Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants
n = 224 | No blood tests wanted n = 167 (74%) | Blood tests wanted n = 57 (26%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean (SD)) | 45 (16.8) | 47 (16.6) | ||
Sex | n | % | n | % |
Male | 66 | 41 | 20 | 35 |
Female | 94 | 59 | 37 | 65 |
Country of birth | n | % | n | % |
Netherlands | 139 | 86 | 46 | 81 |
Other western countries | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
Other countries | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
Unknown | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Highest level of education | n | % | n | % |
Low | 27 | 17 | 7 | 12 |
Middle | 102 | 63 | 37 | 65 |
High | 31 | 19 | 12 | 21 |
Other/unknown | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Practice setting | n | % | n | % |
Urban | 137 | 85 | 51 | 90 |
Rural | 24 | 15 | 6 | 11 |