Table 1.
Background characteristics of the respondents (N = 1,349).
| Gender | Male | 16.1% | |
| Female | 83.9% | ||
| Age | <55 | 11.4% | |
| 55–65 | 39.1% | ||
| 65–75 | 35.6% | ||
| >75 | 13.9% | ||
| mean (SD) | 64.7 (8.7) | ||
| BMI | <18,5 (underweight) | 0.7% | |
| 18,5–25 (normal/healthy weight) | 44.3% | ||
| 25–30 (overweight) | 39.9% | ||
| >30 (obese) | 15.0% | ||
| mean (SD) | 26.1 (4.2) | ||
| Marital status | Married or living together with partner | 62.3% | |
| Unmarried and never been married | 5.4% | ||
| Divorced/living separately | 15.8% | ||
| Widow/widower | 16.5% | ||
| Current occupational status | Working | 19.5% | |
| Housewife/-man | 17.5% | ||
| Retired/early retirement | 51.0% | ||
| Not occupied/other options | 12.1% | ||
| Educational level | Low | 44.5% | |
| High | 55.5% | ||
| Urbanization | Village | 47.4% | |
| Town or city | 52.6% | ||
| Nationality | Dutch | 94.8% | |
| Other nationality | 5.2% | ||
| Perceived personal health status | Rating on scale of 1–10 | mean (SD) | 7.3 (1.2) |
| Compliance with physical activity guidelines (SQUASH) | Not complying with guidelines | 52.3% | |
| Complying with guidelines | 47.7% | ||
| Viewing habits | Watching less than weekly | 6.1% | |
| Watching 1-2 times a week | 20.3% | ||
| Watching 3-4 times a week | 41.0% | ||
| Watching 5–7 times a week | 32.5% | ||
| Participation in the NOM-tv exercises | Participating occasionally | 22.4% | |
| Participating every time/nearly every time | 77.6% | ||