Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the Finnish DILGOM participants at baseline in 2007 and follow-up in 2014

Number of participants^a

4729–5024

3554–3735

3593–3735

Age (years)

52.6 ± 13.5^b

53.0 ± 13.0

60.0 ± 13.0

 Men (%)

46.3

45.2

45.2

 Women (%)

53.7

54.8

54.8

Education (years)

12.6 ± 4.0

12.7 ± 4.0

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BMI (kg/m²)

27.0 ± 4.9

26.8 ± 4.7^c

26.9 ± 4.7^c

WC (cm)

91.4 ± 13.7

90.6 ± 13.1^c

92.8 ± 13.3^c

Overweight, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m² (%)

62.5

61.4^c

62.3^c

Obesity, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m² (%)

21.7

19.9^c

20.6^c

Night sleep duration (hours)

7.3 ± 1.1

7.3 ± 1.0

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Total physical activity (min/week)

743.7 ± 648.0

759.6 ± 652.4

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Vigorous physical activity (min/week)

170.7 ± 249.1

176.4 ± 253.7

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Depression^d

9.9 ± 7.3

9.8 ± 7.3

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Emotional eating^e

1.9 ± 0.7

1.9 ± 0.7

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