Table 1 Distribution of participants according to age at baseline, predictor variables and outcome status, Finland
Age at baseline and predictor variables in adolescence | Total population (n = 41,833) | Number of Deaths (n = 499) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys (n = 19,509) | Girls (n = 22,324) | Boys (n = 362) | Girls (n = 137) | |||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Age at baseline (years) | ||||||||
12 | 1976 | 10.1 | 1976 | 8.9 | 39 | 10.8 | 12 | 8.8 |
14 | 6011 | 30.8 | 6575 | 29.4 | 97 | 26.8 | 34 | 24.8 |
16 | 6285 | 32.2 | 7300 | 32.7 | 135 | 37.3 | 43 | 31.4 |
18 | 5237 | 26.9 | 6473 | 29.0 | 91 | 25.1 | 48 | 35.0 |
Family SES (parents’ education) | ||||||||
Higher education | 3261 | 16.7 | 3573 | 16.0 | 35 | 9.7 | 19 | 13.9 |
Secondary education | 11,818 | 60.6 | 13,530 | 60.6 | 211 | 58.3 | 77 | 56.2 |
Basic or lower | 4425 | 22.7 | 5210 | 23.3 | 116 | 32.0 | 41 | 29.9 |
No data | 5 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Perceived health | ||||||||
Chronic disease | ||||||||
No | 17,791 | 91.2 | 20,134 | 90.2 | 312 | 86.2 | 119 | 86.9 |
Yes | 1718 | 8.8 | 2190 | 9.8 | 50 | 13.8 | 18 | 13.1 |
Perceived stress symptoms | ||||||||
None | 9897 | 50.7 | 7144 | 32.0 | 156 | 43.1 | 35 | 25.5 |
1/week | 4181 | 21.4 | 5129 | 23.0 | 77 | 21.3 | 22 | 16.1 |
2–3/week | 3937 | 20.2 | 6442 | 28.9 | 77 | 21.3 | 47 | 34.3 |
4–8/week | 1494 | 7.7 | 3609 | 16.1 | 52 | 14.3 | 33 | 24.1 |
Self-rated health | ||||||||
Very good | 7465 | 38.3 | 6233 | 27.9 | 117 | 32.3 | 27 | 19.7 |
Average or good | 11,637 | 59.6 | 15,568 | 69.7 | 229 | 63.3 | 99 | 72.3 |
Poor | 328 | 1.7 | 458 | 2.1 | 13 | 3.6 | 11 | 8.0 |
No data | 79 | 0.4 | 65 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
Health-promoting behaviour | ||||||||
Physical activity | ||||||||
Very active efficient exerciser | 5114 | 26.2 | 3930 | 17.6 | 84 | 23.2 | 13 | 9.5 |
Active efficient exerciser | 6017 | 30.9 | 6623 | 29.7 | 105 | 29.0 | 44 | 32.1 |
Occasional/low efficient exerciser | 4645 | 23.8 | 7224 | 32.3 | 78 | 21.5 | 44 | 32.1 |
Does not exercise | 3671 | 18.8 | 4503 | 20.2 | 93 | 25.7 | 36 | 26.3 |
No data | 62 | 0.3 | 44 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
Regular tooth brushing | ||||||||
Several times/day | 3982 | 20.4 | 10,831 | 48.5 | 53 | 14.6 | 69 | 50.4 |
About once/day | 9737 | 49.9 | 9689 | 43.4 | 161 | 44.5 | 54 | 39.4 |
About 1–5 times/week or less | 5689 | 29.2 | 1754 | 7.9 | 145 | 40.1 | 14 | 10.2 |
No data | 101 | 0.5 | 50 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
Social support | ||||||||
Nuclear family (with both parents) | ||||||||
Yes | 15,366 | 78.8 | 17,040 | 76.3 | 250 | 69.1 | 96 | 70.1 |
No | 4022 | 20.6 | 5173 | 23.2 | 106 | 29.3 | 40 | 19.2 |
No data | 121 | 0.6 | 111 | 0.5 | 6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.7 |
Talking about issues to father | ||||||||
Easy | 10,421 | 53.4 | 8157 | 36.6 | 156 | 43.1 | 38 | 27.7 |
Difficult | 6010 | 30.8 | 8470 | 37.9 | 115 | 31.8 | 49 | 35.8 |
Very difficult/No father | 2571 | 13.2 | 5314 | 23.8 | 80 | 22.1 | 47 | 34.3 |
No data | 507 | 2.6 | 383 | 1.7 | 11 | 3.0 | 3 | 2.2 |
Talking about issues to mother | ||||||||
Easy | 13,705 | 70.3 | 16,235 | 72.7 | 226 | 62.4 | 87 | 63.5 |
Difficult | 4429 | 22.7 | 4743 | 21.2 | 100 | 27.6 | 32 | 23.4 |
Very difficult/No mother | 1037 | 5.3 | 1175 | 5.3 | 31 | 8.6 | 16 | 11.6 |
No data | 338 | 1.7 | 171 | 0.8 | 5 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.5 |
Talking about issues to friends | ||||||||
Easy | 14,764 | 75.7 | 20,078 | 89.9 | 258 | 71.3 | 120 | 87.6 |
Difficult | 3558 | 18.2 | 1772 | 7.9 | 69 | 19.0 | 14 | 10.2 |
Very difficult/No friends | 762 | 3.9 | 288 | 1.3 | 26 | 7.2 | 1 | 0.7 |
No data | 425 | 2.2 | 186 | 0.9 | 9 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.5 |
School achievement | ||||||||
Highest | 3217 | 16.5 | 5481 | 24.6 | 29 | 8.0 | 27 | 19.7 |
2nd highest | 5563 | 28.5 | 7590 | 34.0 | 82 | 22.6 | 37 | 27.0 |
2nd lowest | 6993 | 35.8 | 6482 | 29.0 | 148 | 40.9 | 34 | 24.8 |
Lowest | 3400 | 17.9 | 2577 | 11.5 | 101 | 27.9 | 37 | 27.0 |
No data | 246 | 1.3 | 194 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.5 |