Table 1 Centre-specific characteristics of the study population.
Centre (Country) | n | Women | Age | Never smoking | Physically inactive | University studies | BMI | Energy intake | Alcohol intake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | years* | % | % | % | kg/m2* | kcal/d* | g/d# | ||
Ile-de-France (France) | 67 | 100 | 53 (7) | 67 | 19 | 43 | 23 (4) | 2,082 (683) | 9 (0–18) |
Florence (Italy) | 45 | 71 | 56 (6) | 42 | 27 | 16 | 26 (4) | 2,022 (546) | 12 (0–21) |
Varese (Italy) | 51 | 37 | 57 (7) | 45 | 8 | 6 | 25 (3) | 2,525 (880) | 12 (0–32) |
Ragusa (Italy) | 17 | 35 | 50 (7) | 29 | 24 | 12 | 26 (4) | 2,529 (999) | 5 (0–25) |
Turin (Italy) | 42 | 48 | 53 (7) | 52 | 36 | 29 | 25 (3) | 2,439 (697) | 22 (0–38) |
Naples (Italy) | 20 | 100 | 48 (6) | 40 | 55 | 15 | 27 (5) | 1,955 (545) | 5 (0–12) |
Greece | 56 | 52 | 58 (11) | 54 | 45 | 4 | 30 (4) | 1,728 (659) | 0 (0–8) |
Heidelberg (Germany) | 59 | 61 | 51 (9) | 54 | 9 | 29 | 25 (5) | 2,431 (995) | 11 (1–38) |
Potsdam (Germany) | 118 | 41 | 54 (9) | 48 | 31 | 41 | 27 (4) | 2,212 (707) | 1 (0–20) |
TOTAL | 475 | 58 | 54 (9) | 51 | 26 | 26 | 26 (4) | 2,200 (785) | 8 (0–23) |