Table 1 Characteristics of individuals overall and within three categories of commuting and non-commuting
From: Mode of transport, genetic susceptibility, and incidence of coronary heart disease
Variables | All (N=339,588) | Overall transport (N=177,370) | Non-commuting transport (N=339,588) | Commuting transport (N=177,370) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exclusive use of cars (N=66,072) | Mixed transport (N=62,917) | Alternatives to the car (N= 48,381) | Exclusive use of cars (N= 132,211) | Alternatives to the car (N= 207,377) | Exclusive use of cars (N= 115,915) | Alternatives to the car (N= 61,455) | ||
Age, years | 56.7 (8.0) | 52.5 (6.8) | 52.2 (6.8) | 52.1 (6.9) | 56.0 (7.9) | 57.2 (8.1) | 52.4 (6.8) | 52.1 (6.8) |
Sex, n (%) | ||||||||
 Men | 154,007 (45.3) | 33,339 (50.6) | 30,788 (48.9) | 21,817 (45.1) | 62,235 (47.1) | 91,772 (44.1) | 58,072 (50.1) | 27,872 (45.4) |
 Women | 185,581 (54.7) | 32,733 (49.5) | 32,129 (51.1) | 26,564 (54.9) | 69,976 (52.9) | 115,605 (55.9) | 57,843 (49.9) | 33,583 (54.6) |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 27.2 (4.6) | 27.6 (4.7) | 27.1 (4.4) | 26.5 (4.5) | 27.6 (4.7) | 26.9 (4.5) | 27.4 (4.6) | 26.6 (4.5) |
Smoking status, % | ||||||||
 Never | 190,497 (56.1) | 37,780 (57.2) | 37,609 (59.8) | 28,701 (59.3) | 73,025 (55.2) | 117,472 (56.6) | 67,313 (58.1) | 36,744 (59.8) |
 Previous | 117,680 (34.7) | 21,122 (32.0) | 19,636 (31.2) | 14,791 (30.6) | 46,401 (35.1) | 71,279 (34.4) | 36,849 (31.7) | 18,700 (30.4) |
 Current | 31,411 (9.2) | 7,170 (10.8) | 5,672 (9.0) | 4,889 (10.1) | 12,785 (9.7) | 18,626 (9.0) | 11,753 (10.1) | 5,978 (9.7) |
Townsend Deprivation Index | -1.7 (2.8) | -2.1 (2.6) | -1.9 (2.6) | -0.7 (3.1) | -2.1 (2.6) | -1.4 (3.0) | -2.0 (2.6) | -0.9 (3.1) |
Alcohol Consumption Status | ||||||||
 Never | 9,804 (2.9) | 1,291 (1.9) | 1,225 (2.0) | 1,101 (2.3) | 3,538 (2.7) | 6,266 (3.0) | 2,242 (1.9) | 1,351 (2.2) |
 Previous | 10,235 (3.0) | 1,513 (2.3) | 1,275 (2.0) | 1,377 (2.8) | 3,691 (2.8) | 6,544 (3.2) | 2,506 (2.2) | 1,659 (2.7) |
 (<3times per week) | 162,083 (47.7) | 33,170 (50.2) | 31,464 (50.0) | 23,573 (48.7) | 63,348 (47.9) | 98,735 (47.6) | 58,151 (50.2) | 30,056 (48.9) |
 Current (more than 3times per week) | 157,466 (46.4) | 30,098 (45.6) | 28,953 (46.0) | 22,330 (46.2) | 61,634 (46.6) | 95,832 (46.2) | 53,016 (45.7) | 28,365 (46.2) |
Salt-adding behaviour | ||||||||
 Never/rarely | 194,530 (57.3) | 36,367 (55.1) | 36,714 (58.4) | 29,075 (60.1) | 72,711 (55.0) | 121,819 (58.7) | 65,414 (56.4) | 36,742 (59.8) |
 Sometimes | 93,933 (27.7) | 18,916 (28.6) | 17,573 (28.0) | 13,242 (27.4) | 37,316 (28.2) | 56,617 (27.3) | 32,874 (28.4) | 16,857 (27.4) |
 Usually | 37,591 (11.0) | 7,660 (11.6) | 6,519 (10.3) | 4,546 (9.4) | 16,005 (12.1) | 21,586 (10.4) | 12,817 (11.1) | 5,908 (9.6) |
