Table 1.
Modifiable lifestyle risk factor | Definition |
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Alcohol consumption | |
Non-drinker | Did not drink in the past 12 months or drinking frequency is less than weekly |
Light drinker | Drinks at least once per week, and up to 2 drinks in the past week (females), or had up to 3 drinks in the past week (males) |
Moderate drinker | Drinks at least once per week, and had between 3 and 14 drinks in the past week (females), or between 4 and 21 drinks in the paast week (males) |
Heavy drinker | Drinks at least once per week, and had more than 14 drinks (females), or more than 21 drinks (males) |
Body mass index (BMI) | |
Healthy weight | 18.5 to 25 kg/m2 |
Underweight | <18.5 kg/m2 |
Overweight | 25 to 30 kg/m2 |
Obese, class 1 | 30 to 35 kg/m2 |
Obese, class 2 | 35 to 40 kg/m2 |
Obese, class 3 | >40 kg/m2 |
Cigarette smoking | |
Never smoked | Less than 100 cigarettes smoked ever |
Heavy smoker | Currently smokes 1 or more packs per day |
Light smoker | Currently smokes less than 1 pack per day |
Former heavy smoker | Formerly smoked 1 or more packs per day |
Former light smoker | Formerly smoked less than 1 pack per day |
Former smoker, unknown amount | Formerly smoked, but packs per day was not reported |
Daily fruit and vegetable consumption | |
0 to 3 times | Consumed fruits and vegetables between 0 and 3 times a day |
3 to 6 times | Consumed fruits and vegetables between 3 and 6 times a day |
6 or more times | Consumed fruits and vegetables 6 or more times a day |
Leisure physical activity | |
No physical activity | 0 metabolic equivalents per day |
Slightly active | 0 to 1.5 metabolic equivalents per day |
Moderately active | 1.5 to 3 metabolic equivalents per day |
Active | 3 or more metabolic equivalents per day |
For daily fruit and vegetable consumption, starchy vegetables (e.g. potatoes) were not considered and fruit juice was counted maximum once per day.