Table 1 Demographic characteristics of health professionals, Brazil, 2011, (N = 798)

Gender

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

 Male

103

56.6

53

15.3

29

10.8

185

23.2

 Female

79

43.4

294

84.7

240

89.2

613

76.8

 P value

Age (years)

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

 20 to 29

44

24.2

164

47.4

76

28.3

284

35.6

 30 to 39

59

32.4

117

33.8

107

39.8

283

35.5

 40 to 49

32

17.6

44

12.7

58

21.6

134

16.8

 50 to 59

31

17.0

18

5.2

24

8.9

73

9.2

  > 60

16

8.8

3

0.9

4

1.5

23

2.9

 P value

Race/Ethnicity

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

 White

123

67.6

215

62.0

104

39.0

442

55.5

 Black

10

5.5

24

6.9

27

10.1

61

7.7

 Asian

5

2.8

12

3.5

8

3

25

3.1

 Multiracial

44

24.2

96

27.7

127

47.6

267

33.5

 Indigenous

0

0

0

0

1

0.4

1

0.1

 P value

Health status

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

 Excellent

59

32.4

88

25.4

48

17.8

195

24.4

 Very good

53

29.1

105

30.3

44

16.4

202

25.3

 Good

57

31.3

127

36.6

123

45.7

307

38.5

 Regular

13

7.1

22

6.3

54

20.1

89

11.2

 Bad

0

0

5

1.4

0

0

5

0.6

 P value

Marital status

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

 Single

56

30.9

153

44.4

65

24.2

274

34.5

 Married/with

partner

111

61.3

171

49.6

180

66.9

462

58.1

 Separated

12

6.6

19

5.5

17

6.3

48

6.0

 Widow(er)

2

1.1

2

0.6

7

2.6

11

1.4

 P value

BMI

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

 Below 18.5 (Underweight)

6

3.3

16

4.6

10

3.7

32

4

 18–24.9 (Normal)

75

41.2

196

56.5

128

47.8

399

50.1

 25–29.9 (Overweight)

72

39.6

91

26.2

92

34.3

255

32

 30 and over (Obese)

29

15.9

44

12.7

38

14.2

111

13.9

 P value