Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of 671 Healthy Participants Ages 30–49 from the Ebeltoft Health Promotion Project in Denmark, 1991–1992
| ALT | Low (N = 29) |
Medium-Low (N = 488) |
Medium-High (N = 132) |
High (N = 22) |
Total (N = 671) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, (%) | |||||
| Male | 1 (3.4) | 237 (48.6) | 76 (57.6) | 14 (63.6) | 328 (48.9) |
| Female | 28 (96.6) | 251 (51.4) | 56 (42.4) | 8 (36.4) | 343 (51.1) |
| Age, median (IQR) | 39.0 (35.0–43.0) | 41.0 (36.0–45.0) | 39.5 (34.5–45.0) | 42.5 (39.0–46.0) | 40.0 (36.0–45.0) |
| Weighta, median (IQR) | 61.0 (57.0–66.5) | 70.0 (60.0–80.0) | 82.0 (70.0–90.0) | 73.0 (60.0–85.0) | 71.5 (61.0–82.0) |
| BMIb, median (IQR) | 21.5 (20.7–24.2) | 23.3 (21.4–25.7) | 25.9 (24.0–28.7) | 24.4 (21.7–27.8) | 23.8 (21.6–26.5) |
| Smoking Status, (%) | |||||
| Never | 11 (37.9) | 177 (36.3) | 51 (38.6) | 3 (13.6) | 242 (36.1) |
| Former | 5 (17.2) | 61 (12.5) | 17 (12.9) | 5 (22.7) | 88 (13.1) |
| Current | 13 (44.8) | 250 (51.2) | 64 (48.5) | 14 (63.6) | 341 (50.8) |
| Weekly alcohol consumptionc, median (IQR) | 3 (2–7) | 6 (2–13) | 7 (2–20) | 19 (10–28) | 6 (2–14) |
| Marital Statusd, (%) | |||||
| Married or living together | 24 (82.8) | 420 (86.2) | 112 (84.9) | 17 (77.3) | 573 (85.5) |
| Living alone | 5 (17.2) | 67 (13.8) | 20 (15.2) | 5 (22.7) | 97 (14.5) |
Notes: aMeasured in kg; Data was missing for 13 participants (Medium-Low: 10, Medium-High: 3) bData was missing for 22 participants (Medium-Low: 16, Medium-High: 6) cMeasured in units of 12g alcohol/unit; data was missing for 12 participants (Low: 1, Medium-Low: 8, Medium-High: 3) dData was missing for 1 participant (Medium-Low: 1).
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range (ie 25th–75th percentile); BMI, body mass index (kg/m2).