Table 2.
The distribution (%) of the different variables by sex and assessment period (longitudinal samples of the Swedish population from 1980/81, 1988/89, 1996/97 and 2004/05, complete with new individuals aged 16–23 years)
|
Variable |
Men |
Women |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980/81 | 1988/89 | 1996/97 | 2004/05 | 1980/81 | 1988/89 | 1996/97 | 2004/05 | |
|
n |
2728 |
2688 |
2570 |
2177 |
2770 |
2666 |
2634 |
2211 |
|
Age group |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 16-23 |
16.3 |
16.3 |
12.8 |
12.7 |
16.2 |
16.0 |
12.0 |
13.1 |
| 24-31 |
17.6 |
15.5 |
16.5 |
13.1 |
15.9 |
15.8 |
16.5 |
13.0 |
| 32-39 |
19.6 |
16.1 |
16.5 |
16.6 |
17.0 |
15.8 |
16.6 |
16.2 |
| 40-47 |
13.2 |
18.1 |
16.1 |
15.2 |
12.3 |
16.8 |
16.1 |
16.1 |
| 48-55 |
10.6 |
12.4 |
17.9 |
14.5 |
12.9 |
11.1 |
16.5 |
15.3 |
| 56-63 |
12.4 |
9.5 |
11.3 |
17.1 |
13.0 |
12.2 |
11.0 |
15.4 |
| 64-71 |
10.3 |
12.1 |
8.9 |
10.8 |
12.7 |
12.3 |
11.3 |
10.9 |
|
Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Low |
42.8 |
32.9 |
25.5 |
20.8 |
48.7 |
34.6 |
25.5 |
19.2 |
| Middle |
26.4 |
31.3 |
30.9 |
26.8 |
31.1 |
36.0 |
33.6 |
26.8 |
| High |
30.8 |
35.8 |
43.6 |
52.4 |
20.2 |
29.4 |
40.9 |
54.0 |
|
Urbanization1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
30.8 |
31.0 |
31.2 |
34.3 |
30.5 |
30.0 |
31.4 |
33.5 |
| 2 |
31.5 |
33.8 |
36.5 |
36.0 |
32.6 |
34.7 |
37.4 |
36.1 |
| 3 |
37.7 |
35.2 |
32.3 |
29.7 |
36.9 |
35.3 |
31.2 |
30.4 |
|
Physical activity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Almost none |
50.3 |
46.4 |
42.7 |
39.2 |
55.0 |
50.9 |
44.1 |
38.1 |
| Once a week |
17.6 |
18.3 |
18.6 |
15.6 |
20.0 |
19.7 |
20.7 |
13.9 |
| >Once a week |
32.1 |
35.3 |
38.7 |
45.2 |
25.0 |
29.4 |
35.2 |
48.1 |
|
Smoking |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-smokers |
38.6 |
43.4 |
47.8 |
52.4 |
52.4 |
51.6 |
51.1 |
51.9 |
| Former |
27.3 |
29.8 |
33.9 |
34.1 |
16.5 |
19.7 |
24.7 |
20.4 |
| Current |
34.1 |
26.8 |
18.3 |
13.6 |
31.1 |
28.7 |
24.2 |
18.7 |
|
Chronic disease |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
72.5 |
71.1 |
70.4 |
67.0 |
68.1 |
66.6 |
63.6 |
60.5 |
| Yes | 27.5 | 28.9 | 29.6 | 33.0 | 31.9 | 33.4 | 36.4 | 39.5 |
1Residence in: (1) the three largest cities in Sweden; (2) medium-sized towns (population >90,000); and (3) small towns (population 27,000–90,000) and rural areas.