Table 1.

Sample characteristics (N=824)

Variable	Mean	(SE)	N	(%)
In childhood
Age (range 3–9 years)	5.9	(2.5)
Sex
Women			487	(59)
Men			336	(41)
Body-mass index in childhood (kg/m2)	15.9	(1.8)
C-reactive protein (mg/L)a	−1.9	(1.3)
Family’s annual income a	4.9	(1.9)
In adulthood
Body-mass index in adulthood (kg/m2)	24.4	(4.3)
Smoking
No			615	(80)
Yes			159	(20)
Alcohol consumptionc	2.5	(1.3)
Physical activity d	9.9	(2.4)
Metabolic syndrome (NCEP)
No			627	(76)
Yes			31	(4)
Missing			166	(20)
Depressive symptoms in 1992	2.2	(0.6)
Depressive symptoms in 2001	2.0	(0.7)

^aLogarithmic

^bRange from 1 (less than 15000FIM) to 8 (more than 100 000)

^cRange 1–6

^dPhysical activity index