Table 1 Lifestyle characteristics for the population in the Västerbotten Intervention Program, by fish consumption level

Age (y)

31662

47.4 (47.3, 47.5)

1120

51.2 (50.8, 51.7)

< 0.001

8.17

0.396

33172

47.3 (47.2, 47.4)

1694

51.4 (51.0, 51.8)

< 0.001

8.79

Lean fish

31662

0.57 (0.56, 0.57)

1120

2.12 (2.04, 2.21)

275

0.020

(times/week)

33172

0.65 (0.65, 0.66)

1694

2.34 (2.28, 2.41)

258

Fatty fish

31662

0.48 (0.48, 0.48)

1120

1.92 (1.81, 2.02

298

<0.001

(times/week)

33172

0.50 (0.49, 0.50)

1694

1.58 (1.52, 1.65)

220

Vegetables

19778

5.05 (4.99, 5.12)

746

8.80 (8.29, 9.31)

< 0.001

74.0

0.265

(times/week)

19874

8.38 (8.29, 8.47)

1138

13.4 (12.9, 14.0)

< 0.001

60.4

Fruit & berries

19778

8.11 (8.01, 8.20)

746

11.9 (11.3, 12.5)

< 0.001

46.8

0.197

(times/week)

19874

12.7 (12.6, 12.9)

1138

16.7 (16.1, 17.2)

< 0.001

30.7

Alcohol

31662

1.35 (1.33, 1.36)

1120

1.62 (1.50, 1.74)

< 0.001

20.1

0.014

(times/week)

33172

0.94 (0.93, 0.95)

1694

0.98 (0.92, 1.04)

0.190

3.95

Strong beer

31662

0.47 (0.46, 0.47)

1120

0.55 (0.47, 0.62)

0.043

17.0

<0.001

(times/week)

33172

0.23 (0.23, 0.23)

1694

0.20 (0.19, 0.21)

< 0.001

−13.1

Wine

31662

0.48 (0.47, 0.48)

1120

0.63 (0.57, 0.68)

< 0.001

31.3

<0.001

(times/week)

33172

0.49 (0.49, 0.50)

1694

0.56 (0.52, 0.60)

0.002

13.2

Spirits

31662

0.40 (0.40, 0.41)

1120

0.44 (0.41, 0.48)

0.022

10.4

0.016

(times/week)

33172

0.22 (0.21, 0.22)

1694

0.22 (0.20, 0.24)

0.393

0.92

Physically active

30912

76 (75, 76)

1097

85 (83, 87)

< 0.001

12.0

0.0019

(%)

32638

84 (84, 84)

1661

90 (88, 91)

< 0.001

7.13

Smokers

31214

25 (25, 26)

1105

21 (19, 24)

0.003

−15.3

<0.001

(%)

32931

26 (25, 26)

1684

25 (23, 27)

0.263

−3.68

Academic education

31526

22 (21, 22)

1115

27 (25, 30)

< 0.001

24.3

0.0018

(%)

33006

30 (29, 30)

1670

34 (31, 36)

< 0.001

12.7