Table 1. Characteristics of study population.
| All (n = 104) | Males (n = 35) | Females (n = 69) | P-valuea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Med; IQR) | 31.0; 26.0–42.8 | 33.0; 27.0–50.0 | 30.0; 25.5–40.5 | 0.05 | |
| Height, cm (Med; IQR) | 163.0; 157.0–169.8 | 170.0; 168.0–175.0 | 160.0; 155.0–163.0 | <0.001 | |
| Weight, kg (Med; IQR) | 60.0; 53.0–69.9 | 65.0; 60.0–80.0 | 56.6; 50.0–66.0 | <0.001 | |
| BMI (Med; IQR) | 22.6; 20.3–25.5 | 23.1; 20.8–25.8 | 22.1; 20.2–25.1 | 0.3 | |
| Education, n (%) | 0.01 | ||||
| Secondary | 7 (6.8) | 0 (0) | 7 (10.2) | ||
| Technical school/diploma | 20 (19.2) | 3 (8.6) | 17 (24.6) | ||
| University | 77 (74.0) | 32 (91.4) | 45 (65.2) | ||
| Organization, n (%) | 0.51 | ||||
| Public university | 70 (67.3) | 24 (68.6) | 46 (66.7) | ||
| University hospital | 34 (32.7) | 11 (31.4) | 23 (33.3) | 0.92 | |
| Valid wearing day/week (M±SD) | 6.6 ± 0.9 | 6.6 ± 1.0 | 6.5 ± 0.9 |
BMI, body mass index; IQR, interquartile range; M, mean; Med, median; SD standard deviation.
a Test of significant difference between males and females.