Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the baseline and follow-up heavy and low users of the PDS of Espoo in 2004
From: Heavy consumption of dental services; a longitudinal cohort study among Finnish adults
Heavy users | Low users | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline n=300 | Follow-up 2005–2009 n=258 | Baseline n=314 | Follow-up 2005–2009 n=245 | |
Sex: Women% in 2004 | 55.0 | 55.8 | 65.0 | 63.5 |
Men % in 2004 | 45.0 | 44.2 | 35.0 | 36.5 |
Mean age in 2004 (years) | 47.9 | 49.7 | 41.4 | 42.0 |
18–29-years% in 2004 | 19.7 | 16.7 | 23.6 | 19.7 |
30–44-years % in 2004 | 28.0 | 26.4 | 45.5 | 48.0 |
45–64-years % in 2004 | 31.7 | 34.1 | 19.8 | 21.7 |
65+ years % in 2004 | 20.6 | 22.9 | 11.1 | 10.7 |
Upper-level white-collar workers % in 2004 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 18.6 | 18.4 |
Lower-level white-collar workers % in 2004 | 25.7 | 27.1 | 33.2 | 35.7 |
Blue-collar workers % in 2004 | 27.7 | 26.0 | 16.9 | 18.4 |
Students% in 2004 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 12.8 | 8.6 |
Pensioners % in 2004 | 20.3 | 22.9 | 10.5 | 9.4 |
Others% in 2004 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 9.4 |