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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (n = 7132)

From: Dose-response relation of self-reported and accelerometer-measured physical activity to perceived health in middle age—the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Study

Variable

Men (n = 3291)

Women (n = 3841)

All (n = 7132)

Height, cm

178.5 (6.3)

164.8 (6.0)

170.8 (9.1)

Weight, kg

87.2 (14.9)

72.0 (14.9)

78.7 (16.7)

BMI, body mass index

27.3 (4.3)

26.5 (5.3)

26.9 (4.9)

Education

 No professional education

148 (5%)

106 (3%)

254 (4%)

 Vocational/college level education

2174 (72%)

2339 (66%)

4513 (68%)

 Polytechnic/university degree

699 (23%)

1125 (31%)

1824 (28%)

Employment status

 Employed

2571 (87%)

3051 (87%)

5622 (87%)

 Studying

33 (1%)

68 (2%)

101 (2%)

 Unemployed

220 (8%)

182 (5%)

402 (6%)

 Other

122 (4%)

207 (6%)

329 (5%)

Smoking

 Non-smoker

1366 (45%)

2086 (57%)

3452 (51%)

 Current smoker

762 (25%)

697 (19%)

1459 (22%)

 Former smoker

923 (30%)

872 (24%)

1795 (27%)

Alcohol consumption

 Alcohol consumption, g/day

8.5 (2.4–21.8)

2.9 (0.6–8.1)

4.7 (1.0–14.0)

 Heavy users*

330 (11%)

291 (8%)

621 (9%)

  1. values are numbers (%), mean (SD), or median (25th –75th percentile), *Heavy users men≥40 g/day, women≥20 g/day