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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients approached for general consent

From: REPRESENT: REPresentativeness of RESearch data obtained through the ‘General Informed ConsENT’

Characteristic

Overall

n = 38,975

Signatories

n = 10,299

Χ2/t-test p Value

Sex

 Women, n (%)

21,907 (56.2)

26.3

0.56

 Men, n (%)

17,068 (43.8)

26.6

 

Median age, years (IQR)

46 (33–63)

54 (38–72)

 < 0.0001

Age groups and sex

 18–40 y

   

  Women, n (%)

8915 (60.2)

21.2

 < 0.0001

  Men, n (%)

5904 (39.8)

15.6

 

 60 + yo

   

  Women, n (%)

6130 (53.2)

33.5

 < 0.0001

  Men, n (%)

5390 (46.8)

40.0

 

Country of origin

 Switzerland, n (%)

20,405 (52.4)

32.3

Swiss vs. other:

 < 0.0001

 Other, n (%)

18,454 (47.3)

19.9

 

  Spain, n (%)

1348 (3.5)

22.1

 

  France, n (%)

2174 (5.6)

26.1

 

  Italy, n (%)

1879 (4.8)

26.9

 

  Portugal, n (%)

3211 (8.2)

20.3

 

 N/A, n

116

  

Religion

 Religion, n (%)

19,144(49.1)

26.8

Religion vs. no religion:

 < 0.0001

 No religion, n (%)

4893 (12.6)

29.7

 

 Refuse to respond, n (%)

1199 (3.1)

28.8

 

 N/A, n

13,739

  

Marital status

 Married, n (%)

16,536 (42.4)

29.7

Married vs. single:

 < 0.0001

 Single, n (%)

14,461 (37.1)

21.2

 

 Widowed, n (%)

2051 (5.3)

30.6

 

 Other, n

5760

28.6

 

 N/A, n

167

  

Median household income of the commune of residence

 0-100 k CHF, n (%)

5283 (14.7)

23.5

 > 200 k vs. 0-100 k:

 < 0.0001

 100-200 k CHF, n (%)

28,605 (79.6)

26.1

 

 > 200 k CHF, n (%)

2034 (5.7)

31.6

 

Spoken language

 French, n (%)

27,200 (69.8)

29.1

French vs. other:

 < 0.0001

 Other, translated, n (%)

9227 (23.7)

20.9

 

 Other, not translated n (%)

2120 (5.4)

15.4

 

 N/A, n

429