Table 1.
Demographic, lifestyle, and dietary characteristics of the cohort.
| Characteristic | No. (%) | Median (5th–95th percentiles) | Characteristic | No. (%) | Median (5th–95th percentiles) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 56,378 (100) | Sun exposure | |||
| Sex | Skin reaction to sun | ||||
| Male | 26,876 (48) | Very sunburnt | 3,592 (6) | ||
| Female | 29,502 (52) | Sunburnt | 8,689 (15) | ||
| Age at inclusion (years) | 56 (50–64) | Blushing followed by tanning | 32,025 (57) | ||
| Smoking | Sun tanned, no other reaction | 11,918 (21) | |||
| Status | Missing data | 154 (0) | |||
| Never | 19,739 (35) | Sun tan during summer | |||
| Former | 16,231 (29) | Very | 12,639 (22) | ||
| Current | 20,373 (36) | Moderately | 31,817 (56) | ||
| Missing data | 35 (0) | Little | 10,940 (19) | ||
| Duration (years)a | 33 (6–46) | Not, only freckled | 936 (2) | ||
| Intensity (g tobacco/day)a | 15 (4–35) | Missing data | 46 (0) | ||
| Alcohol | Hormone replacement therapy | ||||
| Status | Never | 16,045 (54) | |||
| Never | 1,316 (2) | Previously | 4,569 (15) | ||
| Ever | 55,062 (98) | Currently | 8,852 (30) | ||
| Intake (g/day)b | 13 (1–65) | Missing data | 36 (0) | ||
| Education (years of school) | Years of usec | 4 (0.5–18) | |||
| < 7 | 18,612 (33) | Births | |||
| 8–10 | 25,950 (46) | None | 3,542 (12) | ||
| > 10 | 11,787 (21) | Any | 25,960 (88) | ||
| Missing data | 29 (0) | Numberd | 2 (1–4) | ||
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26 (20–33) | Age at firstd | 23 (18–32) | ||
| Dietary intake | |||||
| Fruit and vegetables (g/day) | 347 (108–803) | Ever occupied for at least 1 year in an industry or job associated with risk of developing: | |||
| Fat (g/day) | 81 (45–140) | Colorectal cancere | 2,612 (5) | ||
| Dietary fiber (g/day) | 20 (11–34) | Liver cancere | 2,612 (5) | ||
| Red meat (g/day) | 78 (32–166) | Kidney cancere | 2,612 (5) | ||
| Tap water (L/day) | 1.6 (0.7–2.9) | Lung cancerf | 15,866 (28) | ||
| Breast cancerg | 6,636 (12) | ||||
| Bladder cancerh | 13,261 (24) | ||||
| Non-melanoma skin canceri | 697 (1) | ||||
Among former and current smokers.
Among ever alcohol drinkers.
Among current and former users.
Among mothers.
Waiter, cook.
Mining, electroplating, manufacturing of shoes/leather products, metal processing (welding/painting), foundry/steel rolling mill, shipyard, glass industry, building industry (roof constructor/asphalt worker/demolition worker), truck/bus/taxi driver, manufacturing of asbestos/cement, asbestos insulation, cement article industry, china and pottery industry, butcher, painter, welder, auto mechanic, waiter, cook.
Health care.
Rubber industry, textile industry (dyeing), metal processing (painting), glass industry, truck/bus/taxi driver, painter, hairdresser, waiter, cook.
Building industry (roof constructor/asphalt worker).