Age-standardized baseline characteristics for the lowest and highest categories of leisure-time exercise and walking/bicycling, in the cohort of Swedish men
| Characteristic | Exercise at age 30 years | Exercise last year | Walking/bicycling at age 30 years | Walking/bicycling last year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1 h/week | >5 h/week | <1 h/week | >5 h/week | Almost never | >1 h/day | Almost never | >1 h/day | |
| Age, mean (years) | 57.1 | 60.9 | 57.9 | 63.6 | 55.9 | 62.8 | 59.9 | 62.8 |
| Height, mean (cm) | 177 | 178 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 |
| Body Mass Index, mean (kg/m2) | 25.9 | 25.9 | 26.3 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 25.9 | 26.5 | 25.5 |
| Postsecondary education (%) | 13.2 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 10.7 | 14.8 | 12.7 | 14.2 | 12.5 |
| Current smoking (%) | 27.5 | 23.9 | 30.8 | 23.2 | 29.6 | 25.8 | 32.7 | 25.0 |
| Aspirin use (%) | 36.9 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 34.1 | 37.2 | 35.8 | 38.4 | 34.4 |
| History of coronary heart disease or heart failure (%) | 8.1 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 10.7 | 8.2 |
| History of hypertension (%) | 24.0 | 21.5 | 26.2 | 22.0 | 26.1 | 23.6 | 27.8 | 21.6 |
| History of type 2 diabetes (%) | 9.7 | 7.8 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 10.8 | 8.7 | 12.0 | 8.2 |
| Family history of myocardial infarction (%) | 14.0 | 15.7 | 14.9 | 18.2 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 15.1 |
| Alcohol intake, mean (g/day) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 9.9 |