| Women % or mean (SD) | Men % or mean (SD) | P-value2 |
---|---|---|---|
5-year weight change (%) | 1.2 (6.9) | 0.6 (5.8) | < 0.0001 |
BMI classes |  |  | < 0.0001 |
 Normal (< 25 kg/m2) | 73.1 | 54.2 |  |
 Overweight (< 30- ≥ 25 kg/m2) | 18.6 | 36.4 |  |
 Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 8.3 | 9.4 |  |
Education |  |  | < 0.0001 |
 Primary | 2.9 | 3.9 |  |
 Secondary | 32.9 | 35.7 |  |
 Under-graduate | 32.4 | 22.2 |  |
 Post-graduate | 31.8 | 38.2 |  |
Occupation |  |  | < 0.0001 |
 Never employed | 3.0 | 1.1 |  |
 Self-employed | 2.5 | 4.2 |  |
 Manual worker, office worker | 30.4 | 14.3 |  |
 Intermediate profession | 31.5 | 24.3 |  |
 Managerial staff | 32.6 | 56.1 |  |
Monthly household income per household unit |  |  | < 0.0001 |
 Unwilling to answer | 9.7 | 4.7 |  |
 < 1200 euros | 13.0 | 9.5 |  |
 1200–1800 euros | 39.7 | 36.4 |  |
 1801–2700 euros | 9.6 | 11.8 |  |
 > 2700 euros | 28.0 | 37.6 |  |
Age |  |  | < 0.0001 |
 18–24 years | 3.0 | 1.2 |  |
 25–34 years | 14.0 | 7.6 |  |
 35–54 years | 44.3 | 31.1 |  |
 > 55 years | 38.7 | 60.1 |  |
Household composition |  |  | < 0.0001 |
 Single | 17.7 | 13.5 |  |
 Couple without child | 39.9 | 53.6 |  |
 Couple with ≥one child | 31.9 | 24.0 |  |
 Household without child and with ≥3 adults | 10.5 | 8.9 |  |
Physical activity level |  |  | < 0.0001 |
 Low | 31.9 | 45.3 |  |
 Moderate | 45.7 | 38.2 |  |
 High | 22.4 | 16.5 |  |
Smoking status |  |  | < 0.0001 |
 Never-smoker | 53.6 | 41.2 |  |
 Former smoker | 34.3 | 48.5 |  |
 Current smoker | 12.1 | 10.3 |  |
Dieting to lose weight |  |  | < 0.0001 |
 Never dieter | 17.9 | 32.1 |  |
 Former dieter | 70.6 | 61.5 |  |
 Current dieter | 11.5 | 6.4 |  |