TABLE 1.
Population characteristics (n = 55,034)
| Men (n = 23,780) | Women (n = 31,254) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 37.8 | (9.1) | 38 | (9.5) | ||
| Education level: ISCED‐2011 n (%) | ||||||
| ≤4 | 6856 | (29) | 8129 | (26) | ||
| 5–6 | 6447 | (27) | 10,755 | (35) | ||
| ≥7 | 10,270 | (44) | 12,096 | (39) | ||
| Missing data on education level (n) | 207 | 274 | ||||
| Birth weight (g) | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 3386 | (491) | 3247 | (475) | ||
| Median (Q1–Q3) | 3400 | (3100–3700) | 3250 | (2980–3550) | ||
| Birth weight distribution by 200 g classes n (%) | ||||||
| <2360 g | 593 | (2.5) | <2245 g | 781 | (2.5) | |
| 2360–2560 g | 487 | (2.1) | 2245–2445 g | 610 | (2) | |
| 2560–2760 g | 966 | (4.1) | 2445–2645 g | 1348 | (4.3) | |
| 2760–2960 | 1825 | (7.7) | 2645–2845 g | 2602 | (8.3) | |
| 2960–3160 g | 3168 | (13.3) | 2845–3045 g | 4344 | (13.9) | |
| 3160–3360 g | 4115 | (17.3) | 3045–3245 g | 5568 | (17.8) | |
| 3360–3560 g | 4132 | (17.4) | 3245–3445 g | 5565 | (17.8) | |
| 3560–3760 g | 3583 | (15.1) | 3445–3645 g | 4583 | (14.7) | |
| 3760–3960 g | 2373 | (10) | 3645–3845 g | 2967 | (9.5) | |
| 3960–4160 g | 1345 | (5.7) | 3845–4045 g | 1601 | (5.1) | |
| 4160–4360 g | 661 | (2.8) | 4045–4245 g | 746 | (2.4) | |
| ≥4360 g | 532 | (2.2) | ≥4245 g | 539 | (1.7) | |
| Impaired fasting glycaemia n (%) | 1305 | (5.5) | 989 | (3.2) | ||
| High blood pressure a n (%) | 4109 | (17.3) | 2554 | (8.2) | ||
| Lifestyle n (%) | ||||||
| Leisure physical activity n (%) | ||||||
| Never | 7252 | (31) | 9932 | (32) | ||
| <2 h a week | 6914 | (29) | 11646 | (38) | ||
| ≥2 h a week | 9446 | (40) | 9421 | (30) | ||
| Missing data on physical exercise (n) | 168 | 255 | ||||
| Nutrition score (mean (SD)) | 13.7 | (7) | 11.5 | (6) | ||
| Missing data on nutrition score (n) | 6441 | 9221 | ||||
| Clinical parameters (mean (SD)) | ||||||
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.5 | (3.6) | 23.7 | (4.5) | ||
| Waist circumference (cm) | 86 | (10) | 77 | (11) | ||
| Biological parameters (mean (SD)) | ||||||
| Fasting glucose (mmol/L) | 5.3 | (0.6) | 5.0 | (0.6) | ||
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.2 | (1) | 5.1 | (0.9) | ||
| Fasting triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.2 | (0.7) | 0.9 | (0.4) | ||
| HDL‐cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.36 | (0.33) | 1.59 | (0.38) | ||
| Platelets (G/L) | 234 | (49) | 255 | (56) | ||
| ALT (IU/L) | 31 | (19) | 20 | (12) | ||
| GGT (IU/L) | 30 | (28) | 20 | (17) | ||
| Metabolic impairement b , n (%) | 9203 | (39) | 8787 | (28) | ||
| Liver disease scores (mean (SD)) | ||||||
| Fatty liver index | 29 | (25) | 16 | (20) | ||
| Forns index (calculated if FLI ≥ 60, n = 5530) | 3.4 | (1.2) | 2.7 | (1.3) | ||
Abbreviations: ALAT, alanine aminotransferases; GGT, gamma glutamyl‐transferase; HDL, high‐density lipoprotein.
a
High blood pressure was defined as a history of high blood pressure (physician‐administrated questionnaire) or a mean systolic blood pressure > 140 mmHg or a mean diastolic blood pressure > 90 mmHg after 2 measures on the same arm during examination in the medical center.
b
Defined as having at least one anomaly from among: abdominal obesity, hypertension, impaired fasting glucose, hypertriglyceridemia, low HDL‐cholesterol.