Table 1 Characteristics of participants, overall and stratified by perceived level of stress at baseline.
Overall | Perceived stress level at baseline | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Low | Medium | High | ||
Total n | 101,708 | 16,167 | 64,180 | 21,361 |
Age, mean ± S.D | 52.8 ± 8.1 | 55.0 ± 8.6 | 53.2 ± 8.0 | 50.0 ± 7.0 |
Years of follow-up, mean ± S.D | 17.8 ± 5.9 | 17.3 ± 5.8 | 17.8 ± 5.8 | 17.8 ± 6.0 |
Sex, n (%) of males | 48588 (47.8) | 7161 (44.3) | 30059 (46.8) | 11368 (53.2) |
Body mass index level | ||||
<18.5 kg/m2 | 4369 (4.30) | 690 (4.27) | 2768 (4.31) | 911 (4.26) |
18.5–25 kg/m2 | 69579 (68.4) | 10836 (67.0) | 44018 (68.6) | 14725 (68.9) |
25–30 kg/m2 | 25081 (24.7) | 4142 (25.6) | 15787 (24.6) | 5152 (24.1) |
>30 kg/m2 | 2643 (2.60) | 496 (3.07) | 1586 (2.47) | 561 (2.63) |
Missing | 36 (0.04) | 3 (0.02) | 21 (0.03) | 12 (0.06) |
Alcohol consumption | ||||
Never | 51242 (50.4) | 8886 (55.0) | 33263 (51.8) | 9093 (42.6) |
Rare (<1 time/week) | 9543 (9.38) | 1308 (8.09) | 6004 (9.35) | 2231 (10.4) |
<23 g/day | 7743 (7.61) | 1118 (6.92) | 4563 (7.11) | 2062 (9.65) |
23–46 g/day | 12001 (11.8) | 1720 (10.6) | 7361 (11.5) | 2920 (13.7) |
47–69 g/day | 8751 (8.60) | 1178 (7.29) | 5366 (8.36) | 2207 (10.3) |
70–92 g/day | 6062 (5.96) | 898 (5.55) | 3808 (5.93) | 1356 (6.35) |
>92 g/day | 4822 (4.74) | 767 (4.74) | 2783 (4.34) | 1272 (5.95) |
Missing | 1544 (1.52) | 292 (1.81) | 1032 (1.61) | 220 (1.03) |
Smoking status | ||||
Non-smoker | 60033 (59.0) | 10121 (62.6) | 38691 (60.3) | 11221 (52.5) |
Former smoker | 12285 (12.1) | 1940 (12.0) | 7559 (11.8) | 2786 (13.0) |
Current smoker | 28908 (28.4) | 4037 (25.0) | 17597 (27.4) | 7274 (34.1) |
Missing | 482 (0.47) | 69 (0.43) | 333 (0.52) | 80 (0.37) |
Fruit intake amount | ||||
1st quartile (lowest) | 25658 (25.2) | 4359 (27.0) | 15858 (24.7) | 5441 (25.5) |
2nd quartile | 22993 (22.6) | 3559 (22.0) | 14510 (22.6) | 4924 (23.1) |
3rd quartile | 23966 (23.6) | 4079 (25.2) | 15245 (23.8) | 4642 (21.7) |
4th quartile (highest) | 25175 (24.8) | 3575 (22.1) | 16242 (25.3) | 5358 (25.1) |
Missing | 3916 (3.85) | 595 (3.68) | 2325 (3.62) | 996 (4.66) |
Vegetable intake amount | ||||
1st quartile (lowest) | 27077 (26.6) | 4894 (30.3) | 16700 (26.0) | 5483 (25.7) |
2nd quartile | 26416 (26.0) | 4933 (30.5) | 16357 (25.5) | 5126 (24.0) |
3rd quartile | 15419 (15.2) | 2397 (14.8) | 9758 (15.2) | 3264 (15.3) |
