Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of 118,707 participants of Lifelines
| Characteristics | All (n = 118,707) | Sex categoriesa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men (n = 47,943) | Women (n = 70,764) | ||
| Age, years | 45 ± 13 | 46 ± 13 | 44 ± 13 |
| Education | |||
| Low | 4897 (4) | 1760 (4) | 3137 (4) |
| Moderate | 77,105 (65) | 30,367 (63) | 46,738 (66) |
| High | 36,705 (31) | 15,816 (33) | 20,889 (30) |
| Smoking status | |||
| Never | 54,985 (46) | 20,711 (43) | 34,274 (49) |
| Former | 39,342 (33) | 16,491 (35) | 22,851 (32) |
| Current < 10/day | 11,088 (9) | 4801 (10) | 6287 (9) |
| Current ≥ 10/day | 13,292 (11) | 5940 (12) | 7352 (10) |
| Moderate physical activity, MET-min/week | 1611 [751–2904] | 1728 [810–3134] | 1536 [735–2748] |
| Sedentary behavior, min/week | 840 [630–1260] | 840 [630–1260] | 910 [630–1260] |
| Alcohol use | |||
| 0 g/day | 3278 (3) | 744 (2) | 2534 (4) |
| > 0 to ≤ 10 g/day | 84,760 (71) | 28,315 (59) | 56,445 (80) |
| > 10 to ≤ 20 g/day | 22,269 (19) | 12,509 (26) | 9760 (14) |
| > 20 g/day | 8400 (7) | 6375 (13) | 2025 (3) |
| Prevalent diabetes | 2967 (3) | 1372 (3) | 1595 (2) |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 16,146 (14) | 8335 (17) | 7811 (11) |
| Hypertension | 26,208 (22) | 9820 (21) | 16,388 (23) |
| History of CVD | 2825 (2) | 1590 (3) | 1235 (2) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 26.0 ± 4.3 | 26.4 ± 3.7 | 25.8 ± 4.7 |
| ≥ 25 | 65,166 (55) | 30,137 (63) | 35,029 (50) |
| SSB, serving/day | 0.1 [0.0–0.6] | 0.3 [0.0–0.9] | 0.1 [0.0–0.5] |
| LNCB, serving/day | 0.1 [0.0–0.6] | 0.1 [0.0–0.6] | 0.1 [0.0–0.6] |
| FJ, serving/day | 0.2 [0.0–0.6] | 0.2 [0.0–0.7] | 0.1 [0.0–0.6] |
| Total energy, kcal/day | 2027 ± 576 | 2328 ± 591 | 1823 ± 466 |
Value are in means ± SDs for normally distributes variables, medians [25th, 75th] for nonnormally distributed variables or n (%) for categorical variable
CVD cardiovascular disease, FJ fruit juice, LNCB low-calorie sweetened beverages, MET metabolic equivalent task, SBB sugar-sweetened beverages
aComparisons of characteristics between men and women were tested using ANOVA, Kruskal–Wallis or chi-squared tests as applicable. All were statistically significant (P = < .001)