Table 2 Background characteristics of participants in the Northern Sweden Diet Database during 2000–2007 and 2008–2016
Background characteristic | Women 2000–2007 (n = 24 360) | Women 2008–2016 (n = 26 914) | Men 2000–2007 (n = 23 107) | Men 2008–2016 (n = 26 126) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Agea (yrs) | 50.1 (8.0) | 50.3 (8.2) | 50.1 (8.0) | 50.2 (8.2) |
Heightb (cm) | 165.1 (6.0) | 165.5 (6.2) | 178.7 (6.5) | 179.3 (6.7) |
Weightb (kg) | 70.4 (13.1) | 71.6 (14.1) | 85.4 (13.1) | 87.4 (14.4) |
Body mass indexb (kg/m2) | 25.8 (4.6) | 26.1 (5.0) | 26.7 (3.7) | 27.2 (4.1) |
Marital statusc (%) | ||||
Married/cohabitating | 81.5 | 80.7 | 80.5 | 78.5 |
Unmarried/other | 18.5 | 19.3 | 19.5 | 21.5 |
Education (%) | ||||
Secondary school or less | 65.4 | 55.7 | 75.5 | 69.5 |
Academic education | 34.6 | 44.3 | 24.5 | 30.5 |
Physical activity indexd (%) | ||||
Inactive | 14.9 | 13.4 | 16.4 | 15.3 |
Moderately inactive | 30.7 | 24.9 | 30.9 | 24.3 |
Moderately active | 27.6 | 27.6 | 29.3 | 30.0 |
Active | 26.8 | 34.1 | 23.4 | 30.4 |
Smoking (%) | ||||
Smoker | 19.2 | 12.7 | 16.8 | 13.0 |
Former smoker | 32.5 | 32.7 | 33.9 | 28.6 |
Never smoker | 48.3 | 54.6 | 49.3 | 58.6 |