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. 2018 Oct;110:44–51. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2018.04.020

Table 1.

Description of the sample (individuals with IL-6, CRP and/or adiponectin information) according to demographic, socioeconomic, behavioral and health variables, stratified by sex, at 18 (n = 3877) and 22 years old (n = 3483).

18 years
22 years
Males (n = 1938)
N (%)
Females (n = 1939)
N (%)
Males (n = 1540)
N (%)
Females (n = 1598)
N (%)
Skin color
White 1175 (64.3) 1202 (63.2) 992 (63.6) 1089 (62.7)
Black 271 (14.8) 273 (14.4) 232 (14.9) 270 (15.5)
Others 381 (20.9) 426 (22.4) 336 (21.5) 379 (21.8)



Schooling (complete years)
0–4 127 (6.6) 55 (2.8) 70 (4.2) 28 (1.5)
5–8 906 (46.9) 669 (34.6) 544 (32.9) 395 (21.7)
9–11 841 (43.5) 1126 (58.2) 659 (39.8) 773 (42.5)
≥12 59 (3.0) 86 (4.4) 382 (23.1) 623 (34.3)



Asset index (quintiles)
1st 313 (16.2) 464 (24.0) 271 (16.3) 428 (23.3)
2nd 391 (20.2) 373 (19.3) 304 (18.3) 386 (21.3)
3rd 388 (20.1) 394 (20.4) 340 (20.5) 365 (20.1)
4th 426 (22.0) 361 (19.7) 369 (22.2) 328 (18.2)
5th 415 (21.5) 344 (17.8) 375 (22.6) 310 (17.1)



Smoking status
Never smoker 1493 (77.2) 1512 (78.1) 1149 (69.2) 1385 (76.2)
Former 142 (7.3) 167 (8.6) 167 (10.1) 184 (10.1)
Current smoker 299 (15.5) 257 (13.3) 344 (20.7) 248 (13.7)
Harmful alcohol intake (AUDIT ≥ 8 points) 693 (35.8) 340 (17.6) 501 (30.2) 260 (14.3)



Total physical activity*
Inactive 493 (25.6) 1002 (51.8) 421 (25.4) 762 (42.0)
Active 1436 (74.4) 931 (48.2) 1234 (74.6) 1054 (58.0)



Medical diagnosis
Hypertension 161 (8.3) 187 (9.7) 149 (9.0) 172 (9.5)
Diabetes 86 (4.5) 65 (3.4) 68 (4.1) 83 (4.6)
Asthma 444 (23.0) 384 (19.9) 386 (23.3) 397 (21.9)
*

Classified as inactive those who do not reach 300 and 150 min/week of physical activities in leisure and commuting, at 18 and 22 years, respectively. AUDIT: Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test.