Table 1 Characteristics of the participants at baseline
Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Women | 1773 (80%) |
Men | 450 (20%) |
Age | |
< 34 years | 435 (20%) |
35–44 years | 491 (22%) |
45–54 years | 668 (30%) |
55+ | 629 (28%) |
Educational level | |
Short education | 595 (30%) |
Medium or long education | 1375 (70%) |
Children living at home | |
Yes | 1199 (54%) |
No | 1020 (46%) |
Self-rated health | |
Fairly good or good | 1943 (88%) |
Neither good or bad, fairly bad or bad | 272 (12%) |
Physical activity | |
Mostly sedentary | 267 (12%) |
Active | 1947 (88%) |
Balance in everyday life | |
Always or often | 984 (44%) |
Sometimes, seldom, never | 1230 (56%) |
Effort-reward imbalance | |
No | 1535 (95%) |
Yes | 78 (5%) |
Overcommitment | |
Low | 813 (38%) |
Medium | 874 (40%) |
High | 471 (22%) |