Comparison of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics for the Gaucher disease population with the Clalit population
| Clalit, n (%) n=4 196 955 | Gaucher disease, n (%) n=500 | |
| Age group, years | ||
| 0–17 | 1 329 892 (31.7) | 47 (9.4) |
| 18–24 | 350 485 (8.4) | 22 (4.4) |
| 25–34 | 639 653 (15.2) | 57 (11.4) |
| 35–44 | 516 669 (12.3) | 103 (20.6) |
| 45–54 | 386 840 (9.2) | 62 (12.4) |
| 55–64 | 410 716 (9.8) | 80 (16.0) |
| 65–74 | 290 703 (6.9) | 73 (14.6) |
| 75–84 | 188 913 (4.5) | 44 (8.8) |
| 85+ | 83 084 (2.0) | 12 (2.4) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 2 051 087 (48.9) | 230 (46.0) |
| Female | 2 145 868 (51.1) | 270 (54.0) |
| Ethnicity* | ||
| Jewish | 3 081 398 (73.4) | 468 (93.6) |
| Non-Jewish | 1 115 553 (26.6) | 32 (6.4) |
| Socioeconomic status | ||
| Low | 1 889 113 (45.0) | 93 (18.6) |
| Medium | 1 498 839 (35.7) | 211 (42.2) |
| High | 798 894 (19.0) | 174 (34.8) |
| Missing | 10 109 (0.2) | 22 (4.4) |
| Body mass index | ||
| Underweight | 168 091 (4.0) | 16 (3.2) |
| Normal | 1 835 273 (43.7) | 220 (44.0) |
| Overweight | 1 048 702 (25.0) | 178 (35.6) |
| Obese | 697 333 (16.6) | 68 (13.6) |
| Missing | 447 556 (10.7) | 18 (3.6) |
| Smoking habits (adults) | ||
| Never smoker | 1 878 360 (65.5) | 323 (71.3) |
| Former smoker | 403 207 (14.1) | 64 (14.1) |
| Current | 549 941 (19.2) | 60 (13.2) |
| Missing | 35 555 (1.2) | 6 (1.3) |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index | ||
| <1 | 2 863 680 (68.2) | 175 (35.0) |
| 1 to <2 | 693 451 (16.5) | 128 (25.6) |
| ≥2 | 554 988 (13.2) | 177 (35.4) |
| Missing | 84 836 (2.0) | 20 (4.0) |
*Data were missing for four adults from the Clalit population.