Table 1.
Baseline socio-demographic characteristics of the patients participating in the study (n = 220).
| Variables | Unit | Whole group |
Sub-sample for reproducibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female |
N (% of total) |
154 (70%) |
36 (72%) |
| Male |
N (% of total) |
66 (30%) |
14 (28%) |
| Age |
Years (SD) |
47 (15) |
47 (12) |
| BMI |
kg/m2 |
44.4 (5.2) |
44.5 (5.8) |
| Education |
Primary school |
51% |
50% |
| |
High school |
39% |
38% |
| |
University |
10% |
12% |
| Occupation |
White collars |
22% |
24% |
| |
Blue collars |
24% |
28% |
| |
Retired |
24% |
24% |
| |
Students |
5% |
4% |
| |
Homeworkers |
15% |
10% |
| |
Not employed |
9% |
10% |
| Other | 1% | - |