Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants
ANr | ANbp | AAN | BN | BPD | NC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 34) | (n = 31) | (n = 29) | (n = 76) | (n = 108) | (n = 444) | |
Mean age (SD) | 24.2 (5.1) | 24.5 (6.8) | 22.7 (3.7) | 27.3 (7.8) | 26.5 (6.4) | 28.7 (8.2) |
Mean BMI (SD)a | 16.7 (1.2) | 17.3 (1.0) | 20.0 (1.8) | 24.7 (4.7) | – | – |
Gender | ||||||
Female | 31 (91.2%) | 30 (96.8%) | 27 (93.1%) | 74 (97.4%) | 96 (88.9%) | 340 (76.6%) |
Male | 3 (8.8%) | 1 (3.2%) | 2 (6.9%) | 2 (2.6%) | 12 (11.1%) | 104 (23.4%) |
Marital statusb | ||||||
Married or in relationship | 7 (21.2%) | 9 (30.0%) | 12 (41.4%) | 26 (34.2%) | 56 (51.9%) | 270 (60.8%) |
Single | 24 (72.7%) | 19 (63.3%) | 16 (55.2%) | 46 (60.5%) | 51 (47.2%) | 163 (36.7%) |
Other (e.g., living with parents) | 2 (6.1%) | 2 (6.7%) | 1 (3.4%) | 4 (5.3%) | 1 (0.9%) | 11 (2.5%) |
Highest level of education | ||||||
Elementary school | 5 (15.2%) | 7 (22.6%) | 4 (13.8%) | 9 (11.8%) | 16 (14.8%) | 14 (3.2%) |
High school | 17 (51.5%) | 14 (45.2%) | 14 (48.3%) | 36 (47.4%) | 68 (63.0%) | 152 (34.2%) |
Higher education | 11 (33.3%) | 10 (32.3%) | 11 (37.9%) | 31 (40.8%) | 24 (22.2%) | 278 (62.6%) |
Main occupationc | ||||||
Paid work | 8 (25.0%) | 9 (29.0%) | 7 (25.0%) | 33 (44.0%) | 36 (33.6%) | 189 (42.6%) |
Student | 16 (50.0%) | 17 (54.8%) | 11 (39.3%) | 27 (36.0%) | 21 (19.6%) | 197 (44.4%) |
Unemployed | 2 (6.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (7.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (5.6%) | 20 (4.5%) |
Sick leave | 5 (15.6%) | 4 (12.9%) | 8 (28.6%) | 14 (18.7%) | 41 (38.3%) | 17 (3.8%) |
Other (e.g., housewife, internship, parental leave) | 1 (3.1%) | 1 (3.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.3%) | 3 (2.8%) | 21 (4.7%) |