Table 1 Demographics. Gender, age, way of recruitment, nationality, education, employment, income, and physical activity
Cases | Controls | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Participants (N) | 470 | 2803 | |
Gender | 0.935 | ||
Male | 190 (45.2) | 1274 (45.5) | |
Female | 280 (54.8) | 1529 (54.5) | |
Age (mean, 95%CI): | 54.4 [53.0–55.8] | 48.5 [48.0–49.0] | < 0.001 |
Recruitment* | |||
GP offices | 14 (3.0) | 1182 (42.3) | < 0.001 |
By invitation | 93 (19.8) | 1612 (57.7) | < 0.001 |
Short Message Service (SMS) | 363 (77.2) | NA | |
Nationality | |||
Norwegian | 405 (96.4) | 2681 (95.9) | 0.578 |
Education after primary school** | |||
< 3 years | 107 (25.7) | 1045 (37.5) | < 0.001 |
3–6 years | 174 (41.8) | 1059 (38.0) | 0.134 |
> 6 years | 122 (29.3) | 600 (21.5) | < 0.001 |
Student | 13 (3.0) | 83 (3.0) | 0.870 |
Employment | |||
Fully employed | 123 (29.6) | 1498 (53.4) | < 0.001 |
Net income/month: > 20.000 NOK | 381 (91.4) | 2489 (89.1) | 0.158 |
Physical activity > 3 h per week | 243 (57.9) | 1559 (55.7) | 0.415 |