Table 1 Distribution of background characteristics of participants and prevalence of overweight by risk factors
Characteristic | Men (N %) | Women N (%) | Overweight men N (%) | Overweight women N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | ||||
≤ 60 years | 4812 (49) | 6130 (55) | 2987 (62) | 2957 (48) |
> 60 years | 4909 (51) | 5004 (45) | 3294 (67) | 2925 (58) |
Material | ||||
Education | ||||
High | 1646 (17) | 2951 (26) | 893 (54) | 1282 (43) |
Medium | 3656 (38) | 3857 (35) | 2249 (62) | 1975 (51) |
Low | 4419 (45) | 4326 (39) | 3139 (71) | 2625 (61) |
Income | ||||
Highest | 1944 (20) | 2227 (20) | 872 (58) | 1416 (53) |
Quintile 2 | 1944 (20) | 2227 (20) | 1170 (63) | 1285 (56) |
Quintile 3 | 1944 (20) | 2227 (20) | 1120 (67) | 1346 (54) |
Quintile 4 | 1944 (20) | 2227 (20) | 1340 (67) | 1108 (51) |
Lowest | 1945 (20) | 2227 (20) | 1779 (66) | 727 (49) |
Behavioural | ||||
Current Smoking | ||||
No | 9212 (95) | 10,364 (93) | 5973 (65) | 5463 (53) |
Yes | 509 (5) | 770 (7) | 308 (61) | 419 (54) |
Snus | ||||
No | 6474 (67) | 9934 (89) | 4011 (62) | 5291 (53) |
Yes | 3247 (33) | 1200 (11) | 2270 (70) | 591 (49) |
Risky alcohol drink | ||||
No | 8147 (84) | 10,048 (90) | 5148 63) | 5285 (53) |
Yes | 1574 (16) | 1086 (10) | 1133 (72) | 597 (55) |
Vegetable and fruit consumption | ||||
Daily | 4798 (49) | 7523 (68) | 2982 (62) | 3853 (51) |
Not daily | 4923 (51) | 3611 (32) | 3299 (67) | 2029 (56) |
Physical inactivity | ||||
≤ 6 h/day | 5588 (57) | 7123 (64) | 3540 (63) | 3649 (51) |
> 6 h/day | 4133 (43) | 4011 (36) | 2741 (66) | 2233 (56) |
Psychosocial | ||||
Stress | ||||
No | 5519 (57) | 5265 (47) | 3616 (65) | 2840 (54) |
Yes | 4202 (43) | 5869 (53) | 2665 (63) | 3042 (52) |