Table 2.

Descriptive statistics for obese and non-obese individuals in the sample

Variable	Non-obese (n = 3028)	Obese (n = 357)
HDL (ln mmol/l)	0.33 (0.30)	0.19 (0.28)
Risky alcohol consumption	1%	2%
Smoker	24%	15%
Physical activity score	8288 (5779)	7170 (5124)
Energy intake (kcal/day)	2342 (657)	2303 (673)
Primary education	68%	76%
Secondary education	11%	5%
Tertiary education	22%	18%
Male	40%	38%
Age 45–49	17%	13%
Age 50–59	52%	50%
Age 60–68	31%	37%

Continuous variables are presented with means and standard deviations whereas binary variables are presented with percentages