Table 1

Characteristics of study participants

MenWomenTotal
N4833522510 058
Age (years, mean±SD)59.3±7.858.3±7.858.8±7.8
Body mass index (kg/m2, mean±SD)25.5±2.924.5±3.625.0±3.3
Educational attainment (N (%))
 0–9 years1486 (30.7)1505 (28.8)2991 (29.7)
 >9–12 years2085 (43.1)2230 (42.7)4315 (42.9)
 >12 years1262 (26.1)1490 (28.5)2752 (27.4)
Marital status (N (%))
 Married or cohabiting4088 (84.6)3936 (75.3)8024 (79.8)
 Divorced or separated257 (5.3)439 (8.4)696 (6.9)
 Widowed108 (2.2)382 (7.3)490 (4.9)
 Living alone380 (7.9)468 (9.0)848 (8.4)
Smoking (N (%))
 Never717 (14.8)1483 (28.4)2200 (21.9)
 Only tried926 (19.2)931 (17.8)1857 (18.5)
 Sometimes371 (7.7)643 (12.3)1014 (10.1)
 Regularly2818 (58.3)2168 (41.5)4986 (49.6)
Physical activity (N (%))
 Never1103 (23.8)1034 (20.6)2137 (22.2)
 Sometimes1251 (27.0)1221 (24.4)2472 (25.6)
 Regularly2274 (49.1)2756 (55.0)5030 (52.2)
Hypertension (N (%))1037 (21.5)1198 (22.9)2235 (22.2)
Diabetes (N (%))235 (4.9)136 (2.6)371 (3.7)
Dyslipidemia (N (%))742 (15.4)575 (11.0)1317 (13.1)