Table 3.
Population Characteristics divided into index categories.
| Variable | Total WICAC (N = 6360) |
No Adversity (N = 3383) |
Low Adversity (N = 1293) |
Moderate Adversity (N = 1261) |
Severe Adversity (291) |
Very Severe Adversity (N = 132) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at baseline * Median, (IQR) | 54 (44–63) | 55 (46–64) | 49 (39–58) | 51 (40–61) | 50 (2137–58) | 49 (35–57) |
| Sex, Female% (N) | 54.6 (3472) | 54.8 (1853) | 53.8 (696) | 53.5 (675) | 56.0 (163) | 64.4 (85) |
| Cardiovascular disease% (N) | 3.6 (228) | 3.9 (130) | 3.0 (39) | 3.2 (40) | 5.3 (15) | 3.1 (<5) |
| Cancer% (N) | 6.9 (438) | 7.5 (248) | 5.6 (72) | 7.3 (91) | 6.7 (19) | 6.2 (8) |
| Poor Health * % (N) | 8.6 (546) | 7.4 (250) | 6.8 (87) | 10.7 (134) | 17.3 (50) | 18.9 (25) |
| Back pain * % (N) | 26.0 (1651) | 24.2 (813) | 26.5 (340) | 28.2 (353) | 33.2 (96) | 37.1 (49) |
| BMI Median (IQR) | 25.4 (22.9–28.5) | 25.3 (22.8–28.4) | 24.9 (22.6–28) | 25.6 (22.8–28.55) | 25.1 (23.6–28.5) | 25.3 (22.35–29.05) |
| Obesity % (N) | 17.0 (1078) | 16.7 (564) | 15.6 (202) | 18.3 (230) | 18.6 (54) | 18.2 (24) |
| Anxiety * % (N) | 4.8 (302) | 3.9 (130) | 4.5 (58) | 5.2 (65) | 10.2 (29) | 15.4 (20) |
| Depression * % (N) | 12.0 (765) | 10.0 (332) | 12.4 (159) | 13.6 (170) | 21.7 (62) | 32.3 (42) |
| Low vitality * % (N) | 17.7 (1128) | 16.4 (549) | 16.4 (210) | 19.4 (243) | 27.5 (79) | 35.6 (47) |
| Subjective Social Status * Median (IQR) | 7 (6–8) | 7 (6–8) | 7 (6–8) | 7 (6–8) | 6 (5–7) | 6 (5–7) |
| Low social status * % (N) | 2.4 (152) | 1.6 (54) | 2.6 (33) | 3.6 (45) | 4.2 (12) | 6.1 (8) |
| Low Education * % (N) | 26.4 (1971) | 23.2 (783) | 29.1 (375) | 31.4 (395) | 30.7 (89) | 38.2 (50) |
| Daily smoking * % (N) | 47.9 (3049) | 46.2 (1560) | 46.1 (594) | 52.2 (657) | 55.5 (161) | 58.3 (77) |
| Smoking g. Median (IQR) | 15 (10–20) | 15 (10–20) | 15 (10–20) | 15 (10–20) | 15 (10–20) | 17 (12–20) |
| Heavy drinking % (N) | 1.7 (107) | 1.8 (57) | 1.4 (17) | 1.9 (22) | 1.9 (5) | 4.8 (6) |
| Alcohol, Addiction % (N) | 5.5 (351) | 5.4 (175) | 5.3 (65) | 6.2 (73) | 9.4 (25) | 10.8 (13) |
| Alcohol, Units a week Median (IQR) | 5 (2–10) | 5.5 (2–10.5) | 4 (1.25–9) | 5 (2–10) | 4 (2–10) | 3 (1–10) |
Obesity measured at >30 kg/m2. Low social status is measured as a subjective social status < 4. Heavy drinking is measured as >35 units pr. week. Addiction is measured as >1 on the CAGE score. * Significant at p < 0.00001 in chi2.