Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the study population at HUNT2

Variables	Offspring	Mothers	Fathers
Participants, no	1529	1529	1529
Age, mean (SD)	32.8 (8.6)	63.8 (9.4)	67.2 (9.5)
Body mass index, mean (SD)	25.9 (5.2)	28.3 (7.3)	27.6 (6.9)
Overweight/obese, % (n)	42.3 (799)	70.6 (1080)	72.2 (1104)
Physically active*, % (n)	63.9 (977)	43.0 (510)	57.7 (716)
Current smoker, % (n)*	33.1 (506)	26.3 (400)	28.5 (434)
Higher education†, % (n)	20.7 (316)	4.5 (61)	6.0 (84)
Symptoms of depression‡, %, (n)	10.4 (155)	17.0 (225)	16.5 (215)

*Engagement in moderate (≥3 hours light and/or <1 hour hard activity per week) or high leisure time physical activity (any light and ≥1 hour hard activity per week).

†College/University education.

‡Score ≥8 on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.