Table 1 Sample characteristics

Sex

0.711 ^a

 Male

n = 16 (40%)

n = 11 (33.33%)

n = 15 (42.86%)

 Female

n = 24 (60%)

n = 22 (66.66%)

n = 20 (57.14%)

Age (years)

30.78 ± 6.97

27 (6)

26 (8)

0.183 ^b

Marital Status

0.537 ^a

 Single

n = 29 (72.50%)

n = 29 (87.88%)

n = 28 (80.00%)

 Married

n = 9 (22.50%)

n = 4 (12.12%)

n = 7 (20.00%)

 Divorced

n = 1 (2.50%)

n = 0 (0%)

n = 0 (0%)

 Other

n = 1 (2.50%)

n = 0 (0%)

n = 0 (0%)

Race/ethnicity

0.350 ^a

 Caucasian

n = 40 (100%)

n = 33 (100%)

n = 34 (97.14%)

 Turk

n = 0 (0%)

n = 0 (0%)

n = 1 (2.86%)

Height (cm)

173.10 ± 9.32

173.42 ± 7.40

174.23 ± 10.07

0.860 ^c

Weight (kg)

70.16 ± 14.63

64 (10)

70 (20)

0.287 ^b

Body Mass Index (kg/m²)

22.91 (4.99)

21.49 ± 2.01

22.40 (4.13)

0.068 ^b

Dietary adherence (months)

336 (162)

60 (66)

52.34 ± 25.06

 < 0.001 ^b

Educational level

0.973 ^a

 Secondary school

n = 4 (10.00%)

n = 2 (6.06%)

n = 3 (8.57%)

 German Abitur

n = 19 (47.50%)

n = 15 (45.45%)

n = 16 (45.71%)

 University degree

n = 17 (42.50%)

n = 16 (48.48%)

n = 16 (45.71%)

MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status

6.38 ± 1.35

6.61 ± 1.20

6.18 ± 1.45

0.860 ^c