Table 2: Lifestyle characteristics of the study population.

Variable categories

Males

Females

(n = 67)

(n = 23)

BMI categories (n,%)

 

 

Underweight

1 (1.5)

 

Normal weight

14 (20.9)

7 (30.4)

Overweight

30 (44.8)

9 (39.1)

Obese I

15 (22.4)

4 (17.4)

Obese II

7 (10.4)

3 (13.0)

Physical activity (n,%)

 

 

Physically active

8 (11.9)

1 (4.3)

Moderately active

13 (19.4)

3 (13.0)

Insufficiently active

46 (68.7)

19 (82.6)

Frequency of physical activity per week (n,%)

 

 

Often

5 (7.5)

1 (4.3)

Sometimes

17 (25.4)

5 (21.7)

Never/Rarely

45 (67.2)

17 (73.9)

Smoking (n,%)

 

 

Non-Smoker

30 (44.8)

12 (52.2)

Smoker

6 (9.0)

2 (8.7)

Former smoker

31 (46.3)

9 (39.1)

Years of smoking (years, mean, SD)

28.0 (15.3)

22.9 (16.3)

SD stands for Standard deviation; BMI stands for Body Mass Index