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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants [n (%)]

From: Beer, wine and lifestyle: a cross-sectional study of the Belgian military population

Characteristics

Responders (n = 1699)

Non-responders (n = 3301)

Age (year)

20–29

103 (6.1)

477 (14.5)

30–39

329 (19.4)

782 (23.7)

40–49

979 (57.6)

1524 (46.2)

50–59

288 (17.0)

518 (15.7)*

Military rank

Officers

212 (12.5)

386 (11.7)

Non-commissioned officers

875 (51.5)

1228 (37.2)

Soldiers

612 (36.0)

1687 (51.1)*

BMI (kg/m2)a

Normal (<25.0)

685 (40.3)

 

Overweight (≥25.0 to <30.0)

786 (46.3)

 

Obesity (≥30.0)

228 (13.4)

 

PAa

Low

354 (20.8)

 

Moderate

372 (21.9)

 

High

973 (57.3)

 

Actual smoking

 

394 (23.2)

 

Alcohol consumption

Beerb

1054 (62.0)

 

Wineb

272 (16.0)

 

Othersb

373 (22.0)

 
  1. *P < 0.05
  2. a BMI body mass index, PA physical activity; BMI was classified according to the World Health Organization [19]; PA was stratified as low, moderate and high according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire [20]
  3. bBeer consumers were defined as those for whom 60 % or more of their total alcohol consumption was beer; wine consumers were defined as those for whom 60 % or more of their total alcohol consumption was wine
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Military Medical Research

ISSN: 2054-9369