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Table 1 Sample characteristics, overall and by response to question on “reasons” to take the PFS producta

From: Usage of Plant Food Supplements (PFS) for weight control in six European countries: results from the PlantLIBRA PFS Consumer Survey 2011-2012

Characteristics

All categories

Total (n = 2359)

Did not respond body weight (n = 2119, 89.8 %)

Responded body weightc (n = 240, 10.2 %)

 
  

n

%

n

%

n

%

χ 2 p-value*

Gender

Males

1141

48.4

1055

49.8

86

35.8

0.000

 

Females

1218

51.6

1064

50.2

154

64.2

 

Age (years)

18-59

1764

74.8

1578

74.5

186

77.5

0.306

 

≥60

595

25.2

541

25.5

54

22.5

 

Country

Finland

401

17.0

364

17.2

37

15.4

0.000

 

Germany

398

16.9

362

17.1

36

15.0

 
 

Italy

378

16.0

345

16.3

33

13.8

 
 

Romania

400

17.0

375

17.7

25

10.4

 
 

Spain

402

17.0

305

14.4

97

40.4

 
 

United Kingdom

380

16.1

368

17.4

12

5.0

 

BMI (kg/m2)

<25

1185

50.2

1089

51.4

96

40.0

0.001

 

≥25

1174

49.8

1030

48.6

144

60.0

 

Education

Low

249

10.6

223

10.5

26

10.8

0.109

 

Medium

1549

65.7

1379

65.1

170

70.8

 
 

High

561

23.8

517

24.4

44

18.3

 

Employment

Currently employed

1357

57.5

1210

57.1

147

61.3

0.218

 

Other groups

1002

42.5

909

42.9

93

38.7

 

Dieting

Not dieting for ove/obeb

2247

95.2

2074

97.9

173

72.1

0.000

 

Dieting for ove/obeb

112

4.8

45

2.1

67

27.9

 

Physical activity

Low

1214

51.5

1067

50.4

147

61.3

0.006

 

Moderate

1033

43.8

950

44.8

83

34.6

 
 

High

112

4.7

102

4.8

10

4.2

 

Smoking habit

Never smoker

1100

46.6

1005

47.4

95

39.6

0.032

 

Former smoker

544

23.1

488

23.0

56

23.3

 
 

Current smoker

715

30.3

626

29.5

89

37.1

 

Alcohol consumption

0- < 1 time/day

1398

82.5

1251

82.0

147

87.5

0.074

 

≥1 time/day

296

17.5

275

18.0

21

12.5

 
  

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

t-test p-value*

Food frequency (times/day)

Fruit

1.34

1.04

1.35

1.06

1.25

0.94

ns

 

Vegetable

0.95

0.91

0.94

0.91

1.01

0.93

ns

 

Bakery and pastries

0.49

0.96

0.51

0.99

0.3

0.62

0.002

 

Soft drinks

1.07

1.79

1.11

1.83

0.79

1.33

0.011

 

Fast food

0.09

0.26

0.09

0.27

0.08

0.14

ns

  1. aQuestion asked: For what reason(s)/condition(s) did you take this product? (mark all that apply) - twenty possible options were available. Variable categories: 1) did not respond “body weight”, 2) responded “body weight”; bOve/obe: overweight/obesity; cResponded “body weight” among other reasons
  2. *p < 0.05 for significance