Factors accounting for the association between anxiety and depression, and eczema: the Hordaland health study (HUSK)

Table 1 Descriptive characteristics.

Variables	N at risk	Percent
Age
Mean	43.0
SD	1.41
Range	41-48
Gender (males)	7115	45.3
Married/living with a partner (yes)	11718	74.6
Current smoking (yes)	5424	34.5
Household Income
0-17800 EUR	857	5.5
17815-47490 EUR	7122	45.3
47500 EUR or more	7086	45.1
Education
Compulsory only	2871	18.3
Secondary, non-university	7193	45.8
University	5651	36.0
Physical health*
No diagnosis	11203	71.3
1 diagnosis	3253	20.7
2 diagnoses	889	5.7
3 or more	370	2.4
Fibromyalgia (yes)	1053	6.7
Parity ¹
0 children	699	8.1
1 or more children [combined in this table only]	7732	89.9
Hormonal contraceptives ² (yes)	1672	19.4
HRT ¹ (yes)	414	4.8

SD, standard deviation; HRT, Hormonal replacement therapy (Oestrogen tablets or plaster);
EUR, Euro.
*Self-reported somatic diagnoses and medication for somatic conditions
¹Women only (N = 8600).

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