Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population by age groups (n = 2118).
| Age group (years) | 35–74 | 35–39 | 40–44 | 45–49 | 50–54 | 55–59 | 60–64 | 65–69 | 70–74 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 2118 | 228 | 244 | 265 | 276 | 273 | 289 | 268 | 275 | p |
| Age (years) 1 | 55.1 ± 11 | 37.1 ± 1.4 | 41.9 ± 1.5 | 47.1 ± 1.4 | 51.9 ± 1.4 | 56.9 ± 1.5 | 62.1 ± 1.4 | 66.8 ± 1.4 | 72.2 ± 1.5 | <0.001 |
| Male (%, (n)) | 49 (1042) | 49 (111) | 47 (116) | 47 (125) | 49 (134) | 49 (133) | 54 (155) | 50 (133) | 49 (135) | 0.876 |
| Smoker, current (%, (n)) | 19 (402) | 23 (53) | 23 (57) | 24 (64) | 22 (60) | 24 (65) | 17 (50) | 9 (24) | 10 (29) | |
| Smoker, former (%, (n)) | 31 (654) | 23 (52) | 17 (42) | 28 (74) | 34 (93) | 30 (83) | 42 (120) | 34 (92) | 36 (98) | <0.001 |
| Smoker, never (%, (n)) | 50 (1062) | 54 (123) | 60 (145) | 48 (127) | 44 (123) | 46 (125) | 41 (119) | 57 (152) | 54 (148) | |
| Height (cm) 1 | 169 ± 9.5 | 172 ± 10 | 171 ± 10 | 171 ± 9.4 | 170 ± 8.8 | 168 ± 9.1 | 168 ± 8.9 | 167 ± 9.2 | 166 ± 8.9 | <0.001 |
| Weight (kg) 1 | 75 ± 15 | 74 ± 17 | 74 ± 15 | 74 ± 15 | 75 ± 15 | 75 ± 16 | 76 ± 15 | 76 ± 13 | 75 ± 12 | 0.594 |
| BMI (kg/m2) 1 | 26.1 ± 4.5 | 24.8 ± 4.3 | 25.2 ± 4.9 | 25.3 ± 4.0 | 26.0 ± 4.6 | 26.4 ± 4.6 | 26.9 ± 4.5 | 27.2 ± 4.3 | 27.0 ± 4.0 | <0.001 |
| <25 (%, (n)) | 45 (956) | 57 (131) | 57 (138) | 52 (139) | 48 (132) | 45 (123) | 37 (108) | 34 (92) | 34 (93) | |
| 25 to <30 (%, (n)) | 38 (802) | 29 (65) | 32 (79) | 37 (96) | 35 (97) | 36 (99) | 42 (120) | 46 (124) | 44 (122) | <0.001 |
| ≥30 (%, (n)) | 17 (360) | 14 (32) | 11 (27) | 11 (30) | 17 (47) | 19 (51) | 21 (61) | 20 (52) | 22 (59) | |
| Austria (%, (n)) | 18 (384) | 21 (48) | 21 (50) | 19 (50) | 17 (47) | 17 (46) | 17 (50) | 18 (48) | 16 (45) | |
| Belgium (%, (n)) | 12 (255) | 6 (13) | 7 (18) | 12 (31) | 14 (38) | 14 (39) | 14 (40) | 13 (36) | 14 (40) | |
| Germany (%, (n)) | 16 (346) | 11 (26) | 14 (35) | 18 (48) | 17 (46) | 17 (47) | 17 (50) | 18 (47) | 17 (47) | |
| Greece (%, (n)) | 18 (379) | 19 (43) | 21 (50) | 17 (46) | 19 (53) | 16 (44) | 17 (48) | 16 (44) | 19 (51) | 0.518 |
| Italy (%, (n)) | 18 (383) | 22 (49) | 20 (49) | 18 (48) | 18 (50) | 18 (48) | 16 (47) | 18 (48) | 16 (44) | |
| Poland (%, (n)) | 18 (371) | 21 (49) | 17 (42) | 16 (42) | 15 (42) | 18 (49) | 19 (54) | 17 (45) | 18 (48) |
1 Values are means ± SD; p-value: One-way ANOVA (continuous variables) and Pearson’s chi-squared test (prevalence).