Table 1.

Characteristics of the Study Sample, Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort, 1971–2001

Characteristic	Women (n = 7,043a)			Men (n = 6,380)
	Across Waves	Wave 1	Wave 7	Across Waves	Wave 1	Wave 7
Mean body mass indexb	26.0	24.2	28.0	27.6	26.7	28.9
Mean age, years	50.8	37.9	63.1	50.9	38.9	62.9
Education, %
High school or less	53.6	48.2	53.2	47.2	42.2	46.0
More than high school	42.2	39.3	43.4	48.8	44.6	52.1
Missing data	4.2	12.6	3.4	4.0	13.2	1.9
% married	75.2	84.7	64.4	83.4	84.2	81.7
% current smokers	30.8	47.2	16.4	31.4	47.4	15.4
Alcohol consumption (drinks/day), %
0	35.5	17.5	45.6	22.5	9.8	31.6
1–2	59.4	76.2	50.8	53.7	61.4	50.8
>2	5.2	6.3	3.6	23.9	28.8	17.6

^aNumber of observations across all waves.

^bWeight (kg)/height (m)².