Initiation and maintenance of lifestyle changes among participants in a healthy life centre: a qualitative study

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Sample characteristics

Gender
Male	6
Female	8
Age (in years)
20–30	4
30–40	4
40–50	2
50–61	4
Education
Completed secondary school	8
Completed bachelor’s degree or higher	6
Diagnosis (self-reported)
Yes (fibromyalgia, ileostomy, diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, chronic kidney impairment, vocal cord impairment, narcolepsy, depression, ADHD, and/or dystonia)	8
No	6
Work status
100% capacity	6
Reduced capacity	4
Student	2
Sick leave	2
BMI^a category (value)
Normal weight (18.5–25)	2
Overweight (25–30)	1
Obese (> 30)	11
Symptoms of mental distress^b
Yes	5
No	9

^a BMI category [30] was measured by Inbody 720 (Inbody 720, Body Composition Analyzer, Biospace Co. Ltd.)
^b Measured by the Hopkins Symptom Checklist [31]

ISSN: 1471-2458