Table 1.
Characteristics of unemployed persons with health complaints (n = 252) who enrolled in a health promotion programme
| Demographic characteristics | |
| Men | 46.4% |
| Age (yr) | 42.11 (9.12) |
| Married or living with partner | 35.2% |
| Ethnic background | |
| Native Dutch | 24.9% |
| Turkish/Moroccan | 25.7% |
| Surinamese/Antillean | 29.0% |
| Other | 20.4% |
| Level of education | |
| Low | 67.9% |
| Intermediate | 28.8% |
| High | 3.3% |
| Unemployment duration (n = 245) | |
| < 5 year | 27.4% |
| > 5 years | 53.5% |
| Never worked | 19.1% |
| Psychological measures | |
| Self-esteem (1–4) | 2.85 (0.56) |
| Mastery (1–4) | 2.45 (0.55) |
| Kinesiophobia (1–4) (n = 239) | 2.68 (0.47) |
| Self-perceived health (SF-36) | |
| Physical functioning | 52.69 (23.11) |
| Role functioning (physical) | 32.18 (39.66) |
| Bodily pain | 41.39 (23.42) |
| Vitality | 43.74 (16.03) |
| Social functioning | 53.64 (25.88) |
| Role functioning (emotional) | 48.43 (44.58) |
| Mental health | 53.00 (18.85) |
| General health | 37.62 (18.23) |
| Physical measures | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.61 (5.68) |
| overweight (25 <= BMI < 30) | 32.9% |
| obese (BMI >= 30) | 29.4% |
| VO2max (ml/kg/minute) (n = 130) | 24.60 (7.85) |
| Abdominal muscle strength (sit-ups/minute) (n = 216) | 21.13 (13.69) |
| Flexibility (cm) (n = 223) | 23.70 (10.94) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 130.33 (17.42) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 82.96 (10.89) |