Table 2.
Demographic and biometric characteristics of the study patients.
| Fasting patients |
Weight reduction diet patients | |
|---|---|---|
| Living situation | ||
| Living in partnership | 66% | 66% |
| Single | 25% | 21% |
| Living in partnership with children | 8% | 9% |
| Living with children alone | 1% | 4% |
| Highest graduation | ||
| Elementary school | 69% | 74% |
| Secondary school | 21% | 13% |
| University-entrance diploma | 10% | 13% |
| Working status | ||
| Employed | 21% | 28% |
| Housewives/unemployed | 12% | 6% |
| Pensioner | 67% | 66% |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 84% | 77% |
| Male | 16% | 23% |
| BMI | 30.8 ± 4.6 kg/m² | 31.6 ± 4.7 kg/m² |