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. 2017 Feb 23;9:127–139. doi: 10.2147/CLEP.S129335

Table 2.

Lifestyle factors

Variables Men, age (years), n (%)
Women, age (years), n (%)
All 19–39 40–49 50–59 60–76 All 19–39 40–49 50–59 60–76
Sex 4,453 (46.1) 719 (16.2) 902 (20.3) 1,130 (25.4) 1,702 (38.2) 5,203 (53.9) 905 (17.4) 1,139 (21.9) 1,401 (26.9) 1,758 (33.8)
BMI
 Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) 26 (0.6) 13 (1.8) 2 (0.2) 4 (0.4) 7 (0.4) 116 (2.2) 44 (4.9) 13 (1.1) 25 (1.8) 34 (1.9)
 Normal (≥18.5–25 kg/m2) 1,583 (35.6) 413 (57.4) 352 (39.1) 353 (31.3) 465 (27.4) 2,698 (51.9) 567 (63.7) 621 (54.5) 699 (49.9) 802 (45.6)
 Overweight (≥25–30 kg/m2) 2,028 (45.6) 234 (32.5) 432 (47.9) 535 (47.4) 827 (48.7) 1,552 (29.8) 190 (21.0) 319 (28.0) 452 (32.3) 591 (33.6)
 Obese (≥30 kg/m2) 810 (18.2) 59 (8.2) 115 (12.8) 236 (20.9) 400 (23.5) 834 (16.0) 94 (10.4) 186 (16.3) 224 (16.0) 330 (18.8)
Physical activity, leisure time (self-rated)
 Sedentary 595 (13.5) 118 (16.5) 119 (13.3) 150 (13.4) 208 (12.4) 696 (13.5) 164 (18.2) 143 (12.6) 201 (14.4) 187 (10.8)
 Low activity 2,284 (51.8) 270 (37.8) 382 (42.8) 591 (52.6) 1,041 (62.0) 3,003 (58.1) 456 (50.6) 593 (52.2) 821 (59.0) 1,133 (65.2)
 Medium activity 1,425 (32.3) 289 (40.5) 353 (39.5) 365 (32.5) 418 (24.9) 1,430 (27.7) 262 (29.0) 389 (34.3) 363 (26.1) 416 (23.9)
 High activity 105 (2.4) 37 (5.2) 39 (4.4) 17 (1.5) 12 (0.7) 39 (0.8) 20 (2.2) 10 (0.9) 7 (0.5) 2 (0.1)
Diet (self-rated)a
 Healthy 774 (17.6) 111 (15.8) 168 (18.8) 218 (19.5) 277 (16.5) 1,364 (26.4) 160 (17.8) 281 (24.7) 420 (30.2) 503 (28.8)
 Average 2,935 (66.8) 459 (65.5) 588 (65.9) 728 (64.9) 1,160 (69.0) 3,390 (65.6) 649 (72.2) 756 (66.5) 879 (63.2) 1,106 (63.3)
 Unhealthy 686 (15.6) 131 (18.7) 136 (15.2) 175 (15.6) 244 (14.5) 418 (8.1) 90 (10.0) 99 (8.7) 92 (6.6) 137 (7.8)
Smoking
 Daily smokers 593 (13.4) 101 (14.2) 101 (11.3) 173 (15.4) 218 (12.9) 670 (12.9) 115 (12.7) 145 (12.8) 203 (14.6) 207 (11.8)
 Occasional smokers 165 (3.7) 71 (10.0) 32 (3.6) 30 (2.7) 32 (1.9) 154 (3.0) 70 (7.8) 33 (2.9) 33 (2.4) 18 (1.0)
 Ex-smokers 1,647 (37.2) 129 (18.1) 247 (27.6) 416 (36.9) 855 (50.5) 1,999 (38.6) 232 (25.7) 428 (37.7) 605 (43.4) 734 (41.9)
 Never been a smoker 2,024 (45.7) 411 (57.7) 516 (57.6) 508 (45.1) 589 (34.8) 2,360 (45.5) 485 (53.8) 530 (46.7) 552 (39.6) 793 (45.3)
Alcohol (self-reported)
 >14 (men)/7 (women) units/week 1,111 (24.8) 67 (9.9) 130 (15.1) 311 (28.7) 603 (36.8) 1,202 (24.7) 84 (10.2) 142 (13.2) 365 (27.6) 611 (37.3)

Note:

a

Based on Dietary Quality Score, developed as a crude index of the overall quality of the dietary habits.

Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.