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. 2022 Dec 26;62(3):1357–1375. doi: 10.1007/s00394-022-03074-9

Table 2.

Population characteristics stratified by sex and cohort

KORA LLS TUK
Male Female Overall Male Female Overall Male Female
n 620 702 1322 240 267 507 NA 487
Age in years (median [IQR]) 59.0 [49.0, 67.0] 58.0 [48.0, 65.0] 58.0 [49.0, 66.0] 60.7 [55.9, 64.9] 57.5 [53.0, 61.8] 58.9 [54.5, 63.5] NA 59.5 [52.2, 65.5]
BMI in kg/m2 (median [IQR]) 27.4 [25.2, 30.5] 26.1 [23.2, 29.8] 26.8 [24.1, 30.2] 25.3 [23.6, 27.2] 24.6 [22.4, 26.9] 25.1 [23.0, 27.1] NA 25.6 [23.1, 29.3]
Total energy intake (median [IQR]) 2093.8 [1885.9, 2332.7] 1578.9 [1427.9, 1791.8] 1819.8 [1550.8, 2114.8] 2215.3 [1771.9, 2576.9] 1730.5 [1465.0, 2008.3] 1882.5 [1573.9, 2341.5] NA 1808.1 [1473.1, 2199.3]
Alcohol in g/day (median [IQR]) 13.2 [5.1, 24.6] 2.7 [1.7, 5.3] 5.0 [2.4, 13.9] 16.1 [8.4, 28.0] 9.0 [2.9, 19.1] 12.5 [4.5, 89.6] NA 5.4 [0.9, 12.6]
Smoking behavior (%)
 Regular smoker 96 (15.5) 97 (13.8) 193 (14.6) 41 (11.5) 44 (11.3) 85 (11.6) NA 60 (12.3)
 Former smoker 283 (45.6) 222 (31.6) 505 (38.2) 196 (54.9) 162 (41.8) 358 (48.9) NA 162 (33.2)
 Never smoker 241 (38.9) 383 (54.6) 624 (47.2) 67 (18.8) 132 (34.0) 199 (27.2) NA 265 (54.4)
 Physical activity: active (%) 361 (58.2) 452 (64.4) 813 (61.5) 240 (100) 267 (100) 507 (100) NA NA

Values are presented as median [Interquartilrange]