Table 3. Sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics of SoccHealth participants, according to sex.
| MenN=296 | WomenN=52 | |
| Age, mean (SD), years | 54.5 (8.0) | 46.9 (7.6) |
| Age group 60+ years, N (%) | 76 (25.7) | 5 (12.8) |
| Education: | ||
| ISCED-97 level high, % | 34.0 | 40.4 |
| ISCED-97 education-years, median | 13.0 | 15.0 |
| Full-/part-time current work, % | 79.3 | 92.3 |
| Subjective general health status* | ||
| Excellent/very good, % | 33.8 | 55.8 |
| Fair/poor, % | 11.6 | 5.8 |
| Measured current weight, kg median | 87.1 | 65.7 |
| Self-reported weight history† | ||
| At age 18 years (N=286), kg median | 73.0 | 58.0 |
| At age 30 years (N=307), kg median | 78.5 | 62.0 |
| At age 50 years (N=204), kg median | 85.0 | 65.0 |
| Smoking status | ||
| Current smoker, % | 12.9 | 11.5 |
| Ex-smoker, % | 20.1 | 28.9 |
| Self-reported alcohol consumption | ||
| Former/never alcohol consumers, % | 6.5 | 9.6 |
| Gram alcohol/day‡ in current consumers, median | 8.0 | 4.5 |
| Positive self-report for any tattoo, % | 19.9 | 40.7 |
*
Question 1 of the SF-12 German version.
†
Missing data excluded.
‡
Based on a detailed assessment of beverage type and amount (glass number and size) for the last 7 days.
ISCED-97international standard classification of education 1997SF-12short form-12 quality of life questionnaire