Table 1.
Sample characteristics for women and men
| Women | Men | |||
| Mean/% | n | Mean/% | n | |
| Mean bodyweight in kilograms (SD) | 72.0 (15.1) | 84.1 (13.6) | ||
| Year of observation | ||||
| 2020 (COVID-19 year) | 3.9 | 768 | 3.4 | 746 |
| 2019 (pre-COVID-19 year) | 4.3 | 845 | 3.7 | 808 |
| 2018 (2 years pre-COVID-19) | 3.7 | 714 | 3.2 | 709 |
| 2017 (3 years pre-COVID-19) | 4.1 | 805 | 3.5 | 769 |
| 2016 and prior | 83.9 | 16 336 | 86.1 | 18 830 |
| Mean age* (SD) | 44.4 (12.1) | 46.3 (11.7) | ||
| Lives with partner | 77.3 | 15 040 | 79.9 | 17 472 |
| Primary activity status | ||||
| In paid employment | 54.8 | 10 666 | 77.3 | 16 906 |
| Unemployed | 2.7 | 516 | 2.7 | 600 |
| Student | 7.3 | 1412 | 3.0 | 653 |
| Home maker | 21.2 | 4119 | 1.2 | 255 |
| Retired | 4.0 | 774 | 8.1 | 1778 |
| Disabled | 4.4 | 864 | 4.3 | 933 |
| Other | 5.7 | 1117 | 3.4 | 737 |
| Number of observations | 19 468 | 21 862 | ||
| Number of persons | 4365 | 4583 | ||
Data are from the DNB Household Survey 1993–2020.
*Based on values before centring.