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Table 1 Baseline sample characteristics stratified by sex and study group

From: The long-term effect of screening and lifestyle counseling on changes in physical activity and diet: the Inter99 Study – a randomized controlled trial

 

Men

 

Women

 
 

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Control

N= 2,965

N= 1,568

N= 3,126

N= 1,756

Socio-demographic variables

    

Age, n (%)

    

   30–35 years

415 (14.0)

365 (23.3)

514 (16.4)

478 (27.2)

   40–50 years

1,822 (61.4)

678 (43.2)

1,908 (61.0)

774 (44.1)

   55–60 years

728 (24.6)

525 (33.5)

704 (22.5)

504 (28.7)

Living with a partner, n (%)

    

   Yes

2,481 (85.0)

1,300 (84.6)

2,468 (80.2)

1,388 (80.7)

Education, n (%)

    

   None

450 (16.6)

245 (17.6)

535 (18.7)

335 (20.9)

   ≤1 year

65 (2.4)

41 (2.9)

199 (6.9)

104 (6.5)

   2–4 years

1,759 (65.2)

900 (64.5)

1,911 (66.6)

1,036 (64.6)

   5–9 years

427 (15.8)

209 (15.0)

223 (7.8)

128 (8.0)

Employed, n (%)

    

   Yes

2,609 (89.8)

1,343 (86.6)

2,618 (85.4)

1,390 (80.1)

Health-related variables

    

Self-perceived health, n (%)

    

   Excellent/ very good

1,008 (34.4)

585 (37.9)

979 (31.5)

630 (36.3)

   Good

1,637 (56.0)

829 (53.6)

1,760 (56.7)

891 (51.4)

   Fair/ poor

281 (9.6)

132 (8.5)

365 (11.8)

213 (12.3)

Daily smoking, n (%)

    

   Yes

1,083 (36.9)

643 (41.4)

1,085 (35.0)

633 (36.3)

Alcohol use (drinks/week), n (%)

    

   0

222 (7.8)

112 (7.4)

410 (14.0)

291 (17.5)

   1–7

980 (34.4)

563 (37.1)

1,610 (54.9)

863 (51.9)

   8–14

651 (22.8)

332 (21.9)

566 (19.3)

317 (19.1)

   15–21

426 (15.0)

187 (12.3)

215 (7.3)

128 (7.7)

   >21

571 (20.0)

323 (21.3)

130 (4.5)

64 (3.8)

Physical activity, n (%)

    

   Mainly sedentary

642 (22.3)

355 (23.4)

664 (21.7)

391 (23.1)

   Moderate activity

1,624 (56.3)

863 (56.8)

2,026 (66.2)

1,076 (63.5)

   Regular exercise/ heavy training

617 (21.4)

300 (19.8)

371 (12.1)

228 (13.4)

Limited in stair-climbing, n (%)

    

   Yes

299 (10.3)

201 (13.1)

547 (17.8)

349 (20.1)

Dietary quality, n (%)

    

   Healthy

282 (9.9)

118 (8.0)

546 (18.0)

257 (15.6)

   Average

1,979 (69.8)

1,004 (68.5)

2,142 (70.7)

1,138 (69.1)

   Unhealthy

576 (20.3)

345 (23.5)

342 (11.3)

253 (15.3)

Self-rated IHD risk of diet, n (%)

    

   Yes

433 (15.0)

201 (13.2)

328 (10.8)

183 (10.7)

Outcome variables at baseline

    

Intake of saturated fata, n (%)

    

   Yes

2,599 (88.7)

1,340 (86.6)

2,654 (85.6)

1,454 (83.6)

Intake of vegetables (g/week), M ± SD

415.3 ± 255.4

401.8 ± 251.8

476.2 ± 263.0

464.0 ± 265.3

Intake of fruit (g/week), M ± SD

623.1 ± 775.8

622.1 ± 772.5

932.3 ± 889.4

935.8 ± 929.8

Intake of fish (g/week), M ± SD

158.0 ± 120.0

163.6 ± 128.0

159.4 ± 122.2

146.5 ± 125.2

Physical activity (min/week), M ± SD

285.9 ± 163.2

298.3 ± 162.4

290.9 ± 161.4

286.9 ± 165.0

  1. Note: M = mean, SD = standard deviation; afor cooking and on bread.