Table 1 Descriptive data of the sample

Age (in years)

38.9 ± 16.0

(n = 656)

37.2 ± 15.4

(n = 364)

41.0 ± 16.4

(n = 292)

0.002

Sex:

 - men

40.4%

42.2%

38.2%

0.288

 - women

59.0%

57.5%

60.8%

 - non-binary

0.6%

(n = 668)

0.3%

(n = 372)

1.0%

(n = 296)

Living alone

23.1%

(n = 663)

24.4%

(n = 369)

21.4%

(n = 294)

0.369

Educational level (pursuant to CASMIN):

 - low

20.3%

18.6%

22.2%

0.465

 - medium

54.4%

54.9%

53.9%

 - high

25.3%

(n = 612)

26.6%

(n = 339)

23.8%

(n = 273)

Migration status^a:

 - natives

60.9%

60.0%

62.0%

0.195

 - people with migration background

19.7%

22.0%

16.8%

 - migrants

19.4%

(n = 660)

17.9%

(n = 368)

21.2%

(n = 292)

Subjective treatment urgency

5.7 ± 2.1

(n = 577)

5.6 ± 2.1

(n = 325)

5.8 ± 2.1

(n = 252)

0.220

Duration of symptoms:

 - less than six hours

11.1%

9.5%

13.1%

0.435

 - six hours to less than one day

23.4%

22.0%

25.2%

 - one day to less than three days

29.2%

31.5%

26.3%

 - three days to less than one week

17.5%

16.7%

18.6%

 - one week to less than one month

14.2%

15.0%

13.1%

 - one month to less than one year

3.5%

4.2%

2.6%

 - one year or more

1.1%

(n = 633)

1.1%

(n = 359)

1.1%

(n = 274)

Health-related quality of life

(pursuant to EQ-5D-5L, German value set)

0.73 ± 0.26

(n = 526)

0.74 ± 0.25

(n = 293)

0.73 ± 0.26

(n = 233)

0.968

Health literacy

(pursuant to HLS-Q16-EU)

11.9 ± 3.3

(n = 564)

11.8 ± 3.3

(n = 324)

12.1 ± 3.3

(n = 240)

0.244