Table 3. Characteristics at conscription - analyzed cohort vs. non-eligible subjects.
| Analyzed cohort | Non-eligible | |||
| N = 218,820 | N = 209,273 | |||
| N | % | N | % | |
| Body Mass Index (BMI intervals) | ||||
| <18 | 6,400 | 2.9 | 7,275 | 3.5 |
| 18–24.9 | 180,691 | 82.6 | 125,242 | 59.9 |
| 25–29.9 | 26,824 | 12.3 | 24,461 | 11.7 |
| 30–34.9 | 4,225 | 1.9 | 6,472 | 3.1 |
| ≥35 | 680 | 0.3 | 2,236 | 1.0 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 43,587 | 20.8 |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | ||||
| –99 | 466 | 0.2 | 431 | 0.2 |
| 100–119 | 37,070 | 16.9 | 23,809 | 11.4 |
| 120–139 | 136,096 | 62.2 | 79,560 | 38.0 |
| 140–159 | 44,148 | 20.2 | 25,094 | 12.0 |
| 160–179 | 960 | 0.4 | 885 | 0.4 |
| 180– | 80 | <0.1 | 82 | <0.1 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 79,412 | 37.9 |
| Health Status | ||||
| A | 128,081 | 58.5 | 45,997 | 22.0 |
| B | 14,564 | 6.7 | 9,304 | 4.4 |
| D | 32,121 | 14.7 | 18,973 | 9.0 |
| E | 11,210 | 5.1 | 16,589 | 8.0 |
| J | 7,848 | 3.6 | 15,830 | 7.6 |
| JC | 98 | <0.1 | 5,498 | 2.6 |
| Y | 20,921 | 9.6 | 76,664 | 36.6 |
| Z | 750 | 0.3 | 3,139 | 1.5 |
| Missing | 3227 | 1.5 | 17,281 | 8.3 |