Table 1.
Participants’ characteristics (sociodemographic characteristics, health status and health behaviours)
| Variable | N totale | % (N) or mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic and economic characteristics | ||
| Age | 790 | 66.0 (12.5) |
| Sex | 790 | |
| Female | 40.9% (323) | |
| Male | 59.1% (467) | |
| Education | 745 | |
| Primary | 15.8% (118) | |
| Secondary | 53.2% (396) | |
| Tertiary | 31.0% (231) | |
| Financial hardshipa | 768 | |
| Yes | 32.4% (249) | |
| No | 67.6% (519) | |
| Health status | ||
| Perceived health statusb | 779 | |
| Excellent | 1.8% (14) | |
| Very good | 12.8% (100) | |
| Good | 62.8% (489) | |
| Fair | 19.9% (155) | |
| Poor | 2.7% (21) | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 758 | |
| Underweight (< 15.5) | 0.7% (5) | |
| Normal (18.5–24.9) | 19.7% (149) | |
| Overweight (25–29.9) | 38.0% (288) | |
| Obese (≥ 30) | 41.7% (316) | |
| Health behaviours | ||
| Physical activityc | 766 | |
| Active | 53.7% (411) | |
| Partly active | 17.5% (134) | |
| Inactive | 28.9% (221) | |
| Smoking status | 766 | |
| Non-smoker | 39.0% (299) | |
| Former smoker | 42.2% (323) | |
| Current smoker | 18.8% (144) | |
| Alcohol consumption | 752 | |
| Not risky or not excessive | 58.0% (462) | |
| Risky or excessived | 42.0% (313) | |
BMI Body mass index
a Difficulty paying bills in the last 12 months
b First question of the Short Form Health Survey −12 (SF-12)
c Swiss Health Survey: active: ≥ 150 min of moderate physical activity or ≥ two intense activities per week; partly active: 30 to 149 min of moderate physical activity or one intense activity per week; inactive: < 30 min of moderate physical activity and < one intense activity per week
d Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) score ≥ 4 for men and 3 for women
e The total number of respondents for each item varies since data were collected through a self-administered paper questionnaire and participants were free to not answer certain questions