Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the analyzed sample.

Variables		All (n = 1395)		Men (n = 606)		Women (n = 789)
Age—mean, SD		51.1	14.5	52.1	14.3	50.4	14.6
Age group—n, %
	Young (20–39 years)	347	24.9	133	21.9	214	27.1
	Middle-aged (40–64 years)	777	55.7	347	57.3	430	54.5
	Older adults (≥65 years)	271	19.4	126	20.8	145	18.4
Years of education—n, %
	<13 years	454	32.5	189	31.2	265	33.6
	≥13 years	875	62.7	385	63.5	490	62.1
	Missing	66	4.7	32	5.3	34	4.3
Subjective economic status—n, %
	High	392	28.1	161	26.6	231	29.3
	Medium	545	39.1	232	38.3	313	39.7
	Low	429	30.8	202	33.3	227	28.8
	Missing	29	2.1	11	1.8	18	2.3
Marital status—n, %
	Married	1087	77.9	481	79.4	606	76.8
	Divorced/widowed/single	278	19.9	113	18.6	165	20.9
	Missing	30	2.2	12	2.0	18	2.3
Employment status—n, %
	Paid worker	994	71.3	503	83.0	491	62.2
	Not in the labor force	372	26.7	89	14.7	283	35.9
	Missing	29	2.1	14	2.3	15	1.9
Self-rated health—n, %
	Good	1240	88.9	514	84.8	726	92.0
	Poor	148	10.6	89	14.7	59	7.5
	Missing	7	0.5	3	0.5	4	0.5
Mental health—mean, SD		8.2	2.9	7.8	2.9	8.5	2.9
Medical history—n, %
	Diabetes mellitus	69	4.9	47	7.8	22	2.8
	Hypertension	212	15.2	111	18.3	101	12.8
Alcohol consumption—n, %
	≥1 day/week	663	47.5	376	62.0	287	36.4
	<1 day/week	358	25.7	132	21.8	226	28.6
	Former-drinker	82	5.9	29	4.8	53	6.7
	Non-drinker	289	20.7	69	11.4	220	27.9
	Missing	3	0.2	0	0.0	3	0.4
Smoking status—n, %
	Smoker	233	16.7	170	28.1	63	8.0
	Former-smoker	424	30.4	277	45.7	147	18.6
	Non-smoker	734	52.6	159	26.2	575	72.9
	Missing	4	0.3	0	0.0	4	0.5
Frequency of well-balanced meals—n, %
	≥5 days/week	1030	73.8	427	70.5	603	76.4
	1–4 days/week	306	21.9	148	24.4	158	20.0
	<1 day/week	58	4.2	31	5.1	27	3.4
	Missing	1	0.1	0	0.0	1	0.1

SD, standard deviation.