Table 1 Participant characteristics of the sample of adults (n = 755) and registered dieticians (n = 207)
| Â | Adult sample | Registered dieticians |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Women n (%) | 685 (90.7%) | 204 (98.5%) |
Age | ||
  ± (SD) | 44.8 (16.1) | 43.4 (12.9) |
 Private n (%) | 15 (2.0%) | 4 (1.9%) |
BMIa | ||
  ± (SD) | 24.3 (4.4) | 23.1 (3.31) |
 Private n (%) | 94 (12.5%) | 15 (7.2%) |
BMI-categorya n (%) | ||
 Obesity | 61 (6.7%) | 12 (5.8%) |
 Overweight | 169 (18.6%) | 26 (12.6%) |
 Healthy weight | 406 (61.4%) | 145 (70.0%) |
 Underweight | 25 (2.7%) | 6 (2.9%) |
 Private | 94 (12.5%) | 18 (8.7%) |
Educational level n (%) | ||
 Low | 76 (10.2%) | – |
 Middle | 228 (30.7%) | – |
 High | 440 (59.1%) | 207 (100%) |
 Private | 11 (1.6%) | – |
Ethnicity n (%) | ||
 Dutch | 735 (97.4%) | 198 (95.6%) |