 Always | 13,534 (4.0) | 3,129 (4.7) | 2,111 (3.3) | 1,518 (3.1) | 6,179 (4.7) | 7,355 (3.6) | 4,810 (4.1) | 1,948 (3.2) |
Oily fish consumption | ||||||||
 Never | 34,684 (10.2) | 8,425 (12.7) | 7,192 (11.4) | 5,755 (11.9) | 14,217 (10.8) | 20,467 (9.9) | 14,135 (12.2) | 7,237 (11.8) |
 < Once per week | 113,837 (33.5) | 25,580 (38.7) | 23,424 (37.3) | 16,915 (35.0) | 47,911 (36.1) | 66,144 (31.9) | 43,736 (37.7) | 22,180 (36.1) |
 Once per week | 131,321 (38.7) | 23,105 (35.0) | 22,185 (36.8) | 17,840 (36.8) | 49,719 (37.6) | 81,602 (39.3) | 41,661 (36.0) | 22,469 (36.5) |
 > Once per week | 59,746 (17.6) | 8,962 (13.6) | 9,116 (14.5) | 7,871 (16.3) | 20,582 (15.6) | 39,164 (18.9) | 16,383 (14.1) | 9,566 (15.6) |
Coffee intake (cups per day) | 2.1 (2.0) | 2.2 (2.3) | 2.1 (2.1) | 2.0 (2.0) | 2.1 (2.1) | 2.0 (2.0) | 2.2 (2.2) | 2.1 (2.0) |
Fruit and vegetable intake (score ranging from 0-4 based on fresh/dried fruit intake and raw/cooked vegetable intake) | 1.6 (1.1) | 1.4 (1.1) | 1.5 (1.1) | 1.6 (1.2) | 1.5 (1.1) | 1.7 (1.2) | 1.5 (1.1) | 1.6 (1.1) |
Red meat intake, days/week (average) | 0.9 (0.5) | 0.9 (0.5) | 0.9 (0.5) | 0.8 (0.5) | 0.9 (0.5) | 0.9 (0.5) | 0.9 (0.5) | 0.8 (0.5) |
Hypertension medication use, % | 62,882 (18.5) | 8,764 (13.3) | 7,456 (11.9) | 5,350 (11.1) | 24,073 (18.2) | 38,809 (18.7) | 14,835 (12.8) | 6,735 (10.9) |
Cholesterol-lowering medication use, % | 49,159 (14.5) | 6,224 (9.4) | 5,127 (8.2) | 3,697 (7.6) | 18,908 (14.3) | 30,251 (14.6) | 10,369 (9.0) | 4,679 (7.6) |
TV-viewing, hours/day | 2.7 (1.5) | 2.5 (1.3) | 2.4 (1.3) | 2.2 (1.4) | 2.8 (1.5) | 2.7 (1.6) | 2.5 (1.3) | 2.2 (1.4) |
Computer use, hours/day | 1.0 (1.3) | 1.1 (1.4) | 1.0 (1.2) | 1.0 (1.3) | 1.1 (1.3) | 1.0 (1.2) | 1.0 (1.3) | 1.0 (1.3) |
Sleep, hours/day | 7.2 (1.0) | 7.0 (0.9) | 7.1 (0.9) | 7.0 (0.9) | 7.2 (1.0) | 7.2 (1.0) | 7.0 (0.9) | 7.0 (0.9) |
total walk for pleasure (minutes per day) | 15.5 (23.1) | 9.3 (15.5) | 14.0 (20.2) | 13.0 (19.4) | 11.2 (18.6) | 18.2 (25.2) | 11.9 (18.4) | 12.2 (18.6) |
total light DIY (minutes per day) | 10.8 (25.3) | 8.3 (21.2) | 9.7 (22.5) | 7.5 (17.3) | 10.0 (24.7) | 11.3 (25.6) | 9.1 (22.3) | 7.5 (17.4) |
total heavy DIY (minutes per day) | 6.9 (20.5) | 6.8 (22.0) | 6.8 (20.1) | 4.7 (14.1) | 7.2 (21.9) | 6.8 (19.5) | 7.0 (21.6) | 4.7 (14.3) |
total strenuous sports (minutes per day) | 2.4 (10.0) | 2.7 (9.7) | 3.0 (10.3) | 3.3 (11.5) | 2.4 (9.6) | 2.4 (10.2) | 2.8 (10.0) | 3.3 (11.2) |
total other exercises (minutes per day) | 9.6 (17.6) | 8.3 (15.0) | 9.0 (15.4) | 10.7 (18.2) | 9.1 (16.8) | 10.0 (18.1) | 8.7 (15.3) | 10.3 (17.6) |
Polygenic risk scores for CHD | 17.3 (0.6) | 17.3 (0.6) | 17.3 (0.6) | 17.3 (0.6) | 17.3 (0.6) | 17.3 (0.6) | 17.3 (0.6) | 17.3 (0.6) |