Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants at baseline
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Women | 1773 (80%) |
| Men | 450 (20%) |
| Age | |
| < 34 years | 435 (20%) |
| 35–44 years | 491 (22%) |
| 45–54 years | 668 (30%) |
| 55+ | 629 (28%) |
| Educational level | |
| Short education | 595 (30%) |
| Medium or long education | 1375 (70%) |
| Children living at home | |
| Yes | 1199 (54%) |
| No | 1020 (46%) |
| Self-rated health | |
| Fairly good or good | 1943 (88%) |
| Neither good or bad, fairly bad or bad | 272 (12%) |
| Physical activity | |
| Mostly sedentary | 267 (12%) |
| Active | 1947 (88%) |
| Balance in everyday life | |
| Always or often | 984 (44%) |
| Sometimes, seldom, never | 1230 (56%) |
| Effort-reward imbalance | |
| No | 1535 (95%) |
| Yes | 78 (5%) |
| Overcommitment | |
| Low | 813 (38%) |
| Medium | 874 (40%) |
| High | 471 (22%) |