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Table 2 Characteristics of the UK adolescents and adults according to sex. The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), UK

From: A comparison of the associations between adiposity and lipids in Malawi and the United Kingdom

 

Adolescents

Adults

Females

n = 1657 (51.8%)

Males

n = 1544 (48.2%)

Females

n = 4423 (69.9%)

Males

n = 1900 (30.0%)

Age—mean (SD)

17.8 (0.4)

17.8 (0.4)

47.9 (4.4)

53.3 (5.4)

Ethnicity—N(%)

 White/British

1509 (95.3)

1417 (95.4)

3939 (97.8)

1700 (98.3)

 Other

75 (4.7)

68 (4.6)

87 (2.2)

29 (1.7)

Education—N(%)a

 CSE

178 (11.9)

135 (9.5)

404 (10.0)

105 (6.6)

 Vocational degree

96 (6.4)

107 (7.6)

302 (7.5)

85 (5.3)

 O level (11 years)

508 (33.9)

436 (30.8)

1385 (34.3)

337 (21.1)

 A level (12–13 years)

423 (28.2)

441 (31.1)

1180 (29.2)

486 (30.4)

 Degree (13+ years)

293 (19.6)

297 (21.0)

768 (19.0)

584 (36.6)

Marital status—N(%)

 Never married

NA

NA

94 (3.4)

13 (0.7)

 Married

NA

NA

2300 (82.2)

1681 (90.9)

 Widowed

NA

NA

40 (1.4)

17 (0.9)

 Divorced/separated

NA

NA

365 (13.0)

139 (7.5)

Parity—N(%)

 1

NA

NA

585 (13.2)

NA

 2

NA

NA

1432 (32.4)

NA

 3

NA

NA

1123 (25.4)

NA

 4+

NA

NA

1283 (29.0)

NA

Smoking status—N(%)

 Never smoker

641 (46.0)

687 (52.5)

1506 (55.7)

919 (50.8)

 Former smoker

356 (25.6)

282 (21.5)

951 (35.1)

730 (40.3)

 Current smoker

396 (28.4)

340 (26.0)

248 (9.2)

161 (8.9)

Alcohol intake—N(%)

 Never

24 (1.8)

32 (2.5)

262 (9.5)

74 (4.0)

 Monthly or less

392 (29.6)

281 (22.4)

427 (15.4)

136 (7.4)

 2–4 times/month

644 (48.7)

574 (45.8)

513 (18.5)

335 (18.3)

 2–3 times/week

234 (17.7)

315 (25.1)

944 (33.9)

720 (39.3)

 4+ times/week

29 (2.2)

53 (4.2)

634 (22.8)

567 (31.0)

Lipid-lowering medication—N(%)

 No medication

NA

NA

4334 (98.2)

1774 (95.7)

 Taking medication

NA

NA

81 (1.8)

80 (4.3)

  1. Adolescent males and females are aged 16 to 19 years, adult females are aged 34 to 61 years, and adult males are aged 34 to 89 years
  2. A level advanced level, CSE certificate of secondary education, IQR interquartile range, NA not assessed, O level ordinary level, SD standard deviation
  3. aEducation corresponds to maternal education for UK adolescents