Table 1 Characteristics of 38- and 50-year-old women in the Population Study of Women in Gothenburg regarding the assessments performed in 1980, 2004 and 2016, respectively (n = 1550). P values for linear trend over time
1980 | 2004 | 2016 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
38 years 122 n (%) | 50 years 355 n (%) | 38 years 207 n (%) | 50 years 293 n (%) | 38 years 263 n (%) | 50 years 310 n (%) | P 38 years | P 50 years | |
Well-being poor (4-7) | 46 (38) | 161 (46) | 48 (24) | 101 (35) | 92 (35) | 109 (36) | ||
Well-being good (1-3) | 76 (62) | 193 (54) | 152 (76) | 188 (65) | 168 (65) | 197 (64) | 0.69 | <0.01 |
Mental stress | ||||||||
Low | 95 (78) | 293 (83) | 109 (55) | 134 (47) | 94 (36) | 157 (51) | ||
Medium-high | 27 (22) | 62 (17) | 90 (45) | 154 (53) | 167 (64) | 152 (49) | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Socio-occupation | ||||||||
Low | 51 (43) | 143 (47) | 52 (26) | 84 (29) | 41 (17) | 73 (24) | ||
Medium | 57 (48) | 129 (43) | 100 (49) | 145 (51) | 118 (48) | 145 (48) | ||
High | 11 (9) | 30 (10) | 52 (25) | 57 (20) | 85 (35) | 82 (27) | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Smoking | ||||||||
Yes | 46 (38) | 139 (39) | 23 (11) | 67 (23) | 23 (9) | 37 (12) | ||
No | 76 (62) | 216 (61) | 181 (89) | 224 (77) | 240 (91) | 273 (88) | <0.01 | <0.01 |
BMI | ||||||||
< 25 | 100 (83) | 209 (59) | 136 (69) | 173 (62) | 179 (68) | 177 (58) | ||
≥ 25 | 21 (17) | 146 (41) | 60 (31) | 108 (38) | 83 (32) | 131 (42) | 0.01 | 0.77 |
Leisure time physical activity | ||||||||
Low (1) | 42 (34) | 114 (32) | 46 (22) | 48 (17) | 18 (7) | 31 (10) | ||
High (2-4) | 80 (66) | 241 (68) | 158 (78) | 241 (83) | 244 (93) | 278 (90) | <0.01 | <0.01 |