Table 1 Personal and demographic characteristics for the groups and the total sample
|  | PrWC (n = 84) | PrBC (n = 83) | PuWC (n = 47) | Total (n = 214) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age - years (mean [SD]) | 39.1(8.3) | 36.9(8.1) | 43.4(8.4) | 39.4(8.6) | 0.000 |
Weight - kg (mean [SD]) | 78.6(12.9) | 68.3(13.8) | 73.6(15.9) | 73.5(14.6) | 0.000 |
Height - meters (mean [SD]) | 1.7(0.1) | 1.7 (0.1) | 1.6 (0.1) | 1.7(0.1) | 0.000 |
BMI - kg/m2 (mean [SD]) | 26.5(3.5) | 24.9(4.0) | 26.4(5.4) | 25.6(4.9) | 0.006 |
Gender (n[%]) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 51(60.7) | 20(24.1) | 9(19.1) | 80(37.4) | 0.000 |
Female | 33(39.3) | 63(75.9) | 38(80.9) | 134(62.6) | |
Scholarity (n[%]) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Incomplete Elementary School | 0(0.0) | 4(4.8) | 0(0.0) | 4(1.9) | 0.000 |
Complete Elementary School | 0(0.0) | 2(2.4) | 0(0.0) | 2(0.9) | |
Incomplete High School | 0(0.0) | 5(6.0) | 1(2.1) | 6(2.8) | |
Complete High School | 3(3.6) | 61(73.5) | 2(4.3) | 66(30.8) | |
Technical Education | 1(1.2) | 7(8.4) | 4(8.5) | 12(5.6) | |
Incomplete University Graduation | 11(13.1) | 4(4.8) | 2(4.3) | 17(7.9) | |
Complete Graduation | 26(31.0) | 0(0.0) | 10(21.3) | 36(16.8) | |
Post-graduation | 43(51.2) | 0(0.0) | 28(59.6) | 71(3.2) | |
Age that started work (mean [SD]) | 15.5(3.7) | 17.2(4.1) | 16.7(3.6) | 16.(3.9) | 0.016 |
Sickness absence (n[%]) | 40(47.6) | 56(67.5) | 16(34.0) | 112(52.3) | 0.000 |
Smoke (n[%]) | 5(6.0) | 4(4.8) | 2(4.3) | 11(5.1) | 0.902 |
Marital status (n[%]) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Single | 14(16.7) | 17(20.5) | 8(17.0) | 39(18.2) | 0.635 |
Married | 64(76.2) | 57(68.7) | 32(68.1) | 153(71.5) | |
Divorced | 2(2.4) | 5(6.0) | 3(6.4) | 10(4.7) | |
Living with partner | 4(4.8) | 4(4.8) | 3(6.4) | 11(5.1) | |
Widower | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 1(2.1) | 1(0.5) | |
Physical Activity | 26(31.3) | 26(31.3) | 20(43.5) | 72(34.0) | 0.305 |