Table 2.
Characteristics of the study participants in the Norkost 3 study, 2010–2011 (n 1787)
| Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norkost 3 (n 862) | General Norwegian population( 37 – 40 ) | Norkost 3 (n 925) | General Norwegian population( 37 – 40 ) | |||
| n | % | % | n | % | % | |
| Age group† (n 1787) | ||||||
| 18–34 years | 199 | 23·1 | 32·6 | 208 | 22·5 | 32·5 |
| 35–54 years | 355 | 41·2 | 42·0 | 461 | 49·8 | 41·4 |
| 55–70 years | 308 | 35·7 | 25·3 | 256 | 27·7 | 26·1 |
| BMI‡ (n 1756) | ||||||
| <25·0 kg/m2 | 344 | 40·0 | 47 | 544 | 60·8 | 63 |
| ≥25·0 kg/m2 | 517 | 60·0 | 53 | 351 | 39·2 | 37 |
| Educational level§ (n 1784) | ||||||
| High school, technical school, trade school or lower | 432 | 50·2 | 71·4 | 414 | 44·9 | 62·4 |
| University or college | 429 | 49·8 | 28·6 | 509 | 55·1 | 37·6 |
| Interest in healthy diet (n 1786) | ||||||
| No, low or moderate | 447 | 51·9 | – | 335 | 36·2 | – |
| High or very high | 414 | 48·1 | – | 590 | 63·8 | – |
| Smoking habits|| (n 1787) | ||||||
| Non-smokers | 686 | 79·6 | 72 | 724 | 78·3 | 72 |
| Smokers | 176 | 20·4 | 28 | 201 | 21·7 | 28 |
†
For calculating percentages in each age group for the general population, only the part of the population aged 18–70 years was included (results from 2011).
‡
BMI values for the general population are based on self-reported weight and height from questionnaires, 67 % participation for men and 75 % for women (results from 2012). Decimals for the reported percentages were not available.
§
Educational level for the general population is calculated for persons aged 20–66 years (results from 2011).
||
Smoking habits for the general population are reported for persons aged 16–74 years (results from 2011). Decimals for the reported percentages were not available.