TABLE 1.
Country-specific baseline characteristics of the EPIC-InterAct subcohort (n = 14,694)1
| Characteristics | France (n = 562) | Italy (n = 1927) | Spain (n = 3509) | UK-Norfolk (n = 900) | UK-Oxford (n = 316) | Netherlands (n = 1398) | Germany (n = 2044) | Sweden (n = 1919) | Denmark (n = 2119) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y | 56.3 ± 6.5 | 50.2 ± 7.9 | 49.1 ± 7.8 | 59.5 ± 9.4 | 50.2 ± 11.6 | 52.6 ± 10.8 | 50.3 ± 8.6 | 57.8 ± 7.7 | 56.6 ± 4.4 |
| Men, % | 0 | 32.3 | 38.4 | 42.7 | 27.9 | 16.7 | 41.5 | 40.3 | 53.7 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 23.1 ± 3.7 | 25.8 ± 4.1 | 28.2 ± 4.2 | 25.7 ± 3.7 | 24.3 ± 3.9 | 25.3 ± 3.9 | 25.8 ± 4.1 | 25.3 ± 3.9 | 26.0 ± 3.9 |
| WC, cm | |||||||||
| Men | — | 91.9 ± 9.7 | 99.2 ± 8.7 | 92.7 ± 9.6 | 89.0 ± 11.4 | 91.3 ± 11.2 | 94.4 ± 9.7 | 93.4 ± 10.3 | 95.9 ± 9.8 |
| Women | 76.0 ± 9.0 | 79.8 ± 10.6 | 87.1 ± 11.0 | 79.3 ± 9.9 | 74.3 ± 8.7 | 81.1 ± 10.3 | 79.8 ± 11.1 | 77.8 ± 10.6 | 81.6 ± 11.1 |
| Physically active, % | 9.6 | 14.8 | 11.4 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 40.6 | 20.3 | 16.4 | 35.4 |
| Never smoking, % | 64.6 | 45.0 | 54.9 | 46.9 | 58.9 | 40.2 | 47.1 | 39.1 | 33.7 |
| Post-secondary education, % | 39.9 | 14.5 | 11.3 | 12.3 | 42.4 | 21.7 | 34.9 | 22.4 | 20.4 |
1Data are shown as means ± SDs or as relative percentages. EPIC, European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition; WC, waist circumference.