Table 2 Descriptive statistics of the study population stratified by sex
Characteristics | All (n = 1026) MED (IQR) or n (%) | Women (n = 562) MED (IQR) or n (%) | Men (n = 464) MED (IQR) or n (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 51.7 (42.7, 60.4) | 52.0 (43.1, 60.1) | 51.1 (42.1, 60.7) | 0.852 |
Education (years) | 14 (11, 17) | 13 (11, 17) | 14 (12, 17) |  < 0.001* |
Income (euro/month) | 3571 (2625, 5000) | 3333 (2500, 4167) | 3750 (2667, 5000) |  < 0.010* |
Depression (score ≥ 16) | 216 (21.1) | 142 (25.3) | 74 (15.9) |  < 0.001* |
Marital status |  |  |  |  < 0.001* |
 Single (never married) | 118 (11.5) | 63 (11.2) | 55 (11.9) |  |
 Married/ living with partner | 766 (74.7) | 394 (70.1) | 372 (80.2) |  |
 Divorced/ separated | 114 (11.1) | 79 (14.1) | 35 (7.5) |  |
 Widowed | 27 (2.6) | 25 (4.4) | 2 (0.4) |  |
 Missing | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) |  |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.4 (22.7, 28.6) | 24.5 (22.0, 27.7) | 26.3 (24.1, 29.3) |  < 0.001* |
Smoking status | Â | Â | Â | 0.066 |
 Never smoker | 615 (59.9) | 355 (63.2) | 260 (56.0) |  |
 Current smoker | 121 (11.8) | 62 (11.0) | 59 (12.7) |  |
 Former smoker | 290 (28.3) | 145 (25.8) | 145 (31.3) |  |
Alcohol consumption |  |  |  |  < 0.001* |
 Non-drinker | 44 (4.3) | 28 (5.0) | 16 (3.4) |  |
 Normal drinker | 697 (67.9) | 424 (75.4) | 273 (58.8) |  |
 Intermediate drinker | 199 (19.4) | 79 (14.1) | 120 (25.9) |  |
 Excessive drinker | 46 (4.5) | 7 (1.2) | 39 (8.4) |  |
 Missing | 40 (3.9) | 24 (4.3) | 16 (3.4) |  |
HbA1c (%) | 5.40 (5.20, 5.70) | 5.40 (5.20, 5.70) | 5.40 (5.20, 5.60) | 0.153 |
Quicki index | 0.36 (0.34, 0.38) | 0.36 (0.34, 0.38) | 0.35 (0.33, 0.37) |  < 0.001* |
Total sleep duration (hours/day) | 7.35 (6.64, 7.94) | 7.49 (6.87, 8.04) | 7.11 (6.42, 7.85) |  < 0.001* |