Table 2 Participant baseline characteristics (n = 146)
Characteristic | ||
|---|---|---|
Sex, n (%) | ||
Female | 104 | (71.2) |
Male | 42 | (28.8) |
Age (years), median [IQR]*, n = 146 | 43.5 | [31.0–50.0] |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2), median [IQR], n = 137 | 27.1 | [23.9–32.7] |
Number of months into the VRP (months), median [IQR], n = 146 | 7.6 | [1.2–14.0] |
Allocated duration of VRP, n (%) | ||
1–2 years | 39 | (26.7) |
2–3 years | 50 | (34.3) |
3–4 years | 8 | (5.5) |
4–5 years | 46 | (31.5) |
Civil status, n (%) | ||
Married/cohabitant | 78 | (53.4) |
Live alone | 64 | (43.8) |
Other | 3 | (2.1) |
Education, n (%) | ||
Less than 10 years of schooling | 60 | (41.1) |
Basic vocational education (semi-skilled) | 23 | (15.8) |
Full vocational education | 25 | (17.1) |
Short higher education | 10 | (6.9) |
Medium/long higher education | 28 | (19.2) |
Time since last paid employment, n (%) | ||
Less than 1 year | 1 | (0.7) |
1–2 years | 9 | (6.2) |
2–3 years | 12 | (8.2) |
More than 3 years | 89 | (61.0) |
Never had paid employment | 18 | (12.3) |