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Table 3 Baseline demographic and socio-economic characteristics of participants, overall and by study arm

From: Study design and baseline characteristics of a combined educational and environmental intervention trial to lower sodium intake in Swiss employees

  

All

Intervention group

Control group

Number participants

N

141

128

13

 Women

n (%)

70 (49.6%)

65 (50.8%)

5 (38.5%)

 Men

n (%)

71 (50.4%)

63 (49.2%)

8 (61.5%)

Age (years)

Median (range)

46 (21–61)

46 (21–61)

48 (30–59)

 

Mean (95% CI)

44.6 (42.8, 46.4)

44.1 (42.2, 46)

49.3 (44.6, 54)

 15–34

n (%)

32 (22.7%)

31 (24.2%)

1 (7.7%)

 35–44

n (%)

24 (17.0%)

23 (18.0%)

1 (7.7%)

 45–54

n (%)

53 (37.6%)

45 (35.2%)

8 (61.5%)

 55–65

n (%)

32 (22.7%)

29 (22.7%)

3 (23.1%)

Nationality

 Swiss

n (%)

119 (84.4%)

107 (83.6%)

12 (92.3%)

 Non-Swiss

n (%)

22 (15.6%)

21 (16.4%)

1 (7.7%)

Household size

Median (range)

3 (1–6)

3 (1–6)

3 (1–6)

 

Mean (95% CI)

2.6 (2.4, 2.8)

2.5 (2.4, 2.7)

2.8 (2, 3.7)

Household type (or structure)

 Single

n (%)

23 (16.3%)

21 (16.4%)

2 (15.4%)

 Single or couple with children

n (%)

65 (46.1%)

58 (45.3%)

7 (53.8%)

 Two or more adults no children

n (%)

53 (37.6%)

49 (38.3%)

4 (30.8%)

Education

 Primary/obligatory

n (%)

2 (1.4%)

2 (1.6%)

0 (0.0%)

 Secondary

n (%)

35 (24.8%)

34 (26.6%)

1 (7.7%)

 Tertiary

n (%)

104 (73.8%)

92 (71.9%)

12 (92.3%)

Working position

 Trainee

n (%)

3 (2.1%)

3 (2.3%)

0 (0.0%)

 White and blue collar workers

n (%)

61 (43.3%)

52 (40.6%)

9 (69.2%)

 Lower and middle management

n (%)

67 (47.5%)

63 (49.2%)

4 (30.8%)

 Top management

n (%)

10 (7.1%)

10 (7.8%)

0 (0.0%)

Worktime equivalent (% Full Time Equivalent FTE)

Median (range)

100 (40–100)

100 (40–100)

90 (60–100)

 

Mean (95% CI)

90.4 (88.1, 92.7)

90.8 (88.4, 93.3)

86.5 (78.8, 94.3)

Eating lunch at staff restaurant (times/week)

 0–1 times/week

n (%)

30 (21.3%)

30 (23.4%)

0 (0.0%)

 2–3 times/week

n (%)

70 (49.6%)

64 (50.0%)

6 (46.2%)

 4–7 times/week

n (%)

41 (29.1%)

34 (26.6%)

7 (53.8%)