Table 1 Sample characteristics (n = 7838)
N/Mean | %/(SD) | |
|---|---|---|
Gender: Female | 3996 | 51.0% |
Age in years | 64.4 | 11.2 |
Marital status: married and living together with spouse | 5476 | 70.0% |
Monthly net equivalent income in Euro | 1943.7 | 1382.3 |
Weight classification: Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) | 1634 | 21.2% |
Smoking status: Daily | 1076 | 13.8% |
- Yes, sometimes | 309 | 4.0% |
- Not anymore | 2879 | 37.1% |
- Never been smoker | 3500 | 45.1% |
Consumption of alcohol: Daily | 925 | 12.0% |
- several times a week | 1882 | 24.4% |
- once a week | 1244 | 16.1% |
- one to three times a month | 938 | 12.1% |
- less frequently | 1862 | 24.1% |
- never | 874 | 11.3% |
Physical activity: Daily | 663 | 8.5% |
- several times a week | 2136 | 27.3% |
- once a week | 1427 | 18.2% |
- one to three times a month | 592 | 7.5% |
- less frequently | 918 | 11.7% |
- never | 2101 | 26.8% |
Self-rated health (from 1 = “very good” to 5 = “very bad”) | 2.5 | 0.8 |
Number of physical illnesses | 2.6 | 1.9 |
Social exclusion (from 1 to 4; higher values reflect higher social exclusion) | 1.6 | 0.6 |
Social exclusion: 1 | 2350 | 30.0% |
> 1 and < 2 | 2754 | 35.1% |
≥ 3 and < 4 | 2397 | 30.6% |
≥ 4 and < 5 | 299 | 3.8% |
5 | 38 | 0.5% |