001

   Other

2,398 (38.8)

1,557 (47.9)

841 (28.6)

 
  1. Results are expressed as number of subjects and (percentage). Comparison between gender was performed using chi-square test.