TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics of UK Biobank participants aged 60–69 y (n = 130,473)1
| Variable | Value |
| Age, y | 64.1 ± 2.8 |
| Sex, F | 68,055 (52.2) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 26.9 ± 3.4 |
| Normal weight, 18.5 to <25.0 | 41,369 (31.7) |
| Overweight, 25.0 to <30.0 | 63,731 (48.9) |
| Class I obesity, 30.0 to <35.0 | 25,373 (19.5) |
| Waist-to-hip ratio | |
| Women | 0.82 ± 0.07 |
| Men | 0.94 ± 0.06 |
| Alcohol intake frequency | |
| Never | 9845 (7.6) |
| Special occasions only | 13,973 (10.7) |
| 1–3 times/mo | 12,393 (9.5) |
| 1–2 times/wk | 31,348 (24.0) |
| 3–4 times/wk | 30,818 (23.6) |
| Daily or almost daily | 32,096 (24.6) |
| Smoking history | |
| Never smoker | 72,419 (55.5) |
| Former smoker | 58,054 (44.5) |
| Education | |
| None | 33,157 (25.4) |
| CSE | 2353 (1.8) |
| GCSE/O-levels | 18,627 (14.3) |
| A-levels/NVQ/HND/HNC | 19,318 (14.8) |
| Professional qualification | 20,862 (16.0) |
| College or university degree | 36,156 (27.7) |
| Diagnosed disease at baseline | |
| Coronary artery disease | 10,115 (7.8) |
| Type 2 diabetes | 6781 (5.2) |
| Follow-up, y | 6.5 ± 0.9 |
1
Values are means ± SDs or n (%). A-levels/NVQ/HND/HNC, advance level/national vocational qualification/higher national diploma/higher national certificate further education after age 16 y; CSE, certificate of secondary education; GCSE/O-levels, general certificate of secondary education/ordinary level taken at age 15–16 y.