Table 1.
Participants’ characteristics for the total sample.
| Total (n = 8938) % or M (95% CI) |
Men (n = 4099) % or M (95% CI) |
Women (n = 4839) % or M (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 73.6 (73.5 to 73.7) | 73.2 (73.0 to 73.4) | 73.9 (73.7 to 74.1) |
| Education | |||
| Low | 25.3 (24.4 to 26.2) | 19.7 (18.5 to 20.9) | 30.0 (28.7 to 31.3) |
| Middle | 51.7 (50.7 to 52.8) | 57.8 (56.3 to 59.3) | 46.6 (45.2 to 48.0) |
| High | 23.0 (22.2 to 23.9) | 22.5 (21.3 to 23.8) | 23.4 (22.3 to 24.6) |
| Marital status | |||
| Live with partner | 56.6 (55.5 to 57.6) | 71.9 (70.5 to 73.3) | 43.6 (42.2 to 45.0) |
| Live without a partner | 43.4 (42.4 to 44.5) | 28.1 (26.7 to 29.5) | 56.4 (55.0 to 57.8) |
| Living place | |||
| Urban | 63.8 (62.8 to 64.8) | 62.0 (60.5 to 63.4) | 65.4 (64.0 to 66.7) |
| Rural | 36.2 (35.0 to 37.2) | 38.0 (36.3 to 39.3) | 34.6 (33.1 to 35.8) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | |||
| Normal (18.5–24.9) | 36.8 (35.8 to 37.8) | 32.8 (31.4 to 34.3) | 40.1 (38.8 to 41.5) |
| Overweight (25–29.9) | 42.3 (41.3 to 43.3) | 47.6 (46.1 to 49.2) | 37.8 (36.4 to 39.2) |
| Obese (≥30) | 20.9 (20.1 to 21.8) | 19.6 (18.4 to 20.8) | 22.1 (20.9 to 23.3) |
| Physical activity ≥ 5 days/week | |||
| No | 67.8 (66.8 to 68.7) | 65.5 (64.0 to 66.9) | 69.7 (68.4 to 71.0) |
| Yes | 32.2 (31.3 to 33.2) | 34.5 (33.1 to 36.0) | 30.3 (29.0 to 31.6) |
| Fruit/vegetable ≥ 4 portions/day | |||
| No | 76.7 (75.8 to 77.5) | 80.5 (79.3 to 81.7) | 73.4 (72.1 to 74.6) |
| Yes | 23.3 (22.5 to 24.2) | 19.5 (18.3 to 20.7) | 26.6 (25.4 to 27.9) |
| Sleep was rested | |||
| No | 20.3 (19.5 to 21.1) | 15.2 (14.1 to 16.3) | 24.7 (23.5 to 25.9) |
| Yes | 79.7 (78.9 to 80.5) | 84.8 (83.7 to 86.0) | 75.3 (74.1 to 76.5) |
| Drink excessively | |||
| Yes | 4.2 (3.8 to 4.7) | 5.6 (4.9 to 6.4) | 3.1 (2.6 to 3.6) |
| No | 95.8 (95.3 to 96.2) | 94.4 (93.6 to 95.1) | 96.9 (96.4 to 97.4) |
| Smoking | |||
| Yes | 11.3 (10.7 to 12.0) | 14.2 (13.2 to 15.3) | 8.9 (8.1 to 9.7) |
| No | 88.7 (88.0 to 89.3) | 85.8 (84.7 to 86.8) | 91.1 (90.3 to 91.9) |
| Healthy lifestyle behaviors | |||
| None | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.3) | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.5) | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.3) |
| 1 behavior | 2.7 (2.4 to 3.1) | 3.4 (2.9 to 4.0) | 2.2 (1.8 to 2.6) |
| 2 behaviors | 17.0 (16.2 to 17.8) | 16.2 (15.1 to 17.4) | 17.6 (16.6 to 18.7) |
| 3 behaviors | 44.6 (43.6 to 45.6) | 44.2 (42.7 to 45.7) | 44.9 (43.5 to 46.3) |
| 4 behaviors | 28.3 (27.3 to 29.2) | 29.1 (27.7 to 30.5) | 27.5 (26.3 to 28.8) |
| 5 behaviors | 7.2 (6.7 to 7.8) | 6.8 (6.1 to 7.6) | 7.6 (6.9 to 8.4) |
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index. M: median; CI: Confidence Interval.