Table 1.
Background and sociodemographic characteristics of individuals participating in the Västerbotten Intervention Programme during 1996–2016 (n 92 659)
| Variable | Women (n 46 893) | Men (n 45 766) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean, median or % | sd or 1st; 3rd quartile | Mean, median or % | sd or 1st; 3rd quartile | |
| Age* (y) | 49·9 | 40·1; 59·6 | 49·9 | 40·1; 59·6 |
| Weight†,‡ (kg) | 70·6 | 13·6 | 85·8 | 13·8 |
| Height†, ‡ (cm) | 165·2 | 6·1 | 178·9 | 6·7 |
| BMI†,‡ (kg/m2) | 25·8 | 4·8 | 26·8 | 3·9 |
| Underweight, <18·5 (%) | 1·1 | – | 0·3 | – |
| Normal, 18·5–25·0 (%) | 50·2 | – | 34·2 | – |
| Overweight, 25·0–30·0 (%) | 31·8 | – | 48·5 | – |
| Obese, >30·0 (%) | 16·9 | – | 17·0 | – |
| Physical activity§ (%) | ||||
| Inactive | 17·5 | – | 18·1 | – |
| Moderately inactive | 29·0 | – | 28·3 | – |
| Moderately active | 27·1 | – | 29·0 | – |
| Active | 26·0 | 24·2 | ||
| Marital status§ (%) | ||||
| Unmarried | 7·5 | – | 13·0 | – |
| Married/cohabitant | 80·5 | – | 78·7 | – |
| Divorced/separated | 9·1 | – | 7·0 | – |
| Widow/widower | 2·2 | – | 0·6 | – |
| Level of education§ (%) | ||||
| Basic level, 9 years | 28·9 | – | 34·3 | – |
| High school | 33·0 | – | 38·4 | – |
| University | 37·6 | – | 26·8 | – |
| Smoking§ (%) | ||||
| Currently smoking | 17·8 | – | 16·2 | – |
| Have smoked | 30·8 | – | 30·5 | – |
| Do not smoke | 50·7 | – | 51·8 | – |
| Residence§ (%) | ||||
| Urban area | 74·3 | – | 73·2 | – |
| Rural area | 24·7 | – | 25·8 | – |
| Energy intake†,‡ (kJ/day) | 6067 | 1799 | 8075 | 2552 |
| Climate impact from diet* (kg CO2e/day) | 2·9 | 2·3; 3·5 | 3·6 | 2·9; 4·5 |
*
Presented using median and first; third quartiles.
†
Presented using mean and sd.
‡
Adjusted for age and year of study participation.
§
Missing values for; physical activity, n 352 (women n 206, men n 146); marital status, n 610 (women n 313, men n 297); level of education, n 490 (women n 288, men n 202); smoking, n 1013 (women n 349, men n 664); residence, n 931 (women n 471, men n 460).