Table 1 Study participant characteristics
From: Changes over 15 years in the contribution of adiposity and smoking to deaths in England and Scotland
England n = 136,171 | Scotland n = 56,068 | |
|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | |
Year | ||
2003–2007 | 50,194 (36.9) | 8148 (14.5) |
2008–2012 | 45,063 (33.1) | 30,149 (53.8) |
2013–2017 | 40,914 (30.0) | 17,771 (31.7) |
Sex | ||
Female | 75,591 (55.5) | 31,462 (56.1) |
Male | 60,580 (44.5) | 24,606 (43.9) |
Age at assessment (years) | ||
16–44 | 55,749 (40.9) | 20,615 (36.8) |
45–64 | 45,673 (33.5) | 19,847 (35.4) |
≥ 65 | 34,749 (25.5) | 15,606 (27.8) |
Age at leaving full-time education (years) | ||
< 16 | 41,818 (30.8) | 18,574 (33.2) |
≥ 16 | 93,918 (69.2) | 37,295 (66.8) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||
< 18.5 | 1793 (1.5) | 683 (1.5) |
18.5–< 25.0 | 40,741 (34.8) | 14,809 (31.6) |
25.0–< 27.5 | 24,461 (20.9) | 9626 (20.5) |
27.5–< 30.0 | 19,631 (16.8) | 8144 (17.4) |
30.0–< 35.0 | 20,603 (17.6) | 9208 (19.6) |
35.0–< 40.0 | 6913 (5.9) | 3193 (6.8) |
≥ 40.0 | 2791 (2.4) | 1232 (2.6) |
Smoking | ||
Current | 28,722 (21.1) | 13,375 (23.9) |
Former | 35,928 (26.4) | 14,094 (25.1) |
Never | 71,521 (52.5) | 28,599 (51.0) |