Table 1 Participants’ characteristics by survey year (N = 63,582).
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
% (95 CI) | ||||
Sex | ||||
Women | 50.12 (48.7–51.4) | 50.9 (49.8–52.0) | 50.7 (49.6–51.9) | 51.2 (50.2–52.2) |
Age group (years) | ||||
18–29 | 17.0 (15.9–18.2) | 17.9 (17.0–18.8) | 15.0 (14.2–15.8) | 15.7 (14.9–16.4) |
30–39 | 22.6 (21.4–23.8) | 23.0 (22.1–24.0) | 23.0 (22.1–24.0) | 21.5 (20.7–22.3) |
40–49 | 22.0 (20.9–23.0) | 22.8 (21.9–23.7) | 22.1 (21.2–23.0) | 20.6 (19.8–21.4) |
50–59 | 19.8 (18.8–20.9) | 19.1 (18.3–19.9) | 19.8 (18.9–20.7) | 18.5 (17.7–19.3) |
60–69 | 18.3 (17.4–19.3) | 17.0 (16.2–17.8) | 19.8 (18.9–20.8) | 23.5 (22.5–24.4) |
Waist circumference ≥ 94 cm for men and ≥ 80 cm for women (missing = 142) | ||||
Women | 43.8 (41.9–45.7) | 44.6 (43.1–46.1) | 45.4 (43.9–46.9) | 45.6 (44.3–47.0) |
Men | 36.1 (34.3–38.0) | 34.9 (33.5–36.4) | 39.0 (37.4–40.6) | 39.6 (38.1–41.1) |
Waist circumference ≥ 102 cm for men and ≥ 88 cm for women (missing = 142) | ||||
Women | 24.1 (22.4–25.8) | 26.0 (24.6–27.4) | 24.5 (23.2–25.9) | 25.9 (24.6–27.1) |
Men | 17.2 (15.7–18.6) | 16.5 (15.4–17.7) | 19.0 (17.6–20.3) | 19.9 (18.6–21.2) |
Education (missing = 1445) | ||||
No diploma or other | 4.9 (4.2–5.6) | 5.3 (4.7–5.8) | 5.4 (4.8–5.9) | 4.3 (3.8–4.8) |
General education certificate, Primary education certificate, School-leaving certificate | 7.6 (6.8–8.3) | 6.7 (6.2–7.3) | 6.9 (6.3–7.5) | 7.2 (6.6–7.7) |
Certificate of professional competence, vocational training certificate | 21.3 (20.1–22.5) | 21.2 (20.3–22.2) | 21.0 (19.9–21.8) | 19.8 (18.9–20.7) |
Baccalaureate or equivalent diploma | 17.5 (16.4–18.5) | 18.4 (17.5–19.2) | 17.5 (16.7–18.4) | 17.2 (16.4–18.0) |
Baccalaureate + 2 or 3 years | 23.9 (22.8–25.1) | 23.8 (22.9–24.7) | 23.1 (22.1–24.0) | 24.5 (23.7–25.4) |
Baccalaureate + 4 years | 5.9 (5.3–6.5) | 5.5 (5.1–6.0) | 5.9 (5.4–6.4) | 5.5 (5.1–5.9) |
Baccalaureate + 5 years and more | 18.5 (17.6–19.5) | 18.7 (17.9–19.5) | 19.9 (19.0–20.7) | 21.2 (20.4–22.0) |
Income | ||||
Less than 1000 € | 11.9 (10.9–13.0) | 12.1 (11.3–12.9) | 11.2 (10.4–12.0) | 10.1 (9.4–10.8) |
From 1000 € to less than 1500 € | 10.0 (9.1–10.9) | 10.8 (10.1–11.6) | 10.2 (9.4–10.9) | 9.4 (8.7–10.0) |
From 1500 € to less than 2100 € | 13.8 (12.8–14.8) | 13.1 (12.4–13.9) | 12.5 (11.7–13.2) | 12.7 (12.0–13.4) |
From 2100 € to less than 2800 € | 15.5 (14.6–16.5) | 16.0 (15.2–16.8) | 15.7 (14.9–16.6) | 15.2 (14.4–15.9) |
From 2800€ to 4200€ | 25.0 (23.9–26.1) | 25.1 (24.2–26.0) | 25.8 (24.9–26.8) | 27.2 (26.4–28.1) |
4200€ and over | 17.7 (16.8–18.6) | 17.3 (16.6–18.0) | 18.7 (17.9–19.5) | 19.8 (19.0–20.5) |
Don't know the answer | 1.3 (0.9–1.7) | 1.4 (1.1–1.7) | 1.1 (0.9–1.4) | 1.3 (1.0–1.5) |
Don't want to answer | 4.3 (3.8–4.8) | 3.7 (3.4–4.1) | 4.3 (3.9–4.8) | 4.0 (3.6–4.5) |
Smoking status (missing = 3207) | ||||
Non-smokers | 43.9 (42.5–45.2) | 44.3 (43.2–45.4) | 44.4 (43.3–45.5) | 45.5 (44.4–46.5) |
Smokers | 24.9 (23.6–26.2) | 25.1 (24.1–26.1) | 23.6 (22.6–24.6) | 21.7 (20.8–22.6) |
Ex-smokers | 31.0 (29.8–32.3) | 30.5 (29.5–31.5) | 31.8 (30.8–32.9) | 32.7 (31.7–33.7) |
Physical activity level (missing = 2617) | ||||
Low | 32.4 (31.0–33.7) | 32.8 (31.8–33.9) | 31.4 (30.3–32.4) | 30.2 (29.2–31.2) |
Moderate | 45.4 (44.0–46.7) | 45.2 (44.2–46.3) | 45.1 (43.9–46.2) | 45.1 (44.1–46.1) |
High | 22.1 (21.0–23.2) | 21.8 (20.9–22.7) | 23.4 (22.5–24.4) | 24.6 (23.7–25.4) |
