Table 2. PlantLIBRA Italian PFS consumer survey—heath-related lifestyle sample characteristics.

Overall and by city.

Characteristic	All countries		Italy		Milan		Venice		Rome		Catania
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Self-reported health status
Very good	353	15.0	22	5.8	1	1.0	2	2.2	10	10.4	9	9.4
Good	1427	60.5	243	64.3	68	70.8	62	68.9	54	56.3	59	61.5
Neither bad nor good	496	21.0	111	29.4	27	28.1	26	28.9	32	33.3	26	27.1
Bad	70	3.0	2	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2.1
Very bad	13	0.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BMIa
Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2)	69	2.9	12	3.2	3	3.1	2	2.2	5	5.2	2	2.1
Normal weight (18.5–25.0 kg/m2)	1116	47.3	246	65.1	63	65.6	55	61.1	66	68.8	62	64.6
Overweight (25.0–30.0 kg/m2)	818	34.7	98	25.9	25	26.0	25	27.8	21	21.9	27	28.1
Obesity (>30.0 kg/m2)	356	15.1	22	5.8	5	5.2	8	8.9	4	4.2	5	5.2
Physical activityb,c
Low	436	18.5	141	37.3	46	47.9	47	52.2	24	25.0	24	25.0
Moderate	909	38.6	191	50.5	38	39.6	36	40.0	65	67.7	52	54.2
High	1012	42.9	45	11.9	12	12.5	6	6.7	7	7.3	20	20.8
Smoking habit
Never smoker	1100	46.6	181	47.9	52	54.2	44	48.9	36	37.5	49	51.0
Former smoker	544	23.1	85	22.5	16	16.7	13	14.4	33	34.4	22	22.9
Smoker	715	30.3	112	29.6	28	29.2	33	36.7	27	28.1	25	26.0
Alcohol consumption
< 1 time/day	1398	59.3	116	30.7	17	17.7	35	38.9	30	31.2	35	36.5
≥ 1 time/day	296	12.6	156	41.3	51	53.1	40	44.4	36	37.5	28	29.2
Uncertain	665	26.0	106	28.0	28	29.2	15	16.7	30	31.2	33	34.4
Regular use of food supplements (excluding PFS)
Yes	767	32.5	63	16.7	15	15.6	16	17.8	25	26.0	19	19.8
No	1536	65.1	311	82.3	80	83.3	72	80.0	70	72.9	77	80.2
Uncertain	56	2.4	4	1.1	1	1.0	2	2.2	1	1.1	0	0
CAMd Usage
Yes	947	40.1	96	25.4	25	26.0	24	26.6	21	21.8	26	27.0
No	1412	59.9	282	74.6	71	73.9	66	73.3	75	78.1	70	72.9
Total sample	n = 2359		n = 378		n = 96		n = 90		n = 96		n = 96

^aBMI = Body Mass Index: weight (kg)/heigh (m²)

^bTwo consumers, one from Germany and one from Italy/Venise, did not reply to this question

^cIPAQ categories [8]

^dCAM = Complementary and Alternative Medicine (acupunture, chiropractor, massage therapist, etc.)