Table 1.
Description of the included sample, menuCH survey, Switzerland, 2014–2015.
| Total | Educational Level | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tertiary | Secondary/Primary | |||
| N | 1860 | 972 (52.3) | 888 (47.7) | |
| Women, n (%) | 1009 (54.2) | 469 (48.3) | 540 (60.8) | <0.001 |
| Age, mean (SD) | 49.2 (14.1) | 46.8 (14.0) | 51.9 (13.7) | <0.001 |
| Smoking, n (%) | 401 (21.6) | 209 (21.5) | 192 (21.6) | 0.95 |
| Physical activity | <0.001 | |||
| Low | 110 (5.9) | 60 (6.2) | 50 (5.6) | |
| Moderate | 807 (43.4) | 509 (52.4) | 298 (33.6) | |
| High | 943 (50.7) | 403 (41.5) | 540 (60.8) | |
| AHEI, mean (SD) | 48.8 (14.3) | 49.6 (14.3) | 47.8 (14.3) | 0.01 |
| AHEI quintiles, median (range) | ||||
| Healthiest | 68.6 (60.6–97.3) | 69.3 (60.6–97.3) | 68.2 (60.7–94.0) | 0.26 |
| Healthier | 55.6 (51.2–60.6) | 55.7 (51.3–60.5) | 55.2 (51.2–60.6) | 0.61 |
| Middle | 47.3 (43.2–51.2) | 47.5 (43.2–51.1) | 47.3 (43.2–51.2) | 0.97 |
| Unhealthier | 39.5 (35.2–43.1) | 39.3 (35.2–43.0) | 39.5 (35.3–43.1) | 0.91 |
| Unhealthiest | 29.4 (12.4–35.2) | 29.9 (16.0–35.2) | 29.3 (12.4–35.2) | 0.72 |
| Obese, n (%) by marker | ||||
| Body mass index | 196 (10.6) | 70 (7.2) | 126 (14.2) | <0.001 |
| Waist circumference | 344 (18.8) | 128 (13.4) | 216 (24.6) | <0.001 |
| Waist-to-hip ratio | 549 (30.0) | 252 (26.4) | 297 (33.8) | 0.001 |
| Waist-to-height ratio | 787 (43.0) | 344 (36.0) | 443 (50.5) | <0.001 |
AHEI, Alternate Healthy Eating Index. Statistical differences between educational groups for categorical variables assessed by Chi-square test, for age and the AHEI using student T-test; differences in medians between educational groups within each quintile assessed with Wilcoxon rank-sum test.