Table 1. Demographics characteristics of the sample (n = 10,490).
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Female | 8,464 (81.0) |
| Male | 1,975 (19.0) |
| Missing | 51 |
| Age (mean [SD]) | 37.82 (10.33) |
| Missing | 227 |
| Age groups (years old) | |
| 18-29 | 2,536 (25.0) |
| 30-39 | 3,779 (37.0) |
| 40-49 | 2,369 (23.0) |
| 50-59 | 1,271 (12.0) |
| ≥ 60 | 308 (3.0) |
| Missing | 227 |
| Brazilian state | |
| Acre | 10 (< 0.1) |
| Alagoas | 87 (0.8) |
| Amapá | 12 (0.1) |
| Amazonas | 171 (1.6) |
| Bahia | 439 (4.2) |
| Ceará | 244 (2.3) |
| Distrito Federal | 304 (2.9) |
| Espírito Santo | 213 (2.1) |
| Goiás | 261 (2.5) |
| Maranhão | 56 (0.5) |
| Mato Grosso | 106 (1.0) |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 107 (1.0) |
| Minas Gerais | 1,127 (11.0) |
| Paraná | 577 (5.6) |
| Paraíba | 127 (1.2) |
| Pará | 128 (1.2) |
| Pernambuco | 328 (3.2) |
| Piauí | 85 (0.8) |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 116 (1.1) |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 914 (8.8) |
| Rio de Janeiro | 998 (9.6) |
| Rondônia | 36 (0.3) |
| Roraima | 24 (0.2) |
| Santa Catarina | 533 (5.1) |
| Sergipe | 59 (0.6) |
| São Paulo | 3,279 (32) |
| Tocantins | 48 (0.5) |
| Missing | 101 |
| Occupation | |
| Psychologist | 1,163 (11.1) |
| Dentist | 1,030 (9.8) |
| Nurse | 998 (9.5) |
| Pharmacist/biochemist | 908 (8.7) |
| Physiotherapist | 877 (8.4) |
| Biologist/biomedical scientist | 645 (6.1) |
| Nurse technician | 629 (6.0) |
| Veterinarian | 595 (5.7) |
| Physical educator | 574 (5.5) |
| Dietitian | 537 (5.1) |
| Physician | 440 (4.2) |
| Speech therapist | 354 (3.4) |
| Social worker | 343 (3.3) |
| Health student | 18 (0.2) |
| Others | 1,379 (13.1) |
Data presented as n (%), unless otherwise specified.