Table 2.
Demographic characteristics: item reduction and presentation phase (n = 81)
| mean | SD | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 47.7 | 15.8 | |
| Weight | 70.7 | 14.1 | |
| Height | 167.4 | 13.7 | |
| N | % | ||
| Gender | |||
| M | 38 | 46.9 | |
| F | 43 | 53.1 | |
| Level of education | |||
| Middle school | 21 | 26.2 | |
| High school | 47 | 58.8 | |
| University degree | 12 | 15.0 | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 53 | 65.4 | |
| Separated or divorced | 4 | 4.9 | |
| Widow | 5 | 6.2 | |
| Never married | 19 | 23.5 | |
| Type of employment | |||
| Stable work | 41 | 50.7 | |
| Term worker | 4 | 4.9 | |
| Unemployed | 2 | 2.5 | |
| Retired | 10 | 12.3 | |
| Homemaker | 13 | 16.0 | |
| Student | 11 | 13.6 | |
| Smoker | |||
| Never smoker | 34 | 42.0 | |
| Current moker | 24 | 29.6 | |
| Former smoker | 23 | 28.4 | |
| Diabetes mellitus type 2 | |||
| No | 78 | 96.3 | |
| Yes | 3 | 3.7 | |
| Cardiovascular disease | |||
| No | 76 | 93.8 | |
| Yes | 5 | 6.2 | |
| Hypertension | |||
| No | 65 | 81.2 | |
| Yes | 15 | 18.8 | |
| History of Cancer | |||
| No | 77 | 95.1 | |
| Yes | 4 | 4.9 | |
| Following a special diet | |||
| No | 68 | 84.0 | |
| Yes | 13 | 16.0 | |