Table 1.
Baseline characteristics by height in men
| Total | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | P valuesa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range | 115–160 | 161–164 | 165–168 | 169–199 | ||
| Number | 49,062 | 14,716 | 10,439 | 12,324 | 11,583 | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 51.6 (8.0) | 54.7 (7.7) | 52.1 (7.7) | 50.6 (7.7) | 48.4 (7.3) | <0.001 |
| Smoking status, n (%) | ||||||
| Nonsmoker | 11,839 (24.1) | 4,124 (28.0) | 2,561 (24.5) | 2,762 (22.4) | 2,392 (20.7) | <0.001 |
| Past smoker | 11,319 (23.1) | 3,401 (23.1) | 2,509 (24.0) | 2,915 (23.7) | 2,494 (21.5) | |
| Current smoker | 25,818 (52.6) | 7,149 (48.6) | 5,357 (51.3) | 6,626 (53.8) | 6,686 (57.7) | |
| Unknown | 86 (0.2) | 42 (0.3) | 12 (0.1) | 21 (0.2) | 11 (0.1) | |
| Total | 49,062 (100.0) | 14,716 (100.0) | 10,439 (100.0) | 12,324 (100.0) | 11,583 (100.0) | |
| Regular drinker, n (%) | ||||||
| No | 8,665 (17.7) | 2,906 (19.7) | 1,927 (18.5) | 2,089 (17.0) | 1,743 (15.0) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 33,811 (68.9) | 9,569 (65.0) | 7,088 (67.9) | 8,671 (70.4) | 8,483 (73.2) | |
| Unknown | 6,586 (13.4) | 2,241 (15.2) | 1,424 (13.6) | 1,564 (12.7) | 1,357 (11.7) | |
| Total | 49,062 (100.0) | 14,716 (100.0) | 10,439 (100.0) | 12,324 (100.0) | 11,583 (100.0) | |
| Leisure‐time physical activity, n (%) | ||||||
| <1 time/week | 34,985 (71.3) | 11,128 (75.6) | 7,468 (71.5) | 8,705 (70.6) | 7,684 (66.3) | <0.001 |
| ≥1 time/week | 11,984 (24.4) | 2,875 (19.5) | 2,459 (23.6) | 3,152 (25.6) | 3,498 (30.2) | |
| Unknown | 2,093 (4.3) | 713 (4.8) | 512 (4.9) | 467 (3.8) | 401 (3.5) | |
| Total | 49,062 (100.0) | 14,716 (100.0) | 10,439 (100.0) | 12,324 (100.0) | 11,583 (100.0) | |
| History of diabetes mellitus, n (%) | ||||||
| No | 30,165 (61.5) | 9,223 (62.7) | 6,536 (62.6) | 7,623 (61.9) | 6,783 (58.6) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 3,182 (6.5) | 1,017 (6.9) | 731 (7.0) | 795 (6.5) | 639 (5.5) | |
| Unknown | 15,715 (32.0) | 4,476 (30.4) | 3,172 (30.4) | 3,906 (31.7) | 4,161 (35.9) | |
| Total | 49,062 (100.0) | 14,716 (100.0) | 10,439 (100.0) | 12,324 (100.0) | 11,583 (100.0) | |
| Green tea consumption, n (%) | ||||||
| ≤3–4 cups/week | 12,577 (25.6) | 3,865 (26.3) | 2,702 (25.9) | 3,126 (25.4) | 2,884 (24.9) | <0.001 |
| 1–2 cups/day | 11,508 (23.5) | 3,171 (21.5) | 2,393 (22.9) | 2,944 (23.9) | 3,000 (25.9) | |
| 3–4 cups/day | 12,859 (26.2) | 3,665 (24.9) | 2,675 (25.6) | 3,330 (27.0) | 3,189 (27.5) | |
| ≥5 cups/day | 11,686 (23.8) | 3,845 (26.1) | 2,584 (24.8) | 2,824 (22.9) | 2,433 (21.0) | |
| Unknown | 432 (0.9) | 170 (1.2) | 85 (0.8) | 100 (0.8) | 77 (0.7) | |
| Total | 49,062 (100.0) | 14,716 (100.0) | 10,439 (100.0) | 12,324 (100.0) | 11,583 (100.0) | |
| Seaweed consumption, n (%) | ||||||
| ≤2 days/week | 27,994 (57.1) | 8,206 (55.8) | 5,897 (56.5) | 6,953 (56.4) | 6,938 (59.9) | <0.001 |
| 3–4 days/week | 13,747 (28.0) | 4,169 (28.3) | 2,967 (28.4) | 3,554 (28.8) | 3,057 (26.4) | |
| Almost daily | 6,875 (14.0) | 2,141 (14.5) | 1,486 (14.2) | 1,728 (14.0) | 1,520 (13.1) | |
| Unknown | 446 | 200 (1.4) | 89 (0.9) | 89 (0.7) | 68 (0.6) | |
| Total | 49,062 (100.0) | 14,716 (100.0) | 10,439 (100.0) | 12,324 (100.0) | 11,583 (100.0) | |
| Health screening in previous year, n (%) | ||||||
| No | 9,603 (19.6) | 2,815 (19.1) | 1,930 (18.5) | 2,502 (20.3) | 2,356 (20.3) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 39,162 (79.8) | 11,771 (80.0) | 8,446 (80.9) | 9,752 (79.1) | 9,193 (79.4) | |
| Unknown | 297 (0.6) | 130 (0.9) | 63 (0.6) | 70 (0.6) | 34 (0.3) | |
| Total | 49,062 (100.0) | 14,716 (100.0) | 10,439 (100.0) | 12,324 (100.0) | 11,583 (100.0) | |
Q, quartile, SD, standard deviation.
a
P‐values were calculated by analysis of variance for continuous values or chi‐squared test for categorical values to compare the distribution of baseline characteristics according to the height category.