Table 2 Main characteristics of the EPIC study population.
From: On the use of the healthy lifestyle index to investigate specific disease outcomes
EPIC study population | |
|---|---|
(N = 256,769) | |
Age at recruitment (years) | |
Mean (SD) | 51.4 (9.33) |
Length of follow-up for mortality (years) | |
Mean (SD) | 16.3 (3.37) |
Length of follow-up for T2D (years) | |
Mean (SD) | 10.9 (2.34) |
Length of follow-up for CVD (years) | |
Mean (SD) | 11.5 (2.78) |
Length of follow-up for cancer (years) | |
Mean (SD) | 14.3 (3.96) |
Country | |
Italy | 43,144 (16.8%) |
Spain | 35,827 (14.0%) |
United Kingdom | 29,937 (11.7%) |
The Netherlands | 29,141 (11.3%) |
Germany | 42,937 (16.7%) |
Sweden | 23,523 (9.2%) |
Denmark | 52,260 (20.4%) |
Sex | |
Male | 99,098 (38.6%) |
Female | 157,671 (61.4%) |
Use of postmenopausal hormone | |
Male | 99,098 (38.6%) |
No | 128,478 (50.0%) |
Yes | 23,045 (9.0%) |
Missing | 6,148 (2.4%) |
Education | |
None | 12,392 (4.8%) |
Primary school completed | 78,612 (30.6%) |
Technical/professional school | 68,795 (26.8%) |
Secondary school | 39,535 (15.4%) |
Longer education (incl. University deg.) | 52,991 (20.6%) |
Not specified | 4,444 (1.7%) |
Smoking status | |
Never smoker | 119,185 (46.4%) |
Former smoker | 72,015 (28.0%) |
Current smoker | 65,569 (25.5%) |
Alcohol intake (g/day) | |
Mean (SD) | 13.5 (18.9) |
Mediterranean diet score | |
Mean (SD) | 7.59 (2.96) |
Physical activity | |
Inactive | 53,845 (21.0%) |
Moderately inactive | 85,003 (33.1%) |
Moderately active | 59,541 (23.2%) |
Active | 58,380 (22.7%) |
BMI (kg/m2) | |
Mean (SD) | 25.9 (4.13) |
Standard HLI | |
Mean (SD) | 11.2 (3.30) |
Simplified standard HLI | |
Mean (SD) | 3.21 (1.02) |
