Table 1.
General characteristics of the study population.
| Total group (N = 5019) | |
|---|---|
| Age | 53.5 (11.7) |
| Gender (“female”) | 2592 (51.6%) |
| Marital status | |
| Married, living with partner | 2939 (58.6%) |
| Married, living separated | 127 (2.5%) |
| Single | 1113 (22.2%) |
| Divorced | 680 (13.5%) |
| Widowed | 160 (3.2%) |
| Socioeconomic statusa | |
| Low | 693 (13.8%) |
| Medium | 3051 (60.8%) |
| High | 1275 (25.4%) |
| Personality (NEO16-AM; range 1–7) | |
| Neuroticism | 3.2 (1.1) |
| Extraversion | 3.6 (1.2) |
| Openness | 5.4 (0.9) |
| Agreeableness | 5.9 (1.0) |
| Conscientiousness | 5.9 (0.8) |
| Anxiety (GAD-7; 0–21) | 3.3 (3.2) |
| Smoking (“yes”) | 11.27 (22.5%) |
| Physical activity (IPAQ) | |
| Low | 604 (12.0%) |
| Moderate | 1459 (29.1%) |
| Intensive | 2956 (58.9%) |
| Social support (ESSI; 5–25) | 22.3 (3.5) |
| Eating behavior (FEV) | |
| Cognitive restraint (0–21) | 7.4 (4.6) |
| Disinhibition (0–16) | 4.2 (2.8) |
| Hunger (0–14) | 3.4 (2.7) |
Continuous variables are given as mean (standard deviation); categorical variables are displayed as numbers (percentages).
aSocioeconomic status was computed based on education, occupational status, and equivalent household income29.