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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Obesity, smoking, alcohol consumption and years lived with disability: a Sullivan life table approach

 

Number of respondents (%)

Mean age

Percentage

males

Percentage

married

Number

disabled

Number of

deaths

Normal weight

2814 (43.7)

67.4

46.9

69.9

293

762

Overweight

2699 (41.9)

66.7

53.5

72.8

297

673

Obese

704 (10.9)

66.2

37.2

66.5

147

179

Missing/other

229 (3.6)

72.3

23.3

48.5

68

113

Never smoker

2041 (31.7)

69.1

16.7

61.3

318

510

Former smoker

2686 (41.7)

67.0

64.4

77.1

289

714

Current smoker

1524 (23.6)

64.9

59.8

68.8

181

445

Missing

195 (3.0)

67.0

50.0

72.8

17

58

1-14 alc cons/wk

3937 (61.1)

66.5

52.2

74.2

330

917

>14 alc cons/wk

647 (10.0)

64.5

78.2

76.7

47

160

Non drinker

1859 (28.9)

69.5

27.6

58.7

428

650

Missing

3 (0.0)

66.0

33.3

100.0

0

0