Characteristics of the study population (n=12140) of the Maastricht Cohort Study at baseline
| Domain and aspect | % |
|---|---|
| Individual characteristics | |
| Gender | |
| Men | 73.1 |
| Women | 26.9 |
| Age (y) | |
| 18–25 | 4.0 |
| 26–35 | 25.2 |
| 36–45 | 37.5 |
| 46–55 | 29.0 |
| 56–65 | 4.3 |
| Highest educational level | |
| Primary school | 4.4 |
| Lower vocational school | 15.7 |
| Lower secondary school | 13.0 |
| Intermediate vocational school | 23.9 |
| Secondary school | 8.6 |
| Higher vocational school | 23.1 |
| University | 11.3 |
| Chronic disease | |
| No | 75.8 |
| Yes | 24.2 |
| Domestic and social factors | |
| Living situation | |
| Alone | 10.2 |
| Together with partner | 85.6 |
| Together with parents | 4.2 |
| Care for children | |
| No | 46.1 |
| Yes | 53.9 |
| Work related factors | |
| Working hours/week (excl. overtime) | |
| >40 | 20.1 |
| 36–40 | 53.5 |
| 26–35 | 14.7 |
| 16–25 | 10.0 |
| <16 | 1.7 |
| Function | |
| Executive | 24.1 |
| Non-executive | 75.9 |