TABLE 1.

Characteristics of the study population at baseline in 2014

Characteristic	N (%)
Gender
Female	561 (88.1)
Male	76 (11.9)
Age (years)
<45	212 (33.3)
45–55	235 (36.9)
>55	190 (29.8)
Body mass index (kg/m2)
<30	498 (78.2)
≥30	139 (21.8)
Vocational education
Vocational school	16 (2.5)
College level	322 (50.6)
University level	299 (46.9)
Disease burden a
Yes	383 (60.1)
No	254 (39.9)

^a Disease burden was defined as having at least one chronic disease diagnosed by a physician.