Table 2 Baseline characteristics according to categories of total leisure-time physical activity (expressed in MET-h/week) in the Malmö Diet and Cancer Cohort
Category 1 (≤7.5 MET-h/week) | Category 2 (7.5–15 MET-h/week) | Category 3 (15–25 MET-h/week) | Category 4 (25–50 MET-h/week) | Category 5 (> 50 MET-h/week) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 2434 | 3869 | 5953 | 9490 | 4130 |
Age at baseline | 57.6 (7.4) | 57.4 (7.4) | 57.6 (7.5) | 57.7 (7.7) | 59.0 (7.9) |
Women (%) | 60 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 58 |
Alcohol consumption (%) | |||||
Non-consumers | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Quintile 1 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Quintile 3 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Quintile 5 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Current smokers (%) | 29 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 36 |
Education (%) | |||||
Less than 9 years | 53 | 44 | 39 | 38 | 42 |
Upper secondary school (11–13 y) | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
University degree | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Diet index | 2.5 (1.3) | 2.7 (1.3) | 2.8 (1.4) | 3.0 (1.4) | 3.0 (1.4) |
BMI | 26.3 (4.5) | 26.0 (4.1) | 25.6 (3.9) | 25.4 (3.8) | 25.4 (3.6) |
Hypertension (%) | 78 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 77 |