Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the study participants1.

Total (n = 893)
 Women (n = 528)
 Men (n = 365)
 p-value2



n
 %
 n
 %
 n
 %
Age (years)





0.713
     <18
 48
 7.4
 20
 6.4
 28
 8.6
     18-<30
 99
 13.5
 65
 14.0
 34
 12.9
     30-<40
 196
 21.0
 125
 20.2
 71
 21.8
     40-<50
 182
 19.0
 119
 19.7
 63
 18.2
     50-<65
 228
 23.8
 129
 23.5
 99
 24.2
     ≥65
 140
 15.2
 70
 16.2
 70
 14.1
Body mass index (kg/m2)





<0.001
     underweight (<18.5)
 35
 4.2
 25
 5.9
 10
 2.4
     normal (18.5-<25)
 402
 44.9
 265
 49.3
 137
 40.0
     overweight (25-<30)
 312
 34.1
 154
 27.4
 158
 41.5
     obese (≥30)
 144
 16.6
 84
 17.1
 60
 16.1
          grade I (30-<35)
 99
 11.2
 54
 10.5
 45
 12.0
          grade II (35-<40)
 31
 3.6
 17
 3.3
 14
 3.8
          grade III (≥40)
 14
 1.9
 13
 3.5
 1
 0.2
Socioeconomic status





0.001
     low
 133
 13.6
 81
 14.3
 52
 12.9
     low-medium
 230
 25.5
 129
 25.7
 101
 25.4
     medium
 262
 29.3
 163
 29.9
 99
 28.7
     medium-high
 178
 21.2
 118
 24.0
 60
 18.2
     high
 90
 10.3
 37
 6.2
 53
 14.8
Employment





<0.001
     employed
 429
 48.1
 241
 41.2
 188
 55.6
     homemaker
 152
 13.9
 151
 26.5
 1
 0.2
     student/articled
 78
 12.3
 35
 10.3
 43
 14.6
     unemployed/other
 36
 4.1
 14
 2.2
 22
 6.2
     retired
 198
 21.5
 87
 19.7
 111
 23.4
Smoking status





<0.001
     never
 473
 52.3
 320
 61.2
 153
 42.6
     former
 183
 21.0
 83
 16.0
 100
 26.3
     current
 236
 26.7
 124
 22.6
 112
 31.1
     missing Data
 1
 0.1
 1
 0.2
 0
 0.0
Marital status





<0.001
     single
 176
 21.6
 82
 17.1
 94
 26.6
     married/cohabiting
 578
 67.0
 337
 65.8
 241
 68.4
     divorced/widowed
 138
 11.3
 108
 17.1
 30
 5.0
     missing data
 1
 0.0
 1
 0.0
 0
 0.0

mean ± SD
Height (cm)
 169.6 ± 9.1
164.0 ± 6.7
175.5 ± 7.3
<0.001
Weight (kg)
 74.3 ± 15.6
68.1 ± 13.9
81.0 ± 14.6
<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)
 25.8 ± 5.2
25.5 ± 5.8
26.2 ± 4.3
0.038
BMR (kcal)
 1601 ± 253
1419 ± 132
1801 ± 197
<0.001
Energy intake (kcal)3
 2001 ± 667
1704 ± 529
2326 ± 652
<0.001

1weighted for deviation from the underlying Bavarian population (sex, age, region)

2Chi-Square test or independent-samples t-test for gender differences

33 × 24-hour dietary recall

Schaller et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2005 2:6   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-2-6

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