Table 2 Included PD patients’ characteristics at the time of diagnosis
Demographic variable | n = 902 (100%) | |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 550 (61.0%) |
Female | 352 (39.0%) | |
Mean age in years (SD) | 60.1 (9.9) | |
Level of education | Low | 250 (27.7%) |
Medium | 284 (31.5%) | |
High | 368 (40.8%) | |
Employment status | Employed | 352 (39.0%) |
Self-employed | 71 (7.9%) | |
Retired | 307 (34.0%) | |
Recipient of sickness benefits | 18 (2.0%) | |
Unemployed | 86 (9.5%) | |
Combination of employments/other | 68 (7.5%) | |
Civil status | Single a | 80 (8.9%) |
With partner | 596 (66.1%) | |
With family (including partner) | 217 (24.1%) | |
Other | 9 (1.0%) | |