Table 1 Characteristics of the respondents
| Â | Â | Male | Female | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (n = 325) | Under 31 | 38 | (34.5) | 62 | (28.8) | 100 | (30.8) |
| Â | 31-40 | 31 | (28.2) | 79 | (36.7) | 110 | (33.8) |
| Â | 41-50 | 30 | (27.3) | 53 | (24.7) | 83 | (25.5) |
| Â | Over 50 | 11 | (10.0) | 21 | (9.8) | 32 | (9.8) |
BMI (n = 307) | <21 | 22 | (10.6) | 30 | (30.3) | 52 | (16.9) |
| Â | 21-23 | 46 | (22.1) | 24 | (24.2) | 70 | (22.8) |
| Â | 23-25 | 65 | (31.3) | 21 | (21.2) | 86 | (28.0) |
| Â | 25-27 | 44 | (21.2) | 11 | (11.1) | 55 | (17.9) |
| Â | >27 | 31 | (14.9) | 13 | (13.1) | 44 | (14.3) |
Height (cm) (n = 318) | <165 | 3 | (1.4) | 41 | (38.3) | 44 | (13.8) |
| Â | 165-175 | 38 | (18.0) | 57 | (53.3) | 95 | (29.9) |
| Â | 175-185 | 119 | (56.4) | 8 | (7.5) | 127 | (39.9) |
| Â | >185 | 51 | (24.2) | 1 | (0.9) | 52 | (16.4) |
Weight (kg) (n = 311) | <60 | 4 | (1.9) | 36 | (35.6) | 40 | (12.9) |
| Â | 60-70 | 35 | (16.7) | 47 | (46.5) | 82 | (26.4) |
| Â | 70-80 | 84 | (40.0) | 13 | (12.9) | 97 | (31.2) |
| Â | >80 | 87 | (41.4) | 5 | (5.0) | 92 | (29.6) |
Exercise (n = 316) (per week) | <1 hour | 9 | (4.3) | 12 | (11.0) | 21 | (6.6) |
| Â | 1-2 hours | 31 | (15.0) | 21 | (19.3) | 52 | (16.5) |
| Â | 3-4 hours | 71 | (34.3) | 44 | (40.4) | 115 | (36.4) |
| Â | >4 hours | 96 | (46.4) | 32 | (29.4) | 128 | (40.5) |
Smoking (n = 318) | No | 198 | (94.3) | 93 | (86.1) | 291 | (91.5) |
| Â | Yes | 12 | (5.7) | 15 | (13.9) | 12 | (8.5) |
Illness (n = 306) | No | 193 | (97.0) | 96 | (89.7) | 289 | (94.4) |
| Â | Yes | 6 | (3.0) | 11 | (10.3) | 17 | (5.6) |
Dietary specification (n = 320) | None | 192 | (91.0) | 100 | (91.7) | 292 | (91.2) |
| Â | Other | 19 | (9.0) | 9 | (8.3) | 28 | (8.8) |
Strongly flavoured food (per week) (n = 313) | <1 time | 38 | (18.5) | 25 | (23.1) | 63 | (20.1) |
| Â | 1-3 times | 116 | (56.6) | 53 | (49.1) | 169 | (54.0) |
| Â | >3 times | 51 | (24.9) | 30 | (27.8) | 81 | (25.9) |
Alcohol units (per week) (n = 316) | 0 | 24 | (11.6) | 26 | (23.9) | 50 | (15.8) |
| Â | 1-5 | 94 | (45.4) | 47 | (43.1) | 141 | (44.6) |
| Â | 6-10 | 52 | (25.1) | 27 | (24.8) | 79 | (25.0) |
| Â | >10 | 37 | (17.9) | 9 | (8.3) | 46 | (14.5) |
Oral contraceptives (n = 95) | No | - | Â | 75 | (78.9) | - | Â |
| Â | Yes | - | Â | 20 | (21.1) | - | Â |
Menstrual cycle (n = 54) | Menstruating | - | Â | 10 | (18.5) | - | Â |
| Â | <15 days | - | Â | 32 | (59.3) | - | Â |
| Â | 16-30 days | - | Â | 12 | (22.2) | - | Â |
Residence (n = 305) | England | 21 | (7) | 67 | (22) | 88 | (29) |
| Â | E Scotland | 13 | (3.9) | 25 | (8.1) | 38 | (12) |
| Â | SE Scotland | 5 | (2) | 30 | (10) | 35 | (12) |
| Â | SW Scotland | 13 | (4.2) | 30 | (9.8) | 43 | (14) |
| Â | W Scotland | 55 | (17.9) | 46 | (15.1) | 101 | (33) |
Total | Â | 215 | (66.2) | 110 | (33.8) | 325 | (100.0) |