Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of patients and healthy controls (adapted with participant numbers for the current analysis from [32])

Age in years^a

36.0 ± 12.8

32.8 ± 11.7

Z = 2.42^c

0.016

Female gender^b

117 (63.9)

187 (58.4)

χ² = 1.02^d

1

0.313

Education^b

–

–

χ² = 30.989^d

3

< 0.001

 University

41 (22.4)

111 (35.2)

–

–

 Secondary school

62 (33.9)

133 (42.2)

–

–

 Vocational training

53 (29.0)

34 (10.8)

–

–

 Compulsory school and other

27 (14.8)

37 (11.7)

–

–

Marital status^b

–

–

χ² = 13.699^d

2

0.001

 Single

105 (57.4)

194 (61.6)

–

–

 Married

56 (30.6)

110 (34.9)

–

–

 Separated/divorced/widowed

22 (12.0)

11 (3.5)

–

–

Employment^b

–

–

χ² = 66.81^d

2

< 0.001

 Full−/part-time employment

75 (41.0)

177 (56.2)

 In education/study/vocational training

49 (26.8)

122 (38.7)

 Unemployed

59 (32.2)

16 (5.1)