Table 2.
General characteristics, lifestyle, nutritional status, and social support
| Variables | n = 410 n (%) |
|---|---|
| I. General characteristics | |
| Years of age, median (minimum- maximum) | 49 (45-59) |
| Years of schooling, median (minimum- maximum) | 8 (0-20) |
| Paid work | 144 (35.1) |
| II. Lifestyle | |
| Healthy diet | 85 (20.7) |
| Leisure time physical activity | |
| Regular | 102 (24.9) |
| Irregular | 67 (16.3) |
| Inactivity | 241 (58.8) |
| Current smokers | 75 (18.3) |
| Number of cigarettes per day, median (minimum- maximum) | 3 (1-15) |
| Moderate alcohol intake | 8 (2.0) |
| III. Nutritional status | |
| Body mass index, kg/m2, mean ± SD | 29.1 ± 4.3 |
| Normal weight | 70 (17.1) |
| Overweight | 189 (46.1) |
| Obesity | 151 (36.8) |
| IV. Social support | |
| Confidential, mean ± SD | 23.1 ± 6.5 |
| Affective, mean ± SD | 15.5 ± 3.7 |