Table 1.
Basal characteristics in the study cohort.
| Parameters | Patients N = 105 |
|---|---|
| Sex (women/men) (n, %) | 82 (78.1)/23 (21.9) |
| Age (year) | 46.06 ± 13.11 |
| Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2) | 21.67 ± 3.94 |
| Missing value | 7 |
| Education (n, %) | |
| Not completed school | 1 (1.0) |
| Primary school | 4 (3.8) |
| Secondary school | 23 (21.9) |
| Education at least 1 year after secondary school | 23 (21.9) |
| University | 52 (49.5) |
| Occupation (n, %) | |
| Working full time | 53 (50.5) |
| 99–51% | 13 (12.4) |
| 50% | 6 (5.7) |
| Sick leave | 5 (4.8) |
| Retirement | 16 (15.2) |
| Unemployed | 3 (2.9) |
| Student | 5 (4.8) |
| Parental leave | 1 (1.0) |
| Marital status (n, %) | |
| Single/living alone | 41 (39.0) |
| Married/cohabitated | 62 (59.0) |
| Smoking habits (n, %) | |
| Regular smoking | 6 (5.7) |
| Irregular smoking | 5 (4.8) |
| Ex-smoker | 37 (35.2) |
| Never smoked | 54 (51.4) |
| Snuff habits (n, %) | |
| Snuff user | 13 (12.4) |
| Ex-snuffer | 5 (4.8) |
| Never snuffed | 85 (81.0) |
| Alcohol standard glass/1week (n, %) | |
| <1 | 46 (43.8) |
| 1–4 | 40 (38.1) |
| 5–9 | 12 (11.4) |
| 10-14 | 3 (2.9) |
| ≥15 | 2 (1.9) |
| Strenuous exercise (min/week) | |
| Never | 11 (10.5) |
| <30 min | 24 (22.9) |
| 30–60 min | 16 (15.2) |
| 60–90 min | 12 (11.4) |
| 90–120 min | 14 (13.3) |
| >120 min | 26 (24.8) |
Values from two subjects were missing in socioeconomic factors and lifestyle habits. Strenuous exercise means exercise that leads to increased heart rate.