Table 2 Descriptive variables of men and women as mean (±SD) values and observed (percentage) frequencies

Age (years)

52 (± 14)

51 (± 14)

0.0009

Height (m)

1.77 (± 0.1)

1.63 (± 0.1)

<0.0001

Weight (kg)

85.4 (± 14.2)

71.1 (± 14.3)

<0.0001

BMI (kg/m ² )

27.2 (± 4.2)

26.7 (± 5.4)

<0.0001

Nocturnal sleep (hours)

7.4 (± 1.0)

7.6 (± 1.0)

<0.0001

Education (years) All

13.0 (± 3.9)

13.9 (± 4.1)

<0.0001

Lowest third

9.5 (± 2.0)

10.4 (± 2.5)

Middle third

12.5 (± 2.2)

13.3 (± 2.5)

Highest third

16.9 (± 2.7)

17.7 (± 3.1)

Smoking

Not smoking

944 (48.5%)

1641 (65.0%)

<0.0001

Quitted

613 (31.5%)

495 (19.6%)

Smoking

374 (19.2%)

371 (14.7%)

Employment status

Not employed or retired

675 (34.7%)

883 (35.0%)

0.9031

Employed

1258 (64.6%)

1633 (64.7%)