Table 2 |
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Basic characteristics of participants in the Västerbotten Intervention Program during 1992–2005 |
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Characteristic |
Women (n = 32, 600) |
Men (n = 29, 931) |
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Age (yrs) |
47.5 ± 9.3 |
47.6 ± 9.3 |
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Height (cm) |
164.7 ± 6.2 |
178.2 ± 6.8 |
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Weight (kg) |
68.7 ± 12.1 |
83.2 ± 12.2 |
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Body mass index (kg/m2) |
25.3 ± 4.4 |
26.2 ± 3.6 |
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Marital status (%) |
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Married/cohabitating |
81.8 |
80.5 |
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Unmarried/other |
18.2 |
19.5 |
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Education (%) |
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Basic level (9 yrs) |
24.4 |
25.7 |
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High school |
46.4 |
52.8 |
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University |
29.2 |
21.5 |
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Activity level at work (%) |
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Sedentary |
23.2 |
25.4 |
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Light |
41.7 |
40.5 |
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Moderate |
28.9 |
28.4 |
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Heavy |
6.2 |
5.6 |
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Activity level at leisure (%) |
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Sedentary |
44.3 |
44.2 |
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Light |
24.3 |
26.2 |
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Moderate |
19.0 |
15.0 |
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Active |
8.6 |
10.0 |
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Highly active |
3.9 |
4.5 |
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Reported energy intake (MJ/d) |
6.83 ± 1.77 |
8.71 ± 2.26 |
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Macronutrient intake (% of total energy intake) |
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Protein |
15.1 ± 0.02 |
14.5 ± 0.02 |
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Carbohydrates |
51.7 ± 0.06 |
48.1 ± 0.06 |
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Fat |
31.8 ± 0.06 |
35.0 ± 0.06 |
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Alcohol |
0.01 ± 0.01 |
0.02 ± 0.02 |
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Low Energy Reporters (%) |
59.1 |
60.4 |
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High Energy Reporters (%) |
0.3 |
0.1 |
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Winkvist et al. Nutrition Journal 2009 8:12 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-8-12 |
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