Table 1.

Characteristics of the study population (n = 2053).

Variables		n	%
Age, yrs.	<30	217	10.6
	30–39	327	15.9
	40–49	384	18.7
	50–59	744	36.2
	>59 years	381	18.6
Sex	Female	1677	81.7
	Male	376	18.3
Smoking	Smoker	327	16.1
(N/A = 22)	Non-smoker	1704	83.9
Physical activity	None	614	30.5
(N/A = 41)	1 h/week	486	24.2
	2–3 h/week	587	29.2
	>3 h/week	325	16.2
BMI	Underweight (<18.5)	31	1.5
(N/A = 31)	Normal weight (18.5–24.9)	841	41.6
	Pre-obesity (25.0–29.9)	667	33
	Obesity (≥30.0)	483	23.9
Family situation	Living alone	335	16.3
	Living with others	1718	83.7
Occupation	Nursing staff	1240	60.4
(N/A = 2)	Medical staff	201	9.8
	Therapeutic staff	121	5.9
	Housekeeping	112	5.5
	Social service	88	4.3
	Administrative staff	86	4.2
	Other	203	9.9
Workplace	Hospital	854	41.9
(N/A = 13)	Residential geriatric care	723	35.4
	Disability care	110	5.4
	Medical practice	95	4.7
	Outpatient care	82	4
	Other	176	8.6
Working time	Full-time	1004	49.1
(N/A = 10)	Part-time	947	46.4
	Other	92	4.5

N/A—not available/no answer.