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.