Characteristics of respondents to the first survey by status in the second survey
| Respondents to the 1st survey | Total no. (%) | Status in the 2nd survey | p value for difference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drop out no. (%) | Respondent no. (%) | Non-respondent no. (%) | Drop outs v respondents and non-respondents | Respondents v non-respondents | ||
| *Cut off points for tertiles were €1693 and €2740 per month in men and €1507 and €1826 per month in women. | ||||||
| †Chronic hypertension in 658 persons, cerebrovascular disease in 118 persons, angina pectoris in 91 persons, and myocardial infarction in 28 persons (total exceeds 797 because one subject could have more than one disease). | ||||||
| ‡High consumption >280 g and >190 g absolute alcohol per week by men and women, respectively. | ||||||
| Sex | 0.311 | 0.000 | ||||
| Male | 973 (12) | 183 (13) | 601 (11) | 189 (15) | ||
| Female | 7131 (88) | 1247 (87) | 4831 (89) | 1053 (85) | ||
| Age group | 0.000 | 0.020 | ||||
| <35 | 1653 (20) | 616 (43) | 812 (15) | 225 (18) | ||
| 35–50 | 4260 (53) | 468 (33) | 3104 (57) | 688 (55) | ||
| >50 | 2191 (27) | 346 (24) | 1516 (28) | 329 (27) | ||
| Income (tertiles)* | 0.421 | 0.000 | ||||
| 1 (low) | 2709 (34) | 468 (33) | 1715 (32) | 526 (43) | ||
| 2 | 1903 (24) | 319 (23) | 1314 (24) | 270 (22) | ||
| 3 (high) | 3404 (42) | 617 (44) | 2357 (44) | 430 (35) | ||
| Job contract | 0.000 | 0.005 | ||||
| Permanent | 6126 (77) | 715 (51) | 4438 (83) | 973 (79) | ||
| Non-permanent | 1869 (23) | 698 (49) | 919 (17) | 252 (21) | ||
| Victimised | 0.088 | 0.695 | ||||
| Not bullied | 7592 (95) | 1325 (94) | 5116 (95) | 1151 (95) | ||
| Bullied | 420 (5) | 87 (6) | 269 (5) | 64 (5) | ||
| Cardiovascular disease† | 0.259 | 0.739 | ||||
| No | 6980 (90) | 1242 (91) | 4686 (90) | 1052 (89) | ||
| Yes | 797 (10) | 129 (9) | 542 (10) | 126 (11) | ||
| Depression | 0.103 | 0.039 | ||||
| No | 7109 (92) | 1234 (91) | 4815 (92) | 1060 (91) | ||
| Yes | 632 (8) | 126 (9) | 396 (8) | 110 (9) | ||
| Smoking | 0.308 | 0.149 | ||||
| No | 6572 (85) | 1171 (86) | 4438 (85) | 963 (83) | ||
| Yes | 1158 (15) | 192 (14) | 775 (15) | 191 (17) | ||
| Alcohol consumption‡ | 0.113 | 0.231 | ||||
| No/moderate | 7276 (91) | 1298 (92) | 4894 (91) | 1084 (90) | ||
| High | 693 (9) | 107 (8) | 468 (9) | 118 (10) | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.180 | 0.512 | ||||
| ⩽29 | 6990 (88) | 1254 (89) | 4673 (88) | 1063 (89) | ||
| >29 | 917 (12) | 148 (11) | 634 (12) | 135 (11) | ||