Table 1 Characteristics of the male and female study populations

Sex

N (total: 15,461)

Male

7166 (46)

Female

8295 (54)

Age (range)

16–95+

16–95+

Height (cm)

177.8 (6.8)

164.8 (6.2)

Body mass (kg)

84.0 (14.8)

68.2 (13.6)

BMI kg/m²

26.6 (4.4)

25.1 (5.0)

Physical activity

< 600 MET min/week

600–1200 MET min/week

> 1200 MET min/week

3509 (49.0)

1429 (19.9)

2228 (31.1)

4384 (52.9)*

1828 (22.0)*

2083 (25.1)*

Smoker (daily)

1466 (20.5)

1381 (16.6)*

Alcohol consumption (on more than two days/week)

2057 (28.7)

735 (8.9)*

Fruit consumption (daily)

2995 (41.8)

4957 (59.8)*

Vegetable consumption (daily)

2877 (40.1)

4698 (56.6)*

Meat consumption (on more than two days/week)

6018 (84.0)

5358 (64.6)*

Fish consumption (on more than two days/week)

331 (4.6)

392 (4.7)