Table 1 Characteristics of participants
All (n = 231) | NLS risk group (n = 200) | LS-risk group (n = 31) | P-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics at follow-up survey | ||||
Age, years | 58.0 (54.0, 62.0) | 58.0 (54.0, 62.0) | 59.0 (53.0, 64.0) | 0.332 |
Height, cm | 172.0 (168.0, 177.0) | 172.3 (168.5, 177.1) | 172.0 (167.0, 176.0) | 0.888 |
Weight, kg | 71.0 (65.0, 78.0) | 70.5 (65.0, 77.0) | 72.0 (68.0, 80.0) | 0.048 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 23.8 (22.1, 25.5) | 23.7 (22.0, 25.4) | 24.4 (23.3, 26.5) | 0.020 |
Daily step counts, steps/day | 5000.0 (0.0, 8000.0) | 4000.0 (0.0, 8000.0) | 5000.0 (1500.0, 6000.0) | 0.939 |
Smoking status, n (%) | ||||
Never smoker | 94 (40.7) | 86 (43.0) | 8 (25.8) | 0.070 |
Current smoker | 37 (16.0) | 29 (14.5) | 8 (25.8) | 0.110 |
Former smoker | 100 (43.3) | 85 (42.5) | 15 (48.4) | 0.538 |
Drinking status, n (%) | ||||
None | 23 (10.0) | 22 (11.0) | 1 (3.2) | 0.329 |
Current | 194 (84.0) | 166 (83.0) | 28 (90.3) | 0.431 |
Former | 14 (6.0) | 12 (6.0) | 2 (6.5) | 1.000 |
Follow-up period, years | 37.0 (33.0, 41.0) | 36.5 (33.0, 41.0) | 38.0 (32.0, 43.0) | 0.355 |
Characteristics in fourth year at university | ||||
Current working status, yes (%) | 193.0 (83.5) | 168.0 (84.0) | 25.0 (80.6) | 0.220 |
Age, years | 21.0 (21.0, 21.0) | 21.0 (21.0, 21.0) | 21.0 (21.0, 21.0) | 0.564 |
Height, cm | 172.8 (168.8, 177.8) | 172.8 (168.8, 177.8) | 173.3 (168.4, 176.7) | 0.864 |
Weight, kg | 65.5 (61.5, 71.0) | 65.5 (61.5, 71.0) | 66.4 (61.5, 72.5) | 0.740 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 22.0 (21.0, 23.2) | 22.0 (21.0, 23.2) | 22.2 (21.3, 23.5) | 0.801 |
Year of graduation | 1981 (1977, 1985) | 1981 (1977, 1985) | 1980 (1975, 1986) | |