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Table 1 Sociodemographic and health-related characteristics of the study’s sample (N = 285)

From: The Healthy Lifestyle and Personal Control Questionnaire (HLPCQ): a novel tool for assessing self-empowerment through a constellation of daily activities

Sociodemographic characteristics

Health-related characteristics

Males N (%)

119 (41.8)

Smokers N (%)

81 (28.4)

Mean Age in years (SD)

50.18 (10.1)

Mean Pack-years for smokers (SD)

24.82 (21.8)

Married N (%)

188 (66)

Mean BMI in Kg/m2 (SD)

26.34 (5.34)

Living alone N (%)

55 (19.3)

Diagnosis of Disease N (%)

130 (45.6)

Having children N (%)

209 (73.3)

Mean PSS score (SD)

26.35 (7.99)

Tertiary education N (%)

165 (57.9)

Mean Internal HLC score (SD)

26.12 (4.96)

Employed N (%)

214 (75.1)

Mean External HLC score (SD)

22.23 (6.04)

Working shifts N (%)

64 (22.5)

Mean Chance HLC score (SD)

16.75 (6.04)

Caregivers N (%)

22 (7.7)

SRRS score N (%)

 

≤150

164 (57.5)

151-299

80 (28.1)

≥300

41 (14.4)

 

Mean Sleep Quality (SD)

6.16 (2.13)

Mean Health Assessment (in a scale from 1 to 10) (SD)

7.48 (1.4)

  1. SD: standard deviation, BMI: Body Mass Index, PSS: Perceived Stress Scale, HLC: Health Locus of Control, SRRS: Social Readjustment Rating Scale.