Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the sample
| n = 6224 | ||
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| Sex | ||
| Men | 3239 | 52.0 |
| Women | 2985 | 48.0 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 344 | 5.5 |
| Married | 4751 | 76.3 |
| Divorced-separated | 500 | 8.0 |
| Widowed | 629 | 10.1 |
| Education level | ||
| Higher education | 1387 | 22.3 |
| Secondary | 1815 | 29.2 |
| Primary | 2969 | 47.7 |
| Less than primary | 53 | 0.8 |
| Employment status | ||
| Employed | 1344 | 21.6 |
| Work at home | 903 | 14.5 |
| Retired | 3613 | 58.0 |
| Unemployed (with incomes) | 241 | 3.9 |
| Unemployed (no incomes) | 123 | 2.0 |
| Weight status | ||
| Overweight | 1657 | 26.6 |
| Obesity I (BMI 30–34.9) | 3066 | 49.3 |
| Obesity II or more (BMI ≥ 35) | 1501 | 24.2 |
| Depressive symptoms | ||
| Minimal (score 0–13) | 4967 | 79.8 |
| Mild (score 14–19) | 688 | 11.1 |
| Moderate (score 20–28) | 431 | 6.9 |
| Severe (score ≥ 29) | 138 | 2.2 |
| HbA1c | ||
| Low-normal (< 7.0%) | 5438 | 87.4 |
| High (≥ 7.0%) | 786 | 12.6 |
| T2D | ||
| Absent | 4311 | 69.3 |
| Present | 1913 | 30.7 |
| Age (years) | Mean | SD |
| 64.9 | 4.9 | |
Depressive symptoms, BDI-II scores: minimal (0–13), mild (14–19), moderate (20–28), and severe (29 or high). SD standard deviation, HbA1c glycosylated hemoglobin, T2D type 2 diabetes