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Table 1 Patient characteristics (weighted, rounding errors may occur)

From: Economic burden of symptomatic iron deficiency – a survey among Swiss women

Variable

Total

Net size (N)

1010

Age (Mean in years; 95% CI); Range (in years)

33.5 (32.9; 34.1); 18–50

18–28 years (N, %)

322 (31.9)

29–39 years (N, %)

305 (30.2)

40–50 years (N, %)

383 (37.9)

Region (N; %)

 German speaking

767; 75.9%

 French-speaking

243; 24.1%

Civil status (N; %)

 Unmarried

507; 50.2%

 Married

403; 39.9%

 Widowed

10; 1.0%

 Divorced

78; 7.7%

Work time (N; %)

 Working min. 80%

557 (55.2%)

 Part-time (less than 80%)

417 (41.3%)

 Not working (N; %)

36 (3.5%)

  • Studying

  • 16; 1.6%

  • Housewife

  • 14; 1.4%

  • Unemployed

  • 3; 0.3%

  • Other

  • 3; 0.3%

Swiss Nationality (N; %)

934 (92.4)

Size of household (N; %)

Mean, median (persons)

3.21, 3.0

 1 Person

118; 11.7%

 2 Persons

174; 17.2%

 3 Persons

241; 23.8%

 4 Persons

330; 32.8%

 5 Persons and more

146; 14.4%

Income level per month (N; %)

 ≤ CHF 4000

88; 8.7%

 CHF 4001 – 6000

165; 16.4%

 CHF 6001 – 8000

171; 16.9%

 CHF 8001 – 10,000

174; 17.2%

 CHF 10,001 – 15,000

106; 10.4%

 > 15,000

58; 5.7%

 Not reported

246; 24.4%