Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population and lifestyle changes during last 12 months
Patients | Nurses | GPs | Public health experts | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 934 | 97 | 65 | 30 | |
Age, years (SD) | 41.9 (13.1) | 47.1 (10.9) | 47.1 (12.5) | 39.9 (13.0) | 0.001 |
Age | < 0.001 | ||||
- 18–34 | 284 | 12 | 14 | 14 | |
- 35–44 | 206 | 23 | 12 | 3 | |
- 45–54 | 259 | 31 | 13 | 6 | |
- 55–64 | 153 | 29 | 19 | 4 | |
- 65–74 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
- > 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Gender | 0.001 | ||||
Male | 253 | 1 | 9 | 9 | |
Female | 677 | 96 | 56 | 21 | |
Self reported BMI, average (SD) | 26.5 (6.0) | 26.3 (4.9) | 26.1 (4.6) | 24.4 (4.7) | 0.282 |
Self reported BMI category n (%) | 0.348 | ||||
< 24.9 | 401 (44.8) | 53 (54.6) | 26 (40.6) | 12 (46.2) | |
25–29.9 | 297 (33.1) | 25 (25.8) | 25 (39.1) | 11 (42.3) | |
> 30 | 198 (22.1) | 19 (19.6) | 13 (20.3) | 3 (11.5) | |
Education | < 0.001 | ||||
Secondary school or lower | 369 (40.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
College or university | 554 (60.0) | 97 (100) | 65 (100) | 30 (100) | |
Monthly incomes | < 0.001 | ||||
< 500 euros | 433 (47.5) | 48 (49.5) | 6 (9.2) | 4 (13.3) | |
≥ 500 euros | 479 (52.5) | 49 (50.5) | 56 (91.8) | 26 (86.7) | |
Lifestyle changes during last 12 month n (%) | |||||
Healthier diet | 94 (10.2) | 6 (6.3) | 4 (6.2) | 2 (6.7) | 0.867 |
Increased physical activity | 27 (2.9) | 4 (4.2) | 2 (3.1) | 2 (6.7) | |
Both | 218 (23.7) | 21 (22.1) | 16 (24.6) | 7 (23.3) | |
No changes | 580 (63.2) | 64 (67.4) | 43 (66.1) | 19 (61.3) | |
Changed lifestyle by weight category yes/no | |||||
Normal weight | 118/282 | 16/36 | 8/18 | 4/8 | 0.989 |
Overweight | 115/179 | 6/18 | 7/18 | 5/6 | 0.364 |
Obese | 97/100 | 9/10 | 7/6 | 2/1 | 0.921 |