Table 1: Anthropometric and clinical characteristics of patients.

N(1162)
Characteristics
Age (years) 55 ±12
Gender n male (%) 705 (61)
BMI (Kg/m2) 26±2
Nationality n (%)
Italians 1138 (97)
Foreigners 24(3)
Education Level n (%)
Primary school 654 (56)
High school l327 (28)
University or above 181 (16)
Hospital Department n (%)
Medical 642 (55)
Surgery 520 (45)
Disease Classifcation n (%)
Medical 798 (68)
Surgery 364 (32)

Continuous variables are shown as mean ± standard deviation, categorical variables are presented as number and proportion.