Table 1 Socio-demographic and disease-relevant data at baseline (n = 70)

Male (%)

55

79

Living alone (%)

29

41

Education (%)

 Basic schooling (8–9 years)

10

14

 Vocational training

27

39

 College/high school/university

33

47

Comorbidities (%)

 None

2

3

 1

5

7

 2

8

11

 3

13

19

 ≥ 4

42

60

 Smoking (%)

7

10

Walking/cycling (hours/week; %)

 0

5

7

 < ½

14

20

 ½–1

31

44

 > 1

20

29

Sports (hours/week; %)

 0

23

33

 < 1

8

11

 1–2

19

27

 > 2

20

29

Working place (hours/week; %)

 0

41

59

 1–21

2

3

 22–41

11

16

 ≥ 42

16

23

Household (hours/week; %)

 0

10

14

 1–21

52

74

 22–41

8

11

 ≥ 42

0

0

Acute hospital intervention

 Aorto-coronary bypass

38

54

 PTA/stenting

30

43

 Medication only

2

3

BMI (kg/m²)

26.1

4.2

Min–max

17.1–38.6

Age (years)

66.6

9.7

Min–max

47.5–87.6