Table 1. Description of the sociodemographic and health characteristics of the sample.
| Variable | n (%) or mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age - mean (SD) | 34.61 (15.04) | |
| Gender (F) – n (%) | 108 (78.8) | |
| Race – n (%) | White | 119 (86.9) |
| Brown | 12 (8.8) | |
| Black | 6 (4.4) | |
| Education in years – mean (SD) | 15.16 (5.22) | |
| Educational level – n (%) | Complete elementary education | 1 (7) |
| Incomplete elementary education | 4 (2.9) | |
| Complete high school | 10 (7.3) | |
| Incomplete high school | 1 (7) | |
| Complete higher education | 24 (17.5) | |
| Incomplete higher education | 42 (30.7) | |
| Postgraduate | 48 (35) | |
| Technical course | 7 (5.1) | |
| Region of Brazil – n (%) | South | 119 (86.9) |
| South east | 13 (9.5) | |
| North | 2 (1.5) | |
| North east | 2 (1.5) | |
| Midwest | 1 (0.7) | |
| General self-perception of health – n (%) | Very bad | 1 (0.7) |
| Bad | 3 (2.2) | |
| Reasonable | 26 (19) | |
| Good | 79 (57.7) | |
| Very good | 28 (20.4) | |
| Comorbidities – n (%) | Asthma | 9 (7.1) |
| Hypertension | 16 (12.6) | |
| Depression and other psychiatric diseases | 27 (21.3) | |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 20 (15.7) | |
| COPD | 4 (3.1) | |
| Obesity | 11 (8.7) | |
| Diabetes | 6 (4.7) | |
| Others | 14 (11) | |
| Number of symptoms – mean (SD) | 7.54 (11.4) | |
Abbreviations: F: female; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.