Chapter 8 268 Table 1: Baseline characteristics (n = 57) of study participants Characteristic Level Value Age (mean (SD)) 36.1 (12.1) BMI (mean (SD)) 27.2 (5.4) Gender (%) Male 11 (19.6) Female 45 (80.4) Educational level (%) No education 6 (10.5) Lower education 12 (21.1) Middle education 36 (63.2) Higher education 3 (5.3) Occupational status (%)a Full time employment 7 (12.3) Part-time employment 10 (17.5) Unemployed 35 (61.4) Unfit for work 5 (8.8) Children at home (%) 0 6 (16.2) 1 13 (35.1) 2 12 (32.4) 3 5 (13.5) 4 1 (2.7) Marital status Married 4 (7.0) Divorced 12 (21.1) Unmarried 39 (68.4) Widowed 2 (3.5) Self-reported Health (%) Bad 6 (10.7) Moderate 21 (37.5) Good 24 (42.9) Very good 3 (5.4) Excellent 2 (3.6) a Educational levels: Following the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) educational level was categorized into high (higher professional education and university; ISCED 5 – 7), middle (intermediate professional and higher general education; ISCED 3 – 4) and low (lower professional and intermediate general education, ISCED 0 - 2). b unemployment includes voluntary job, looking for a job, stay-at-hom
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