|
Characteristic
|
N
|
Total
|
Q1 (76–100)
|
Q2 (65–75)
|
Q3 (50–64)
|
Q4 (0–49)
|
p-value
|
|---|
|
Agea (years)
|
18,101
|
59.0 ± 9.1
|
59.2 ± 8.7
|
59.0 ± 9.1
|
59.2 ± 9.3
|
58.6 ± 9.4
|
0.008
|
|
Sex
|
18,101
| | | | | |
<0.001
|
|
Male
| |
7943 (43.9)
|
2186 (49.7)
|
2322 (46.0)
|
1842 (40.9)
|
1593 (38.3)
|
|
Female
| |
10,158 (56.1)
|
2209 (50.3)
|
2725 (54.0)
|
2659 (59.1)
|
2565 (61.7)
|
|
Body mass index (kg/m2)
|
18,064
| | | | | |
<0.001
|
|
<18.5
| |
83 (0.5)
|
13 (0.3)
|
19 (0.4)
|
23 (0.5)
|
28 (0.7)
|
|
18.5–25
| |
7234 (40.1)
|
1891 (43.1)
|
2078 (41.2)
|
1721 (38.3)
|
1544 (37.3)
|
|
25–30
| |
8123 (45.0)
|
2029 (46.3)
|
2289 (45.4)
|
2021 (44.9)
|
1784 (43.1)
|
|
>30
| |
2624 (14.5)
|
451 (10.3)
|
654 (13.0)
|
732 (16.3)
|
787 (19.0)
|
|
Education
|
18,094
| | | | | |
<0.001
|
|
Lower than A-level
| |
8255 (45.6)
|
1912 (43.5)
|
2232 (44.3)
|
2065 (45.9)
|
2046 (49.2)
|
|
At least A-level
| |
9839 (54.4)
|
2481 (56.5)
|
2812 (55.8)
|
2435 (54.1)
|
2111 (50.8)
|
|
Married
|
18,009
| | | | | |
<0.001
|
|
Yes
| |
14,681 (81.5)
|
3613 (82.6)
|
4184 (83.4)
|
3648 (81.5)
|
3236 (78.2)
|
|
Nob
| |
3328 (18.5)
|
763 (17.4)
|
834 (16.6)
|
830 (18.5)
|
901 (21.8)
|
|
Social Class
|
17,757
| | | | | |
<0.001
|
|
Manual
| |
6725 (37.9)
|
1561 (36.2)
|
1778 (35.9)
|
1696 (38.4)
|
1690 (41.5)
|
|
Non-manual
| |
11,032 (62.1)
|
2753 (63.8)
|
3178 (64.1)
|
2716 (61.6)
|
2385 (58.5)
|
|
Physical activity
|
18,101
| | | | | |
<0.001
|
|
Inactive
| |
5226 (18.7)
|
1019 (23.2)
|
1321 (26.2)
|
1372 (30.5)
|
1514 (36.4)
|
|
Moderately inactive
| |
5287 (23.3)
|
1246 (28.4)
|
1519 (30.1)
|
1324 (29.4)
|
1198 (28.8)
|
|
Moderately active
| |
4210 (29.2)
|
1092 (24.8)
|
1230 (24.4)
|
1022 (22.7)
|
886 (20.8)
|
|
Active
| |
3378 (28.9)
|
1038 (23.6)
|
977 (19.4)
|
783 (17.4)
|
580 (13.9)
|
|
Depression
|
18,101
| | | | | |
<0.001
|
|
Yes
| |
2554 (14.1)
|
315 (7.2)
|
547 (10.8)
|
645 (14.3)
|
1047 (25.2)
|
|
No
| |
15,547 (85.9)
|
4080 (92.8)
|
4500 (89.2)
|
3856 (85.7)
|
3111 (74.8)
|
|
Diabetes
|
18,101
| | | | | |
<0.001
|
|
Yes
| |
392 (2.2)
|
77 (1.8)
|
92 (1.8)
|
101 (2.2)
|
122 (2.9)
|
|
No
| |
17,709 (97.8)
|
4318 (98.3)
|
4955 (98.2)
|
4400 (97.8)
|
4036 (97.1)
|
|
Bodily pain (SF36)
|
18,080
|
74.5 ± 23.0
|
87.7 ± 15.5
|
79.7 ± 18.8
|
70.7 ± 21.8
|
57.7 ± 24.6
|
<0.001
|
|
Fruit and vegetable consumption (g/day)
|
17,621
|
522.6 ± 257.0
|
539.8 ± 270.6
|
527.8 ± 245.2
|
517.8 ± 252.9
|
503.0 ± 259.3
|
<0.001
|
|
Alcohol consumption (g/day)
|
17,621
|
8.6 ± 12.7
|
9.3 ± 13.4
|
9.1 ± 12.8
|
8.2 ± 12.3
|
7.7 ± 12.4
|
<0.001
|
|
Beta blocker use
|
18101
| | | | | |
<0.001
|
|
Yes
| |
1138 (6.3)
|
215 (4.9)
|
278 (5.5)
|
323 (7.2)
|
322 (7.7)
|
|
No
| |
16,963 (93.7)
|
4180 (95.1)
|
4769 (94.5)
|
4178 (92.8)
|
3836 (92.3)
|
|
Thyroid stimulating hormone (mU/L)
|
9761
| | | | | |
0.265
|
|
High (≥4)
| |
8857 (90.7)
|
2191 (90.35)
|
2445 (90.2)
|
2246 (91.7)
|
1975 (90.8)
|
|
Low (<4)
| |
904 (9.3)
|
234 (90.7)
|
266 (9.8)
|
204 (8.3)
|
200 (9.2)
|
|
CRP (mg/L)
|
12,993
|
3.1 ± 6.2
|
3.1 ± 5.6
|
3.1 ± 6.4
|
2.9 ± 5.4
|
3.3 ± 7.3
|
0.223
|
|
Haemoglobin (g/dL)
|
12,971
| | | | | |
0.886
|
|
High (≥11)
| |
12,793 (98.6)
|
3138 (98.7)
|
3553 (98.5)
|
3220 (98.7)
|
2882 (98.6)
|
|
Low (<11)
| |
178 (1.37)
|
41 (1.3)
|
54 (1.5)
|
43 (1.3)
|
40 (1.4)
|
- p values indicate levels of significance across all quartiles
- Data presented as mean (SD) for all continuous variables and number (%) for categorical variables
- aat SF36 completion bincludes single, widowed, seperated and divorced
