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. 2015 Sep 7;15:865. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2204-5

Table 1.

Definition of the dependent variables

Self-reported health Binary variable equal to 1 if the respondent is in good or very good health.
Overweight /Obesity Binary variable equal to 1 if the respondent is obese or overweight on the basis of body mass index.
Sleeping hours Number of hours slept per day.
Smoking use Binary variable equal to 1 if the respondent smokes.
Physical Activity Binary variable equal to 1 if the respondent performs moderate or intense physical activity.
Alcohol last two weeks Binary variable equal to 1 if the respondent drank any alcohol in the last two weeks.
Heavy drinking Binary variable equal to 1 if the respondent drinks more than 17 Standard Basic Units of alcohol per week.
Tranquilizer or sleeping tablets intake Binary variable equal to 1 if the respondent took at least one tablet in the last two weeks.
Vegetable consumption Binary variable equal to 1 if the respondent eats vegetables daily.
Fruit consumption Binary variable equal to 1 if the respondent eats fruit daily.
Legumes Binary variable equal to 1 if the respondent eats legumes at least three times per week.
Fish consumption Binary variable equal to 1 if the respondent eats fish at least three times per week.
Meat Binary variable equal to 1 if the respondent eats meat at least three times per week.
Cold meat Binary variable equal to 1 if the respondent eats processed meat (e.g., salami or sausages) at least three times per week.
Sweet food Binary variable equal to 1 if the respondent eats sweet foods (e.g., jam, cookies, etc.) at least three times per week.