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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Healthy Life Centre participants’ perceptions of living with overweight or obesity and seeking help for a perceived “wrong” lifestyle - a qualitative interview study

Characteristics

Number of participants

Gender

 Female

8

 Male

5

Age

 30–69

13

 Mean age women

47,5

 Mean age men

55,4

Civil status

 Single/divorced

1

 Widow/widower

1

 Partner/married

11

Education

 Secondary school

11

 Bachelor degree or higher

2

Occupational status

 Employee 50–80%

4

 Unemployed

2

 Disability pension

5

 Retired

2

Participation in HLC

 Healthy diet courses

11

 Activity groups

12

 Individual conversations with HP

13