Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study participants

Participants

None

453

9.2 ^a

4,456

90.8 ^a

Gender

Male

180

39.7

2,078

46.6

Female

273

60.3

2,378

53.4

Age group (years)

18–31

9

2.3

207

5.7

32–44

44

11.2

618

16.9

45–57

136

34.6

1,115

30.6

58–70

204

51.9

1,708

46.8

Body mass index (kg/m²)

BMI < 18.5

6

1.4

36

0.8

18.5 ≤ BMI < 25

133

30.0

1,881

43.1

25 ≤ BMI < 30

191

43.1

1,707

39.2

BMI ≥ 30

113

25.5

736

16.9

Current daily smoking

Yes

21

4.6

165

3.7

No

431

95.4

4,260

96.3

Geographical location

Coastal

211

46.6

2,438

54.7

Inland

126

27.8

1,138

25.5

Alpine

116

25.6

880

19.7

Occupational group ^b

Service and sales workers

83

18.9

518

11.9

Professionals

70

15.9

1,003

23.0

Retired

61

13.9

664

15.2

Technicians and associate professionals

44

10.0

545

12.5

Plant and machine operator

41

9.3

241

5.5

Clerical support workers

37

8.4

431

9.9

Crafts workers

31

7.1

202

4.6

Managers

18

4.1

240

5.5

Self-employed

14

3.2

82

1.9

Sick or parental leave

14

3.2

61

1.4

Manual workers

13

3.0

85

1.9

Agricultural and fishery workers

5

1.1

56

1.3

Unemployed

5

1.1

69

1.6

Students

3

0.7

149

3.4

Professional militaries

0

0

18

0.4