Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants across EAT-Lancet score categories.
| EAT-Lancet score | Total population N = 44,296 | 0–7 points n = 4803 | 8 points n = 9652 | 9 points n = 13,221 | 10 points n = 10,342 | 11–14 points n = 6278 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female, n (%) | 23,463 (53.0) | 1491 (31.0) | 3992 (41.4) | 6809 (51.5) | 6514 (63.0) | 4657 (74.2) |
| Age (years) | 56 (51–63) | 56 (51–63) | 56 (51–63) | 56 (51–63) | 55 (51–62) | 55 (51–62) |
| Educational level, n (%) | ||||||
| Vocational | 5909 (13.3) | 804 (16.7) | 1453 (15.1) | 1835 (13.9) | 1204 (11.6) | 613 (9.8) |
| Short (1–2 years) | 10,071 (22.7) | 938 (19.5) | 2041 (21.2) | 2998 (22.7) | 2482 (24.0) | 1612 (25.7) |
| Medium (3–4 years) | 18,193 (41.1) | 2029 (42.2) | 4016 (41.6) | 5334 (40.3) | 4268 (41.3) | 2546 (40.6) |
| Long (>4 years) | 10,123 (22.9) | 1032 (21.5) | 2142 (22.2) | 3054 (23.1) | 2388 (23.1) | 1507 (24.0) |
| Current smokers, n (%) | 14,585 (32.9) | 2072 (43.1) | 3642 (37.7) | 4452 (33.7) | 2962 (28.6) | 1457 (23.2) |
| Weight (kg) | 74.3 (58.5–93.4) | 78.2 (60.8–96.4) | 76.3 (59.9–94.7) | 74.5 (58.7–93.8) | 72.4 (57.7–91.7) | 70.1 (57.0–90.1) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.4 (21.4–30.9) | 25.9 (21.7–31.0) | 25.7 (21.7–30.9) | 25.5 (21.5–31.0) | 25.3 (21.3–30.8) | 24.9 (21.2–30.7) |
| WCa (cm) | ||||||
| Women | 80.0 (69.0–97.0) | 81.0 (69.5–99.0) | 80.0 (69.5–90.0) | 80.0 (70.0–97.0) | 80.0 (69.0–96.0) | 79.0 (69.0–95.0) |
| Men | 95.0 (84.0–108.0) | 95.0 (84.0–109.0) | 95.0 (84.0–108.0) | 95.0 (84.0–108.0) | 95.0 (84.0–107.0) | 94.0 (83.0–107.0) |
| Physical activity ≥ 30 min/day, n (%) | 13,893 (40.4) | 1847 (38.5) | 3685 (38.2) | 5173 (39.1) | 4301 (41.6) | 2887 (46.0) |
| Alcohol intake (g/day) | 13.0 (1.7–45.7) | 14.5 (1.8–55.3) | 13.6 (1.8–50.6) | 13.5 (1.8–47.1) | 12.6 (1.7–43.4) | 11.6 (1.5–39.2) |
| Energy intake (MJ/day) | 8.90 (6.17–12.47) | 10.82 (8.00–14.84) | 9.74 (7.07–13.25) | 8.9 (6.28–12.21) | 8.23 (5.76–11.29) | 7.59 (5.42–10.13) |
| History of | ||||||
| Hypertension, n (%) | 6949 (15.7) | 639 (13.3) | 1461 (15.1) | 2139 (16.2) | 1649 (15.9) | 1061 (16.9) |
| Hypercholesterolemia, n (%) | 3234 (7.3) | 282 (5.9) | 667 (6.9) | 976 (7.4) | 825 (8.0) | 484 (7.7) |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 808 (1.8) | 51 (1.1) | 142 (1.5) | 228 (1.7) | 208 (2.0) | 179 (2.9) |
| Stroke, n (%) | 366 (0.8) | 40 (0.8) | 72 (0.8) | 124 (0.9) | 83 (0.4) | 47 (0.8) |
| AMIb, n (%) | 560 (1.3) | 74 (1.5) | 136 (1.4) | 177 (1.3) | 112 (1.1) | 61 (1.0) |
Distributions are expressed as medians and 10–90% percentiles unless otherwise specified.
a
WC, Waist circumference.
b
AMI, acute myocardial infarction.