Table 1.
General characteristics of the study population overall and by gender
| Total population (n=258 888) | Men (n=117 310) | Women (n=141 578) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group, years | ||||
| 15–29 | 19·89% (19·64–20·14) | 20·79% (20·42–21·16) | 19·06% (18·74–19·39) | |
| 30–44 | 24·81% (24·57–25·06) | 25·35% (24·98–25·72) | 24·32% (23·99–24·64) | |
| 45–59 | 25·79% (25·55–26·02) | 26·31% (25·95–26·66) | 25·31% (24·99–25·63) | |
| 60–74 | 19·60% (19·40–19·80) | 19·09% (18·80–19·38) | 20·06% (19·78–20·34) | |
| ≥75 | 9·91% (9·75–10·08) | 8·46% (8·25–8·68) | 11·25% (11·00–11·49) | |
| Country of birth | ||||
| Native born | 91·87% (91·70–92·04) | 92·26% (92·02–92·50) | 91·50% (91·27–91·74) | |
| Another EU member state | 3·15% (3·05–3·26) | 2·85% (2·70–3·00) | 3·43% (3·28–3·58) | |
| Non-EU country | 4·98% (4·84–5·12) | 4·89% (4·69–5·09) | 5·07% (4·88–5·26) | |
| Residence area population | ||||
| Densely | 36·06% (35·79–36·33) | 35·20% (34·80–35·60) | 36·85% (36·48–37·22) | |
| Intermediate | 33·05% (32·79–33·31) | 33·25% (32·86–33·65) | 32·86% (32·51–33·22) | |
| Thinly | 30·89% (30·64–31·14) | 31·55% (31·18–31·92) | 30·28% (29·95–30·62) | |
| Net monthly income (quintiles) | ||||
| 1 (lower income) | 19·29% (19·07–19·52) | 17·57% (17·25–17·88) | 20·88% (20·56–21·19) | |
| 2 | 19·44% (19·21–19·66) | 18·13% (17·80–18·46) | 20·63% (20·31–20·95) | |
| 3 | 19·80% (19·57–20·02) | 19·46% (19·11–19·80) | 20·11% (19·81–20·42) | |
| 4 | 20·44% (20·21–20·66) | 21·49% (21·15–21·83) | 19·48% (19·18–19·77) | |
| 5 (higher income) | 21·03% (20·80–21·27) | 23·36% (23·00–23·72) | 18·90% (18·60–19·20) | |
| Long-standing illness | 42·61% (42·33–42·88) | 39·72% (39·32–40·12) | 45·26% (44·88–45·64) | |
| General activity limitation | ||||
| Severely limited | 6·57% (6·44–6·71) | 6·07% (5·88–6·26) | 7·04% (6·84–7·23) | |
| Limited but not severely | 19·10% (18·89–19·32) | 17·31% (17·01–17·60) | 20·75% (20·45–21·05) | |
| Not limited | 74·32% (74·09–74·56) | 76·63% (76·29–76·96) | 72·21% (71·88–72·54) | |
| Educational level | ||||
| Primary or lower | 9·66% (9·51–9·82) | 8·38% (8·17–8·59) | 10·84% (10·62–11·06) | |
| Secondary | 64·28% (64·01–64·55) | 65·09% (64·69–65·49) | 63·54% (63·18–63·90) | |
| Tertiary | 26·05% (25·80–26·31) | 26·53% (26·15–26·91) | 25·62% (25·29–25·95) | |
| Body-mass index, kg/m2 | ||||
| <18·5 | 2·81% (2·71–2·91) | 1·46% (1·35–1·57) | 4·05% (3·89–4·21) | |
| 18·5–24·9 | 47·05% (46·77–47·33) | 41·22% (40·81–41·63) | 52·40% (52·01–52·78) | |
| 25–29·9 | 34·85% (34·58–35·13) | 41·77% (41·36–41·63) | 28·51% (28·17–28·85) | |
| ≥30 | 15·29% (15·09–15·49) | 15·55% (15·25–15·85) | 15·05% (14·78–15·32) | |
| Diet (fruit and vegetables) | ||||
| Daily | 65·13% (64·87–65·40) | 59·08% (58·68–59·49) | 70·68% (70·34–71·02) | |
| 4–6 times per week | 20·36% (20·14–20·59) | 22·58% (22·24–22·93) | 18·33% (18·04–18·61) | |
| 1–3 times per week | 12·15% (11·97–12·33) | 15·20% (14·91–15·49) | 9·34% (9·13–9·56) | |
| Less than once per week | 2·36% (2·27–2·45) | 3·14% (2·99–3·28) | 1·65% (1·55–1·74) | |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Daily smoking | 18·92% (18·70–19·14) | 22·82% (22·48–23·16) | 15·33% (15·06–15·61) | |
| Occasional smoking | 5·02% (4·89–5·14) | 5·83% (5·63–6·02) | 4·27% (4·12–4·42) | |
| No smoking | 76·07% (75·86–76·31) | 71·35% (70·98–71·72) | 80·40% (80·09–80·70) | |
| Days per week physically active | ||||
| 0 | 55·43% (55·14–55·72) | 53·22% (52·80–53·64) | 57·46% (57·08–57·85) | |
| 1 | 9·01% (8·83–9·18) | 8·93% (8·67–9·19) | 9·08% (8·84–9·32) | |
| 2 | 11·50% (11·31–11·69) | 11·44% (11·16–11·72) | 11·55% (11·30–11·81) | |
| 3 | 9·58% (9·40–9·75) | 10·18% (9·91–10·44) | 9·03% (8·80–9·25) | |
| 4 | 4·48% (4·36–4·60) | 5·14% (4·95–5·33) | 3·87% (3·72–4·02) | |
| 5 | 3·78% (3·67–3·90) | 4·29% (4·11–4·48) | 3·31% (3·17–3·45) | |
| 6 | 1·62% (1·55–1·70) | 2·01% (1·88–2·14) | 1·27% (1·18–1·35) | |
| 7 | 4·60% (4·49–4·73) | 4·80% (4·62–4·98) | 4·43% (4·27–4·59) | |
Data are weighted proportion with 95% CI in parentheses.