Table 1 Baseline characteristics for the whole sample and by group of participants, without and with at least one registered diagnosis of cardiovascular disease, type-2 diabetes, obesity, stroke, cancer, dementia, or depression from an in- or outpatient hospital visit during the 15-year follow-up time
Variables | All | No registered diagnosis | With registered diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 1220 | n = 878 | n = 342 | |
Sex, women | 666 (55%) | 471 (54%) | 195 (57%) |
Agea, years | 45.3 (±14.5) | 41.5 (±13.3) | 54.9 (±12.8) |
Smokerc | 290 (24%) | 206 (23%) | 84 (25%) |
Educationa,c | |||
< High school | 281 (23%) | 150 (17%) | 131 (38%) |
High school | 558 (46%) | 442 (51%) | 116 (34%) |
University degree | 377 (31%) | 283 (32%) | 94 (28%) |
History of diseasea,b,c | 211 (17%) | 103 (12%) | 108 (32%) |
Physical activity | |||
Sedentary time, min/day | 491.9 (±91.9) | 490.0 (±94.0) | 496.8 (±86.3) |
Light-intensity PAa, min/day | 339.5 (±94.9) | 343.4 (±95.6) | 329.5 (±92.7) |
Moderate-to-vigorous PAa, min/day | 33.5 (±29.5) | 35.4 (±26.9) | 28.8 (±34.8) |
Total activity counts/daya (thousands) | 321.0 (±195.9) | 331.8 (±162.7) | 293.2 (±260.8) |