Table 1 Background characteristics of included participant. The LSH study
Variable | Characteristics | n | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 2404 | 45.1 |
Female | 2922 | 54.9 | |
Age | 40 years | 1186 | 22.3 |
45 years | 419 | 7.9 | |
50 years | 1275 | 23.9 | |
55 years | 386 | 7.2 | |
60 years | 1181 | 22.2 | |
65 years | 368 | 6.9 | |
70 years | 511 | 9.6 | |
Smoking habits | Never smoked | 3209 | 61.2 |
Stopped > 6 months ago | 1516 | 28.9 | |
Stopped < 6 months ago | 36 | 0.7 | |
Smokes but not daily | 148 | 2.8 | |
Daily smoker | 338 | 6.4 | |
Food habits | High food quality: | 2174 | 43.9 |
Intermediate food quality: | 1730 | 35,0 | |
Low food quality: | 1047 | 21.1 | |
Economic situation | No economic problem | 4363 | 83.2 |
Economic problem | 884 | 16.8 | |
Educational level | Long education | 1883 | 37.5 |
Intermediate education | 2470 | 49.1 | |
Short education | 674 | 13.4 | |
Physical Activity (PA) | High PA | 3469 | 69.4 |
Intermediate PA | 845 | 16.9 | |
Low PA | 682 | 13.7 | |
Self-Rated-Health (SRH) | Good SRH | 4071 | 78.3 |
Poor SRH | 1130 | 21.7 | |
Quality-of-Life (QoL) | High QoL | 4540 | 88.3 |
Low QoL | 600 | 11.7 |