Table 1.
Characteristics of the total study population by 5-year age intervals (n = 8618)
| Total | 40–44 yrs | 45–49 yrs | 50–54 yrs | 55–59 yrs | 60–64 yrs | 65–69 yrs | 70–75 yrs | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants, n (%) | 8618 (100.0) | 526 (6.1) | 865 (10.0) | 1172 (13.6) | 1524 (17.7) | 1748 (20.3) | 1754 (20.4) | 1029 (11.9) | - |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 59.3 (8.7) | 42.2 (1.4) | 47.1 (1.4) | 52.1 (1.4) | 57.1 (1.4) | 62.1 (1.4) | 66.8 (1.4) | 72.0 (1.6) | - |
| Sex, n women (%) | 4347 (50.4) | 317 (60.3) | 497 (57.5) | 662 (56.5) | 827 (54.3) | 851 (48.7) | 783 (44.6) | 410 (39.8) | < 0.01* |
| Educational level, n (%) | < 0.01* | ||||||||
| Low | 2670 (31.0) | 59 (11.2) | 131 (15.1) | 276 (23.6) | 392 (25.7) | 610 (34.9) | 731 (41.7) | 471 (45.8) | |
| Middle | 2380 (27.6) | 183 (34.8) | 352 (40.7) | 403 (34.4) | 455 (29.9) | 397 (22.7) | 362 (20.6) | 228 (22.2) | |
| High | 3448 (40.0) | 282 (53.6) | 379 (43.8) | 478 (40.8) | 666 (43.7) | 710 (40.6) | 634 (36.2) | 299 (29.1) | |
| Unknown | 120 (1.4) | 2 (0.4) | 3 (0.4) | 15 (1.3) | 11 (0.7) | 31 (1.8) | 27 (1.5) | 31 (3.0) | |
| Living situation, n (%) | 0.18 | ||||||||
| Independent dwelling | 8418 (97.7) | 517 (98.3) | 846 (97.8) | 1142 (97.4) | 1490 (97.8) | 1710 (97.8) | 1712 (97.6) | 1001 (97.3) | |
| Retirement or care home/sheltered housing | 18 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 5 (0.3) | 6 (0.6) | |
| Other housing situation | 113 (1.3) | 7 (1.3) | 15 (1.7) | 15 (1.3) | 23 (1.5) | 22 (1.3) | 21 (1.2) | 10 (1.0) | |
| Unknown | 69 (0.8) | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.4) | 15 (1.3) | 8 (0.5) | 14 (0.8) | 16 (0.9) | 12 (1.8) | |
| Smoking status, n (%) | < 0.01* | ||||||||
| Never | 3328 (38.6) | 285 (54.2) | 462 (53.4) | 535 (45.7) | 567 (37.2) | 544 (31.1) | 579 (33.0) | 356 (34.6) | |
| Former | 4127 (47.9) | 157 (29.9) | 278 (32.1) | 424 (36.2) | 731 (48.0) | 963 (55.1) | 988 (56.3) | 586 (57.0) | |
| Current | 1094 (12.7) | 83 (15.8) | 122 (14.1) | 200 (17.1) | 216 (14.2) | 226 (12.9) | 174 (9.9) | 73 (7.1) | |
| Unknown | 69 (0.8) | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.4) | 13 (1.1) | 10 (0.7) | 15 (0.9) | 13 (0.7) | 14 (1.4) | |
| BMI, median (IQR) |
26.2 (23.7–29.1) |
24.9 (22.5–28.1) |
25.7 (23.3–29.0) |
25.7 (23.1–28.7) |
26.1 (23.7–29.1) |
26.3 (23.9–29.2) |
26.4 (24.1–29.4) |
26.9 (24.4–29.9) |
< 0.01* |
| Alcohol consumption, n (%) | < 0.01* | ||||||||
| None | 1514 (17.6) | 97 (18.4) | 176 (20.4) | 231 (19.7) | 252 (16.5) | 277 (15.9) | 285 (16.3) | 196 (19.1) | |
| Low | 5099 (59.2) | 371 (70.5) | 555 (64.2) | 713 (60.8) | 917 (60.2) | 994 (56.9) | 979 (55.8) | 570 (55.4) | |
| High | 1933 (22.4) | 57 (10.8) | 131 (15.1) | 214 (18.3) | 345 (22.6) | 462 (26.4) | 477 (27.2) | 247 (24.0) | |
| Unknown | 72 (0.8) | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.4) | 14 (1.2) | 10 (0.7) | 15 (0.9) | 13 (0.7) | 16 (1.6) | |
| T2DM, n (%) | 1776 (20.6) | 32 (6.1) | 88 (10.2) | 154 (13.1) | 269 (17.7) | 387 (22.1) | 479 (27.3) | 367 (35.7) | < 0.01* |
BMI Body Mass Index, T2DM Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
*Chi2 or ANOVA test p-value < 0.05