Table 1.
Demographic characteristics, health behaviors, and socioeconomic status of the study population.
| Factors and Status | Variable | Category | n (%) | Mean (SD) or Median (Q1; Q3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | Age; mean (SD) | 1007 (100) | 57 (7.2) | |
| Sex | Female | 505 (50) | ||
| Male | 502 (50) | |||
| Health behavior | Smoking | Non-smoker | 785 (81) | |
| Current smoker | 183 (19) | |||
| Alcohol intake | Below risk level | 869 (86) | ||
| Risk level * | 138 (14) | |||
| Physical activity | Sufficient ** | 176 (19) | ||
| Insufficient | 757 (81) | |||
| Fruit and vegetable intake | Sufficient *** | 195 (20) | ||
| Insufficient | 795 (80) | |||
| Number of unhealthy behaviors | 0 | 47 (5) | ||
| 1 | 214 (24) | |||
| 2 | 453 (50) | |||
| 3 | 162 (18) | |||
| 4 | 30 (3) | |||
| Socioeconomic | Education (school years) | ≤9 years (compulsory school) | 352 (36) | |
| Status | 10–11 years | 294 (30) | ||
| 12–13 years | 133 (14) | |||
| ≥14 years (university) | 209 (21) | |||
| Immigrant status | Born in the Nordic countries | 945 (95) | ||
| Born outside the Nordic countries | 54 (5) | |||
| Employment information | Employed | 614 (61) | ||
| Unemployed | 111 (11) | |||
| Retired | 282 (28) |
* Risk level is drinking more than nine standard glasses per week for women and more than 14 glasses per week for men, and/or reporting drinking four or more standard glasses for women and five or more glasses for men on a typical day when drinking; ** sufficient is the highest category out of four, based on a combination of regular physical activity during daytime and physical training; *** sufficient is an intake of ≥500 g of fruit and vegetables per day.