Table 1 The characteristics of the included participant at their age 65, stratified by the mean BMI between ages 50 and 65
| Â | Normal | Overweight | Obese | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 3203) | (N = 4436) | (N = 3208) | (N = 10847) | |
BMI trend at age 50–65 | ||||
 Decline | 1685 (52.6%) | 1625 (36.6%) | 844 (26.3%) | 4154 (38.3%) |
 Ascend | 1518 (47.4%) | 2811 (63.4%) | 2364 (73.7%) | 6693 (61.7%) |
BMI variation at age 50–65 | ||||
 Mean (SD) | 0.0413 (0.0304) | 0.0472 (0.0343) | 0.0587 (0.0424) | 0.0489 (0.0365) |
 Median [Min, Max] | 0.0349 [0, 0.505] | 0.0392 [0, 0.435] | 0.0504 [0, 0.806] | 0.0409 [0, 0.806] |
Sex | ||||
 Female | 2078 (64.9%) | 2296 (51.8%) | 1961 (61.1%) | 6335 (58.4%) |
 Male | 1125 (35.1%) | 2140 (48.2%) | 1247 (38.9%) | 4512 (41.6%) |
Ethnics | ||||
 Black/African American | 325 (10.1%) | 688 (15.5%) | 739 (23.0%) | 1752 (16.2%) |
 White/Caucasian | 2739 (85.5%) | 3520 (79.4%) | 2310 (72.0%) | 8569 (79.0%) |
 Other | 138 (4.3%) | 224 (5.0%) | 157 (4.9%) | 519 (4.8%) |
 Missing | 1 (0.0%) | 4 (0.1%) | 2 (0.1%) | 7 (0.1%) |
Levels of education | ||||
 Higher | 1591 (49.7%) | 1969 (44.4%) | 1291 (40.2%) | 4851 (44.7%) |
 Lower | 1606 (50.1%) | 2464 (55.5%) | 1910 (59.5%) | 5980 (55.1%) |
 Missing | 6 (0.2%) | 3 (0.1%) | 7 (0.2%) | 16 (0.1%) |
Marital status | ||||
 Never | 109 (3.4%) | 124 (2.8%) | 120 (3.7%) | 353 (3.3%) |
 Partnered | 2276 (71.1%) | 3298 (74.3%) | 2173 (67.7%) | 7747 (71.4%) |
 Seperated/Divorced | 488 (15.2%) | 585 (13.2%) | 482 (15.0%) | 1555 (14.3%) |
 Widow | 329 (10.3%) | 424 (9.6%) | 428 (13.3%) | 1181 (10.9%) |
 Missing | 1 (0.0%) | 5 (0.1%) | 5 (0.2%) | 11 (0.1%) |
Year at aged 65 | ||||
 1990–2000 | 1226 (38.3%) | 1605 (36.2%) | 909 (28.3%) | 3740 (34.5%) |
 2001–2010 | 1462 (45.6%) | 2013 (45.4%) | 1495 (46.6%) | 4970 (45.8%) |
 2011–2019 | 515 (16.1%) | 818 (18.4%) | 804 (25.1%) | 2137 (19.7%) |
Ever drinking alcohol | ||||
 No | 1327 (41.4%) | 2005 (45.2%) | 1787 (55.7%) | 5119 (47.2%) |
 Yes | 1876 (58.6%) | 2430 (54.8%) | 1421 (44.3%) | 5727 (52.8%) |
 Missing | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.0%) |
Smoking status | ||||
 Current | 717 (22.4%) | 717 (16.2%) | 347 (10.8%) | 1781 (16.4%) |
 Ever | 1209 (37.7%) | 1996 (45.0%) | 1441 (44.9%) | 4646 (42.8%) |
 Never | 1268 (39.6%) | 1704 (38.4%) | 1408 (43.9%) | 4380 (40.4%) |
 Missing | 9 (0.3%) | 19 (0.4%) | 12 (0.4%) | 40 (0.4%) |
Longstanding illness status | ||||
 No | 917 (28.6%) | 835 (18.8%) | 279 (8.7%) | 2031 (18.7%) |
 Yes | 2284 (71.3%) | 3600 (81.2%) | 2928 (91.3%) | 8812 (81.2%) |
 Missing | 2 (0.1%) | 1 (0.0%) | 1 (0.0%) | 4 (0.0%) |