|
Age (mean, SD)
|
56.1 (8.1)
|
55.6 (8.1)
|
60.3 (6.9)
|
62.1 (5.8)
|
62.4 (6.0)
|
|
Female
|
187,615 (52.6)
|
176,147 (54.5)
|
10,545 (35.3)
|
890 (25.0)
|
46 (23.2)
|
|
Townsend deprivation index (mean, SD)
|
− 1.4 (3.0)
|
− 1.5 (3.0)
|
− 0.9 (3.3)
|
− 0.325 (3.5)
|
0.4 (3.6)
|
|
Ethnicity
|
|
White
|
337,288 (94.5)
|
306,630 (94.8)
|
27,295 (91.4)
|
3,195 (89.5)
|
168 (84.8)
|
|
Mixed background
|
2,147 (0.6)
|
1,984 (0.6)
|
145 (0.5)
|
13 (0.4)
|
5 (2.5)
|
|
Asian or Asian British
|
6,554 (1.8)
|
5,154 (1.6)
|
1,165 (3.9)
|
223 (6.2)
|
12 (6.1)
|
|
Black or black British
|
5694 (1.6)
|
4,902 (1.5)
|
713 (2.4)
|
77 (2.2)
|
2 (1.0)
|
|
Chinese
|
1116 (0.3)
|
1,035 (0.3)
|
77 (0.3)
|
4 (0.1)
|
0 (0.0)
|
|
Others
|
3101 (0.9)
|
2,693 (0.8)
|
354 (1.2)
|
47 (1.3)
|
7 (3.5)
|
|
Missing
|
1067 (0.3)
|
941 (0.3)
|
110 (0.4)
|
12 (0.3)
|
4 (2.0)
|
|
Employment
|
|
Working
|
213,316 (59.8)
|
200,608 (62.0)
|
11,756 (39.4)
|
922 (25.8)
|
30 (15.1)
|
|
Retired
|
114,442 (32.1)
|
97,421 (30.1)
|
14,884 (49.8)
|
2,021 (56.6)
|
116 (58.6)
|
|
Unemployed
|
23,557 (6.6)
|
20,138 (6.2)
|
2,793 (9.3)
|
580 (16.2)
|
46 (23.2)
|
|
Other
|
5,652 (1.6)
|
5,172 (1.6)
|
426 (1.4)
|
48 (1.3)
|
6 (3.0)
|
|
Qualifications
|
|
College degree
|
125,987 (35.3)
|
117,544 (36.3)
|
7,691 (25.8)
|
706 (19.8)
|
46 (23.2)
|
|
A levels/AS levels
|
41,269 (11.6)
|
38,078 (11.8)
|
2,879 (9.6)
|
299 (8.4)
|
14 (7.1)
|
|
O levels/GCESs
|
74,858 (21.0)
|
68,355 (21.1)
|
5,794 (19.4)
|
677 (19.0)
|
32 (16.2)
|
|
CSEs
|
19,135 (5.4)
|
17,688 (5.5)
|
1,300 (4.3)
|
142 (4.0)
|
5 (2.5)
|
|
NVQ or HND or HNC
|
23,648 (6.6)
|
20,602 (6.4)
|
2,640 (8.8)
|
393 (11.0)
|
13 (6.6)
|
|
Other
|
18,314 (5.1)
|
16,260 (5.0)
|
1,835 (6.1)
|
209 (5.89)
|
10 (5.0)
|
|
None of the above
|
51,036 (14.3)
|
42,518 (13.1)
|
7,359 (24.6)
|
1,085 (30.4)
|
74 (37.4)
|
|
Missing
|
2.720 (0.8)
|
2294 (0.7)
|
362 (1.2)
|
60 (1.7)
|
4 (2.0)
|
|
Cholesterol (mmol/L; mean, SD)
|
5.7 (1.1)
|
5.8 (1.0)
|
4.7 (1.1)
|
4.4 (1.0)
|
4.4 (1.1)
|
|
C-reactive protein (mg/L; mean, SD)
|
2.4 (3.9)
|
2.3 (3.8)
|
2.8 (4.6)
|
3.3 (5.2)
|
3.4 (4.6)
|
|
Triglycerides (mmol/L; mean, SD)
|
1.7 (1.0)
|
1.7 (1.0)
|
1.9 (1.1)
|
2.1 (1.2)
|
2.2 (1.4)
|
|
Lifestyle factors
|
|
Healthy diet
|
224,192 (62.8)
|
203,894 (63.1)
|
18,127 (60.7)
|
2075 (58.1)
|
96 (48.5)
|
|
Regular physical activity
|
220,888 (61.9)
|
200,856 (62.1)
|
17,873 (59.9)
|
2049 (57.4)
|
110 (55.6)
|
|
Non-smoker
|
322,200 (90.3)
|
292,178 (90.4)
|
26,720 (89.5)
|
3134 (87.8)
|
168 (84.8)
|
|
BMI < 30 kg/m2
|
277,672 (77.8)
|
257,756 (79.7)
|
18,099 (60.6)
|
1,736 (48.6)
|
81 (40.9)
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