. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Mar 1.

Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 Aug 5;27(9):1520–1526. doi: 10.1002/oby.22570

Table 1.

Body Mass Index (BMI) characteristics of the included men by birth cohort.

			BMI (kg/m²)
	Birth Cohort	N (%)^*	Mean	SD
Age	1939– 49	37,652 (58.2)	15.49	1.12
7 years	1939– 49	37,652 (58.2)	15.49	1.12
	1950–59	24,938 (38.5)	15.40	1.22
13 years	1939– 49	38,131 (58.9)	18.16	2.00
	1950–59	25,191 (38.9)	18.00	2.23
Early adulthood	1939– 49	39,056 (60.4)	21.66	2.34
	1950–59	25,639 (39.6)	21.51	2.74
Education^†	–	15,207 (23.5)	21.77	2.75
Short	–	15,207 (23.5)	21.77	2.75
Medium	–	23,294 (36.0)	21.64	2.41
Long	–	26,194 (40.5)	21.47	2.43

Percentage of total study population (n=64,695).

^†

Education defined as short: 7–10 years primary school with or without finals; medium: skilled training in industry, trade and craft; and long: 9–12 years middle and secondary school, secondary school final, medium length or higher education.