Table 1 Baseline socio-demographic characteristics of the patients participating in the study (n = 220).
From: Psychometric properties of the Fatigue Severity Scale in obese patients
Variables | Unit | Whole group | Sub-sample for reproducibility |
|---|---|---|---|
Female | N (% of total) | 154 (70%) | 36 (72%) |
Male | N (% of total) | 66 (30%) | 14 (28%) |
Age | Years (SD) | 47 (15) | 47 (12) |
BMI | kg/m2 | 44.4 (5.2) | 44.5 (5.8) |
Education | Primary school | 51% | 50% |
High school | 39% | 38% | |
University | 10% | 12% | |
Occupation | White collars | 22% | 24% |
Blue collars | 24% | 28% | |
Retired | 24% | 24% | |
Students | 5% | 4% | |
Homeworkers | 15% | 10% | |
Not employed | 9% | 10% | |
Other | 1% | - |