Table 2.
Characteristics of the study population.
| Characteristics | Women | Men | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | 235 | 228 | 463 |
| Age, years * | 41.0 (12.9) | 39.9 (12.9) | 40.4 (12.9) |
| Height, cm | 166.7 (5.9) | 178.9 (7.2) | 172.7 (8.9) |
| Weight, kg | 65.5 (13.4) | 81.4 (14.6) | 73.3 (16.1) |
| Waist circumference, cm | 85.9 (11.71) | 91.39 (11.8) | 88.6 (12.9) |
| Hip circumference, cm | 100.2 (10.1) | 100.9 (7.4) | 100.5 (8.9) |
| Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.86 (0.06) | 0.90 (0.07) | 0.88 (0.07) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 23.6 (4.9) | 25.4 (4.0) | 24.5 (4.5) |
| Overweight/obese, % | 28.9 | 45.6 | 37.3 |
| Smoking, % | 21.7 | 26.8 | 24.3 |
| Migration background **, % | 23.8 | 23.2 | 23.5 |
| Education, % | |||
| Elementary school | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Secondary school | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 14.6 | 26.6 | 20.4 |
| Professional school | 17.2 | 9.0 | 13.2 |
| School with higher education (Matura) | 19.7 | 24.3 | 22.0 |
| University | 34.8 | 31.1 | 33.0 |
| Other | 12.4 | 8.1 | 10.3 |
| Occupation, % | |||
| Full-time | 63.9 | 86.8 | 75.8 |
| Part-time | 36.1 | 13.2 | 24.2 |
* all metric variables are means with standard deviation (SD) ** one or both parents were not born in Austria.