4th quartile (highest) | 32572 (32.0) | 3909 (24.2) | 21228 (33.1) | 7435 (34.8) |
Missing | 224 (0.22) | 34 (0.21) | 137 (0.21) | 53 (0.25) |
Occupation | ||||
Professional or office workers | 24794 (24.4) | 3150 (19.5) | 13795 (21.5) | 7849 (36.7) |
Sales clerks or others | 22959 (22.6) | 2954 (18.3) | 14159 (22.1) | 5846 (27.4) |
Famers | 21382 (21.0) | 4130 (25.6) | 14647 (22.8) | 2605 (12.2) |
Other | 10341 (10.2) | 1036 (6.41) | 7078 (11.0) | 2227 (10.4) |
Unemployed incl. housewives | 21263 (20.9) | 4768 (29.5) | 13808 (21.5) | 2687 (12.6) |
Missing | 969 (0.95) | 129 (0.80) | 693 (1.08) | 147 (0.69) |
Physical activity | ||||
Almost none | 70571 (69.4) | 10843 (67.1) | 44735 (69.7) | 14993 (70.2) |
1–3 times/month | 11359 (11.2) | 1463 (9.05) | 7065 (11.0) | 2831 (13.3) |
1–2 times/week | 9397 (9.24) | 1634 (10.1) | 5820 (9.07) | 1943 (9.10) |
3–4 times/week | 4322 (4.25) | 909 (5.62) | 2699 (4.21) | 714 (3.34) |
Almost everyday | 4991 (4.91) | 1146 (7.09) | 3121 (4.86) | 724 (3.39) |
Missing | 1068 (1.05) | 172 (1.06) | 740 (1.15) | 156 (0.73) |
Family history of cancer (parents/siblings) | ||||
No | 79744 (78.4) | 12774 (79.0) | 50891 (79.3) | 16079 (75.3) |
Yes | 21964 (21.6) | 3393 (21.0) | 13289 (20.7) | 5282 (24.7) |
Living arrangement: living alone | ||||
No | 97197 (95.6) | 15201 (94.0) | 61469 (95.8) | 20527 (96.1) |
Yes | 4170 (4.10) | 919 (5.68) | 2455 (3.83) | 796 (3.73) |
Missing | 341 (0.34) | 47 (0.29) | 256 (0.40) | 38 (0.18) |
Level of life enjoyment | ||||
Low | 8707 (8.56) | 670 (4.14) | 3755 (5.85) | 4282 (20.1) |
Medium | 48644 (47.8) | 4517 (27.9) | 33009 (51.4) | 11118 (52.1) |
High | 41770 (41.1) | 9936 (61.5) | 26159 (40.8) | 5675 (26.6) |
Missing | 2587 (2.54) | 1044 (6.46) | 1257 (1.96) | 286 (1.34) |
Sleep hours | ||||
≤6 hours | 4516 (4.44) | 567 (3.51) | 2464 (3.84) | 1485 (6.95) |
7–8 hours | 86767 (85.3) | 13071 (80.9) | 55289 (86.2) | 18407 (86.2) |
≥9 hours | 8181 (8.04) | 1746 (10.8) | 5227 (8.14) | 1208 (5.66) |
Missing | 2244 (2.21) | 783 (4.84) | 1200 (1.87) | 261 (1.22) |
Type A behavior pattern | ||||
Low overall index | 22338 (22.0) | 4534 (28.0) | 13529 (21.1) | 4275 (20.0) |
Medium overall index | 36798 (36.2) | 5192 (32.1) | 25937 (40.4) | 5669 (26.5) |
High overall index | 15041 (14.8) | 2057 (12.7) | 9380 (14.6) | 3604 (16.9) |
Very high overall index | 19889 (19.6) | 2339 (14.5) | 10773 (16.8) | 6777 (31.7) |
Missing | 7642 (7.51) | 2045 (12.7) | 4561 (7.11) | 1036 (4.85) |
