Total study population (n = 2789) | Participants who reported an adverse life event (n = 1503) | Participants who did not report one or more adverse life events (n = 1286) | p b | |
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Age (mean, SD) | 38.9 (9.8) | 39.0 (9.9) | 38.8 (9.7) | 0.46 |
Gender (% men) | 47% | 45% | 49% | 0.03 |
Educational level: | 0.17 | |||
- lower (%) | 56% | 54% | 58% | |
- middle (%) | 24% | 24% | 24% | |
- higher (%) | 20% | 22% | 19% | |
Current smoker (%) | 32% | 33% | 31% | 0.29 |
Number of life events (mean, SD) | 1.0 (1.2) | 1.8 (1.1) | - | - |
Highest impact (mean, SD) | 3.1 (0.8)a | 3.1 (0.8) | - | - |
Highest adaptation (mean, SD) | 1.7 (0.8)a | 1.7 (0.8) | - | - |
BMI (kg/m2) (mean, SD) | 24.2 (3.2) | 24.2 (3.2) | 24.3 (3.2) | 0.39 |
Overweight (≥25 kg/m2) (%) | 38% | 37% | 38% | 0.60 |
Mean weight change (kg) (mean, SD) | 2.8 (4.7) | 2.9 (4.8) | 2.7 (4.6) | 0.24 |
Absolute weight change (kg) (mean, SD) | 4.1 (3.6) | 4.2 (3.8) | 4.0 (3.5) | 0.21 |
* >5% gain (mean kg,%) | 39% | 39% | 38% | 0.26 |
* -5 to 5% change (mean kg,%) | 56% | 54% | 57% | |
* >5% loss (mean kg,%) | 6% | 6% | 6% |