Characteristic | BMI category (kg/m2) | All participants | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
< 25 | 25 - < 30 | ≥18 | ||
Total, n (% of all participants) | 42, 077 (44.7) | 34,690 (36.9) | 17,260 (18.3) | 94,124 |
LRE, n (% of all participants) | 102 (31.7) | 123 (38.2) | 97 (30.1) | 322 |
Age at questionnaire return, median years (range) | 63 (52–80) | 64 (53–80) | 64 (53–80) | 64 (52–80) |
IMD, mean (SD) | 17.0 (13.1) | 18.7 (14.1) | 21.3 (15.4) | 18.4 (14.0) |
Smoker, n (%) | 14,632 (34.8) | 12,511 (36.1) | 6548 (37.7) | 33,691 (35.8) |
Hypertension, n (%) | 9382 (22.3) | 11,970 (34.5) | 8307 (47.9) | 29,659 (31.5) |
Heart disease, n (%) | 1698 (4.0) | 2052 (5.9) | 1392 (8.0) | 5142 (5.5) |
Hypercholesterolaemia, n (%) | 7901 (18.8) | 9044 (26.1) | 5369 (30.9) | 22,314 (23.7) |
Stroke, n (%) | 523 (1.2) | 552 (1.6) | 314 (1.8) | 1389 (1.5) |
Diabetes, n (%) | 827 (2.0) | 1653 (4.8) | 2221 (12.8) | 4701 (5.0) |
Rheumatoid arthritis, n (%) | 1592 (3.8) | 1742 (5.0) | 1185 (6.8) | 4519 (4.8) |
Osteoarthritis, n (%) | 5503 (13.1) | 5822 (16.8) | 4016 (23.1) | 15,341 (16.3) |
Osteoporosis, n (%) | 3808 (9.1) | 2082 (6.0) | 770 (4.4) | 6660 (7.1) |
Alcohol consumption (units/week), n (%) | ||||
 None | 8365 (19.9) | 8.043 (23.2) | 5432 (31.3) | 21,840 (23.2) |
  < 1–15 | 31,567 (75.0) | 25,095 (72.3) | 11,347 (65.4) | 68,009 (72.3) |
 16–20 | 1436 (3.4) | 1063 (3.1) | 364 (2.1) | 2863 (3.0) |
  ≥ 21 | 709 (1.7) | 489 (1.4) | 214 (1.2) | 1412 (1.5) |
Skirt size when aged in 20s, n (%) | ||||
  ≤ 16 | 41,428 (98.5) | 33,835 (97.5) | 15,691 (90.4) | 90,954 (96.6) |
  ≥ 18 | 649 (1.5) | 855 (2.5) | 1666 (9.6) | 3170 (3.4) |
Skirt size at time of questionnaire completion, n (%) | ||||
  ≤ 16 | 40,792 (96.9) | 26,982 (77.8) | 4481 (25.8) | 72,255 (76.8) |
  ≥ 18 | 1285 (3.1) | 7708 (22.2) | 12,876 (74.2) | 21,869 (23.2) |
 Change in skirt size, median (interquartile range) | 0.0244 (0.03) | 0.0408 (0.04) | 0.0667 (0.05) | 0.0323 (0.04) |
Overall change in skirt size, n (%) | ||||
 Decrease | 4811 (11.4) | 1153 (3.3) | 362 (2.1) | 6326 (6.7) |
 No change | 12,344 (29.3) | 3422 (9.9) | 731 (4.2) | 16,497 (17.5) |
 Increase | 24,922 (59.2) | 30,115 (86.8) | 16,264 (93.7) | 71,301 (75.8) |