Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the participants.

Variables		n	(%)
Gender
	Male	484	(46.2%)
	Female	563	(53.8%)
Continent
	North Africa	419	(40%)
	Western Asia	377	(36%)
	Europe	220	(21%)
	Other	31	(3%)
Age (years)
	18–35	577	(55.1%)
	36–55	367	(35.1%)
	>55	103	(9.8%)
Level of education
	Master/doctorate degree	527	(50.3%)
	Bachelor’s degree	397	(37.9%)
	Professional degree	28	(2.7%)
	High school graduate, diploma or the equivalent	69	(6.6%)
	No schooling completed	26	(2.5%)
Marital status
	Single	455	(43.5%)
	Married/Living as couple	562	(53.7%)
	Widowed/Divorced/Separated	30	(2.9%)
Employment status
	Employed for wages	538	(51.4%)
	Self-employed	74	(7.1%)
	Out of work/Unemployed	75	(7.2%)
	A student	259	(24.7%)
	Retired	23	(2.2%)
	Unable to work	9	(0.9%)
	Problem caused by COVID-19	59	(5.6%)
	Other	10	(1%)
Health state
	Healthy	956	(91.3%)
	With risk factors for cardiovascular disease	81	(7.7%)
	With cardiovascular disease	10	(1%)