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. 2013 Dec 3;8(12):e81020. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081020

Table 1. Participant Characteristics at Whitehall II Phase 7 (2002–2004).

Participants who attended Phase7(n = 6,967) Participants still working in Phase7 (n = 3,413) Participants included in this analysis (n = 2,126)
Male (%) 70.2 75.5 77.4
Mean age (SD) 61.2 (6.0) 57.5 (4.3) 57.1 (4.0)
Ethnic (non-white) (%) 8.2 7.2 6.6
Not married/cohabiting (%) 24.6 21.0 21.6
Lowest employment grade (%) 10.8 8.0 7.0
Body mass index (kg/m2) (SD) 26.8 (4.4) 26.8 (4.3) 26.8 (4.3)

SD: standard deviation.