Table 1 |
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Mean (range or SDa) or proportion for selected characteristics of the respondents and the total sample invited to the reproducibility study |
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Characteristic |
Respondents (n = 1488)b |
Invited (n = 1994)b |
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Mean age, years (range) |
59.9 |
(46–75) |
59.8 |
(46–75) |
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Mean weight, kg (SD) |
70.3 |
(12.0) |
70.1 |
(12.0) |
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Mean height, cm (SD) |
165.8 |
(5.8) |
165.7 |
(5.7) |
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Mean BMI, kg/m2 (SD) |
25.6 |
(4.1) |
25.5 |
(4.1) |
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Mean energy intake, MJ/day (SD) |
6.44 |
(1.87) |
6.48 |
(1.90) |
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Mean physical activity, scale 1–10 (SD) (1 = very low, 10 = very high) |
5.3 |
(1.8) |
5.2 |
(1.8) |
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Try to lose weight, % |
36 |
35 |
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Daily smokers, % |
23 |
24 |
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Teetotalers, % |
12 |
13 |
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Take cod liver oil supplements, % |
42 |
41 |
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College or university education, % |
37 |
36 |
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Retired, % |
25 |
24 |
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aStandard deviation bNumber may not total to 1488 or 1994 for each characteristic due to missing values |
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Parr et al. Nutrition Journal 2006 5:4 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-5-4 |
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