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Table 1 Characteristics of 34,257 participants stratified by change in body weight from HUNT1 to HUNT2

From: Long-term changes in body weight and physical activity in relation to all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: the HUNT study

 

Change in body weight from HUNT1 to HUNT2

Loss (≥5%)

Stable (< 5% change)

Gain (≥5%)

Number of persons, n

2701

11,840

19,716

 Female, % (n)

57 (1546)

43 (5091)

56 (11,063)

Age, mean (SD)

66.7 (14.6)

58.8 (13.6)

51.0 (11.9)

Body Mass Index, mean (SD)

24.6 (4.0)

25.8 (3.7)

27.4 (4.0)

Higher educationa, % (n)

8.5 (229)

14.9 (1769)

18.5 (3642)

Current smokers, % (n)

33.3 (898)

28.8 (3407)

25.3 (4992)

Alcohol consumption (≥5 units)b, % (n)

5.6 (145)

10.2 (1145)

12.4 (2292)

History of cardiovascular diseasec, % (n)

14.0 (380)

7.2 (849)

3.5 (687)

Insomnia symptoms, % (n)

17.9 (483)

14.3 (1687)

11.9 (2354)

Weight change in kilograms, mean (SD)

−7.4 (4.0)

0.7 (2.0)

9.0 (4.8)

 Remained active

−7.2 (3.8)

0.7 (2.0)

8.9 (4.7)

 Inactive to active

−8.1 (5.1)

0.6 (2.1)

9.0 (4.7)

 Active to inactive

−7.8 (4.2)

0.5 (2.1)

9.7 (5.4)

 Remained inactive

−8.3 (5.2)

0.6 (2.1)

9.9 (5.7)

Physical activity, % (n)

 Remained active

74.4 (2009)

84.5 (10,007)

85.6 (16,885)

 Inactive to active

8.4 (227)

6.8 (810)

6.8 (1341)

 Active to inactive

12.4 (335)

6.3 (746)

5.5 (1092)

 Remained inactive

4.8 (130)

2.3 (277)

2.0 (398)

  1. Abbreviations: SD standard deviation
  2. aCollege or higher
  3. bOver a 2-week period
  4. cMyocardial infarction or stroke/cerebral haemorrhage