Table 1 Demographic, socioeconomic and behavioural risk factor profile of study sample by sex
| Â | Men (n = 2,941) % (95%CI) | Women (n = 3,633) % (95%CI) | Total (n = 6,574) % (95%CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â |
   16-24 | 14.7 (12.6, 17.0) | 12.4 (10.9, 14.1) | 13.5 (12.1, 15.0) |
   25-34 | 16.0 (14.3, 17.7) | 15.7 (14.4, 17.1) | 15.8 (14.6, 17.1) |
   35-44 | 19.9 (18.4, 21.6) | 20.1 (18.7, 21.7) | 20.0 (18.8, 21.4) |
   45-54 | 17.7 (16.2, 19.4) | 16.9 (15.7, 18.1) | 17.3 (16.2, 18.4) |
   55-64 | 15.3 (13.9, 16.9) | 15.0 (13.8, 16.1) | 15.1 (14.1, 16.3) |
   65 and over | 16.4 (15.0, 17.8) | 20.0 (18.5, 21.5) | 18.2 (17.0, 19.5) |
Deprivation (SIMD2006 quintile) | Â | Â | Â |
   1 (least deprived) | 22.1 (19.7-24.7) | 21.3 (19.1-23.6) | 21.7 (19.5-24.0) |
   2 | 21.2 (18.9-23.7) | 20.2 (18.1-22.5) | 20.7 (18.7-22.9) |
   3 | 20.2 (17.7-22.9) | 19.9 (17.7-22.3) | 20.0 (17.8-22.5) |
   4 | 19.6 (17.3-22.1) | 19.6 (17.7-21.7) | 19.6 (17.7-21.7) |
   5 (most deprived) | 17.0 (15.3-18.8) | 19.0 (17.3-20.9) | 18.0 (16.5-19.7) |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
   Degree level or above | 24.0 (22.0-26.1) | 22.7 (20.8-24.7) | 23.3 (21.64-25.12) |
   Below degree level | 45.6 (43.4-47.7) | 41.2 (39.0-43.4) | 43.3 (41.63-44.93) |
   No qualifications | 30.4 (28.4-32.5) | 36.0 (34.2-37.9) | 33.3 (31.75-34.92) |
   Missing | 0.1 (0.0-0.3) | 0.1(0.0-0.3) | 0.1 (0.0-0.2) |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â |
   White | 96.8 (95.7-97.7) | 97.9 (97.1-98.4) | 97.4 (96.6-97.4) |
   Black and Minority Ethnic group | 2.7 (1.9-3.8) | 1.8 (1.3-2.5) | 2.2 (1.7-3.0) |
   Missing | 0.5 (0.2-0.9) | 0.4 (0.2-0.7) | 0.4 (0.3-0.7) |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â |
   Never married | 31.9 (29.7-34.1) | 25.2 (23.2-27.3) | 28.4 (26.7-30.2) |
   Currently married | 56.2 (54.0-58.4) | 51.1 (49.0-53.2) | 53.6 (51.7-55.5) |
   Divorced, separated or widowed | 11.8 (10.8-12.9) | 23.6 (22.2-25.1) | 17.9 (17.0-19.0) |
   Missing | 0.1 (0.0-0.3) | 0.1 (0.0-0.2) | 0.1 (0.0-0.3) |
Economic activity status | Â | Â | Â |
   Employed | 62.8 (60.7-64.9) | 49.9 (48.0-51.8) | 56.1 (54.5-57.7) |
   Unemployed | 6.5 (5.5-7.8) | 5.0 (4.1-6.0) | 5.7 (5.0-6.6) |
   Retired | 17.8 (16.3-19.4) | 21.8 (20.3-23.3) | 19.9 (18.6-21.2) |
   Economically inactive | 12.7 (11.3-14.3) | 23.1 (21.6-24.7) | 18.1 (17.0-19.3) |
   Missing | 0.1 (0.0-0.5) | 0.2 (0.1-0.7) | 0.2 (0.1-0.4) |
Occupational social class | Â | Â | Â |
   I - professional | 5.3 (4.3-6.5) | 5.0 (4.2-6.1) | 5.1 (4.4-6.0) |
   II - managerial and technical | 20.7 (18.9-22.7) | 20.3 (18.9-21.9) | 20.5 (19.2-21.9) |
   III - skilled | 48.3 (46.2-50.5) | 48.1 (46.1-50.1) | 48.2 (46.5-49.9) |
   IV - partly-skilled | 15.6 (14.2-17.1) | 15.4 (14.0-16.9) | 15.5 (14.4-16.6) |
   V - unskilled | 6.4 (5.5-7.5) | 8.0 (7.1-9.1) | 7.3 (6.5-8.1) |
   Others | 1.1 (0.8-1.6) | 1.1 (0.8-1.5) | 1.1 (0.9-1.4) |
   Missing | 2.6 (1.9-3.6) | 2.1 (1.6-2.8) | 2.4 (1.9-3.0) |
Smoking status | Â | Â | Â |
   Current | 33.8 (31.8-35.8) | 30.3 (28.6-32.1) | 32.0 (30.6, 33.4) |
Drinking status | Â | Â | Â |
   > recommended sensible level* | 28.2 (26.4-30.0) | 15.2 (13.8-16.7) | 21.4 (20.2, 22.6) |
Fruit and vegetable consumption | Â | Â | Â |
   < 5 portions/day | 79.6 (77.8-81.2) | 77.1 (75.4-78.6) | 78.3 (76.9, 79.6) |
Overweight/obesity | Â | Â | Â |
   BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 | 65.8 (64.2-67.5) | 60.0 (58.2-61.8) | 62.8 (61.4, 64.1) |
Physical activity | Â | Â | Â |
   < 5 episodes/week | 59.2 (57.1-61.4) | 70.5 (68.8-72.1) | 65.1 (63.6, 66.6) |