Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population (n = 671).
| Total (n = 671) |
|
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 47 ± 13 |
| Female sex | 494 (74) |
| Weight (kg) | 67 [58; 80] |
| BMI (kg/m²) | 23.5 [20.8; 26.9] |
| Employment status | |
| Executive and higher intellectual occupation | 230 (34) |
| Intermediate occupation | 130 (19) |
| Farmer | 4 (1) |
| Artisan, merchant, or entrepreneur | 48 (7) |
| Worker or employee | 109 (16) |
| Student | 24 (4) |
| Job seeker | 39 (6) |
| Retired | 69 (10) |
| MD | 18 (3) |
| Highest educational qualification | |
| School leaving certificate or under | 5 (1) |
| Youth/vocational training | 46 (7) |
| High school graduation | 69 (10) |
| 1st- to 3rd-year university level | 256 (38) |
| 5th-year university level: master 2, MDE, or other | 135 (20) |
| Over 5th year of university level: doctorate or other | 155 (23) |
| MD | 5 (1) |
| Type of housing | |
| House | 431 (64) |
| Flat | 207 (31) |
| MD | 33 (5) |
| Garden | |
| No | 419 (62) |
| Yes | 233 (35) |
| MD | 19 (3) |
| Household composition | |
| 1 person | 128 (19) |
| 2 persons | 181 (27) |
| 3 persons | 143 (21) |
| 4 persons | 106 (16) |
| 5 persons | 52 (8) |
| 6 persons | 14 (2) |
| >6 persons | 6 (1) |
| MD | 41 (6) |
Data are presented as number of subjects (percentages), mean ± standard, or median [25th; 75th percentiles]. BMI: body mass index; MD: missing data; MDE: master’s degree in engineering.