Table 1 Characteristicsa of the participants stratified by psychological distress levelsb from the Swiss Health Survey [50]
Distress level | Â | low | moderate | high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n, unweighted | Â | 16,552 | 2721 | 947 |
Age (years), mean (SD) | Â | 47.0 (0.18) | 46.8 (0.50) | 46.6 (0.67) |
| Â | Â | % | % | % |
Total | Â | 82.0 | 13.4 | 4.6 |
Age (years) | 15–24 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 8.9 |
|  | 25–34 | 15.6 | 17.1 | 16.4 |
|  | 35–44 | 16.7 | 17.1 | 20.1 |
|  | 45–54 | 19.2 | 18.4 | 24.4 |
|  | 55–64 | 13.8 | 14.7 | 15.2 |
|  | 65–74 | 11.9 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Â | 75+ | 9.0 | 10.3 | 5.9 |
Nationality | Swiss | 80.3 | 73.4 | 68.2 |
| Â | Foreigner | 19.7 | 26.6 | 31.8 |
Marital status | Single | 32.6 | 32.3 | 29.6 |
| Â | Married | 51.6 | 48.2 | 46.3 |
| Â | Divorced/separated/widowed | 15.8 | 19.5 | 24.1 |
Educational level | Low | 14.7 | 21.0 | 27.7 |
| Â | Middle | 54.2 | 54.8 | 54.8 |
| Â | High | 31.2 | 24.2 | 17.4 |
BMI kg/m2 | <18.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.3 |
|  | ≥18.5 - < 25.0 | 56.3 | 54.9 | 50.4 |
|  | ≥25.0 - < 30.0 | 30.7 | 30.6 | 29.8 |
|  | ≥30 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 14.4 |
Smoking history | Never | 51.2 | 45.4 | 39.6 |
| Â | Former smoker | 22.0 | 21.5 | 17.1 |
| Â | Current smoker | 26.8 | 33.1 | 43.4 |
Moderate physical activity | <150Â min. per week | 24.5 | 36.0 | 45.1 |
|  | ≥150 min. per week | 75.5 | 64.0 | 54.9 |
Alcohol consumptionc | Hazardous chronic consumption | 4.7 | 6.0 | 4.2 |
| Â | Lower consumption or none | 95.3 | 94.0 | 95.8 |
Chronic diseasesd | No | 73.1 | 69.2 | 67.3 |
| Â | Yes | 26.9 | 30.8 | 32.7 |
Pay attention to diet | Yes | 68.7 | 68.6 | 71.4 |
| Â | No | 31.3 | 31.4 | 28.6 |
Milk and/or dairy products | <3 portions daily | 90.3 | 91.8 | 90.0 |
|  | ≥3 portions daily | 9.7 | 8.2 | 10.0 |
Fish | Never/less than one day per week | 34.9 | 34.1 | 35.1 |
| Â | More | 65.1 | 65.9 | 64.9 |
Meat | ≥4 times weekly | 39.1 | 34.1 | 33.2 |
| Â | <4 times weekly | 60.9 | 65.9 | 66.8 |