Table 1.
 Participants in survey samples, 1999 and 2007. Figures are means (SD)
| All participants | Women | Men | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 (n=1797) | 2007 (n=1836) | 1999 (n=944) | 2007 (n=989) | 1999 (n=853) | 2007 (n=847) | |||
| Age | 48.25 (18.36) | 47.61 (19.04) | 49.32 (18.75) | 46.74 (18.53) | 47.06 (17.86) | 48.64 (19.57) | ||
| Age on leaving education | 17.07 (2.83) | 17.32 (2.96) | 17.03 (2.76) | 17.28 (2.89) | 17.11 (2.90) | 17.38 (3.03) | ||
| Height (cm) | 169.15 (10.18) | 168.89 (10.38) | 162.69 (7.32) | 162.74 (7.72) | 176.29 (7.87) | 176.07 (8.27) | ||
| Weight (kg) | 71.91 (14.89) | 74.91 (16.19) | 65.19 (13.20) | 68.31 (14.44) | 78.55 (13.42) | 81.55 (15.12) | ||
| BMI | 24.91 (4.48) | 26.17 (5.22) | 24.53 (4.81) | 26.05 (5.63) | 25.33 (4.03) | 26.30 (4.71) | ||