Table 1.
Description of sociodemographic, lifestyle and anthropometric characteristics of the study participants (n and %)
| Crude | Weighteda | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants with two 24-HDR (n) | 2057 | – |
| Number of people, weighted analysis (n) | – | 4,627,878 |
| Sex | ||
| Men | 45.4% | 49.8% |
| Women | 54.6% | 50.2% |
| Language regionsb | ||
| German | 65.2% | 69.2% |
| French | 24.4% | 25.2% |
| Italian | 10.4% | 5.6% |
| Age groups (years)c | ||
| 18–29 | 19.4% | 18.8% |
| 30–44 | 25.9% | 29.9% |
| 45–59 | 30.4% | 29.8% |
| 60–75 | 24.3% | 21.6% |
| BMI categoriesd | ||
| Underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) | 2.5% | 2.4% |
| Normal (18.5 ≤ BMI < 25.0 kg/m2) | 54.2% | 54.1% |
| Overweight (25.0 ≤ BMI < 30.0 kg/m2) | 30.6% | 30.6% |
| Obese (BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m2) | 12.7% | 12.9% |
| Nationality | ||
| Swiss only | 72.5% | 61.4% |
| Swiss binational | 14.4% | 13.8% |
| Non-Swiss | 13.0% | 24.8% |
| Education, highest degree | ||
| Primary or no degree | 4.3% | 4.7% |
| Secondary | 47.1% | 42.6% |
| Tertiary | 48.5% | 52.6% |
| Household type | ||
| Living alone | 16.1% | 18.1% |
| Adult living with parents | 7.8% | 7.1% |
| Couple without children | 33.6% | 31.7% |
| Couple with children | 33.1% | 32.8% |
| One-parent family with children | 4.6% | 4.4% |
| Otherse | 5.4% | 5.7% |
| Gross household income (CHF/month) | ||
| < 6000 | 16.8% | 17.7% |
| 6000–13,000 | 40.9% | 39.8% |
| > 13,000 | 13.9% | 14.9% |
| No answer | 28.4% | 27.6% |
| Physical activity level | ||
| Low | 12.2% | 15.1% |
| Moderate | 22.1% | 22.7% |
| High | 40.2% | 40.3% |
| No answer | 25.5% | 22.0% |
| Smoking status | ||
| Never | 44.4% | 42.9% |
| Former | 33.4% | 33.6% |
| Current | 21.9% | 23.3% |
| Self-reported health status | ||
| Very poor to medium | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| Good to very good | 86.6% | 87.1% |
| Currently on a diet | ||
| Yes | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| No | 94.3% | 94.4% |
24-HDR 24-h dietary recall, BMI body mass index, CHF Swiss Francs
aPercentages are weighted for sex, age, marital status, major area of Switzerland, household size, and nationality
bGerman language—cantons of Aargau, Basel-Land, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Lucerne, St. Gallen, and Zurich; French language—Geneva, Jura, Neuchatel, and Vaud; and Italian-language region –Ticino
cSelf-reported age on the day of completion of the questionnaire
dBMI by measured height and weight, or self-reported when measurements were not possible or pre-pregnancy weight (lactating and pregnant women)
eOthers represents study participants living without a partner and parents (e.g. in a shared flat)