Table 1.

Background characteristics of the study population (N = 76).

Variable	n (%) or Mean ± SD
Sex Male Female	16 (21.1) 60 (78.9)
Age [years]	49.7 ± 10.4
Place of Birth Israel America/Europe Asia/Africa	15 (19.7) 26 (34.2) 35 (46.1)
Chronic use of medications* Yes No	37 (55.2) 30 (44.8)
Physical activity* Yes No	14 (22.2) 49 (77.8)
Direct professional contact with patients Yes No	41 (53.9) 35 (46.1)
BMI	26.6 ± 5.0 (26.3)
Smoker history (active or past) * Yes No	42 (55.3) 34 (44.7)
Working Night shifts* Yes No	49 (72.1) 19 (27.9)

BMI, body mass index. * Self-reported by participants.