Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the samples.
| British | Diverse | |
|---|---|---|
| Sample size | 89,552 | 29,580 |
| BMI | 27.4 (4.69) | 27.4 (4.82) |
| Age (years) | 56.8 (7.93) | 55.6 (8.21) |
| % Male | 48.2% | 46.1% |
| Copies of rs1421085 risk allele | 0.801 (0.69) | 0.799 (0.694) |
| Townsend deprivation index | −1.64 (2.9) | −0.881 (3.26) |
| Sleep duration (hours per night) | 7.18 (1.05) | 7.13 (1.11) |
| % Regular tobacco smoker | 9% | 10.1% |
| Hours watch TV per day | 2.78 (1.57) | 2.71 (1.68) |
| Alcohol intake frequency (0–5) | 3.2 (1.47) | 2.96 (1.56) |
| Number of days/week walk 10+ minutes | 5.37 (1.96) | 5.38 (1.97) |
| Number of days/week moderate physical activity 10+ minutes | 3.59 (2.33) | 3.62 (2.35) |
| Number of days/week vigorous physical activity 10+ minutes | 1.84 (1.94) | 1.91 (2) |
| Cooked vegetable intake (heaped teaspoons per day) | 2.69 (1.57) | 2.85 (1.95) |
| Oily fish intake* | 1.64 (0.912) | 1.66 (0.942) |
| Non-oily fish intake* | 1.81 (0.765) | 1.77 (0.8) |
| Processed meat intake* | 1.92 (1.04) | 1.82 (1.09) |
| Poultry intake* | 2.32 (0.859) | 2.3 (0.911) |
| Beef intake* | 1.48 (0.821) | 1.42 (0.869) |
| Lamb/mutton intake* | 1.11 (0.694) | 1.12 (0.749) |
| Pork intake* | 1.16 (0.698) | 1.11 (0.772) |
| Cheese intake* | 2.56 (1.06) | 2.51 (1.1) |
| Bread intake (slices per week) | 12.7 (8.35) | 12.3 (8.49) |
| Tea intake (cups per day) | 3.54 (2.77) | 3.4 (2.76) |
| Frequency of added salt (1–4) | 1.64 (0.855) | 1.71 (0.899) |
The mean and s.d. (in brackets) are shown.
*A indicates that the variable is encoded as: 0, never; 1, less than once a week; 2, once a week; 3, 2–4 times a week; 4, 5–6 times a week; and 5, once or more daily. Alcohol intake frequency is encoded as: 0, never; 1, special occasions only; 2, one to three times a month; 3, once or twice a week; 4, three or four times a week; and 5, daily or almost daily. For the frequency of added salt, the categories are: 1, never/rarely; 2, sometimes; 3, usually; and 4, always.