|
Mean age at follow-up (years)
|
64.1
|
64.0
|
−0.02
|
− 0.01
|
|
Sex
|
|
Male
|
39.7
|
40.0
|
0.01
|
0.01
|
|
Female
|
60.3
|
60.0
|
−0.01
|
0.00
|
|
Smoking status (baseline)
|
|
Never-smoker
|
57.1
|
63.4
|
0.13
|
0.00
|
|
Former-smoker
|
33.3
|
29.3
|
−0.09
|
−0.02
|
|
Current smoker
|
|
Smoker 1–14 cigarettes/day
|
3.6
|
2.9
|
−0.04
|
−0.01
|
|
Smoker > 14 cigarettes/day
|
5.9
|
4.4
|
−0.07
|
0.03
|
|
Education (baseline)
|
|
Less than high/technical school
|
52.1
|
44.4
|
−0.16
|
0.01
|
|
High/technical school
|
14.0
|
14.7
|
0.02
|
−0.01
|
|
Trade, tertiary degree or diploma
|
34.0
|
41.0
|
0.15
|
0.00
|
|
Country of birth
|
|
Northern European
|
80.6
|
91.2
|
0.31
|
0.04
|
|
Southern European
|
19.4
|
8.8
|
−0.31
|
−0.04
|
|
Physical activity quartile (baseline)
|
|
1 (Least active)
|
22.5
|
16.5
|
−0.15
|
−0.04
|
|
2
|
22.4
|
22.3
|
0.00
|
0.03
|
|
3
|
24.9
|
25.5
|
0.01
|
0.01
|
|
4 (Most active)
|
30.2
|
35.7
|
0.12
|
0.00
|
