Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of the study population by the occurrence of Chronic Inflammatory Disease
| Chronic inflammatory disease during follow-up | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. (N=54,317) | Yes (N=1,758) | p-value | |
| Demographics | |||
| Age, yearsa | 56.2 (52.8;60.4) | 56.3 (52.7;60.4) | 0.75 |
| Genderb | <0.001 | ||
| Male | 26,100 (48.1) | 675 (38.4) | |
| Marital statusb | 0.05 | ||
| Living alone | 14,151 (26.1) | 503 (28.6) | |
| Living together | 38,535 (70.9) | 1,209 (68.8) | |
| Missing | 1,631 (3.0) | 46 (2.6) | |
| Education (years)b | 0.01 | ||
| <8 | 17,882 (32.9) | 612 (34.8) | |
| 8-9 | 24,974 (46.0) | 814 (46.3) | |
| >9 | 11,400 (21.0) | 327 (18.6) | |
| Missing | 61 (0.1) | 5 (0.3) | |
| Lifestyle | |||
| Energy (MJ/day)a | 9.5 (7.9; 11.4) | 9.2 (7.7; 11.1) | 0.001 |
| Total dietary fibre intake (g/day)a | 20.3 (16.0; 25.2) | 19.8 (15.9; 24.7) | 0.02 |
| Meat (g/day)a | 106.4 (76.3; 146.3) | 100.9 (71.4; 137.4) | 0.001 |
| Physical activity (MET-score)a | 56.5 (37.0; 85.0) | 55.0 (36.0; 86.5) | 0.52 |
| Alcohol (g/day)a | 13.0 (6.0; 31.2) | 11.4 (3.4; 27.4) | 0.001 |
| Smokingb | <0.001 | ||
| Never | 19,166 (35.3) | 481 (27.4) | |
| Former | 15,626 (28.8) | 495 (28.2) | |
| Current | 19,456 (35.8) | 779 (44.3) | |
| Missing | 69 (0.1) | 3 (0.2) | |
| BMI (kg/m2)b | 0.35 | ||
| <25.0 | 23,485 (43.2) | 740 (42.1) | |
| ≥25.0 | 30,800 (56.7) | 1,016 (57.8) | |
| Missing | 32 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | |
| Comorbidity (Charlson score)b | <0.001 | ||
| 0 | 52,676 (97.0) | 1,590 (90.4) | |
| 1+ | 1,641 (3.0) | 168 (9.6) | |
a, Median (interquartile range); b, Numbers (percentages).