| Variable | A | B | ||||
| SOC | p Value | SOC | p Value | |||
| Weak | Strong | Weak | Strong | |||
| Men | ||||||
| Cigarette smoking (% current) | 11.8 | 9.3 | 0.0002 | 10.5 | 9.1 | 0.03 |
| Alcohol (units/week) | 8.4 | 9.9 | <0.0001 | 10.1 | 11.2 | 0.002 |
| Physical exercise (% inactive) | 28.0 | 24.4 | 0.0003 | 40.9 | 36.4 | 0.0002 |
| Diet | ||||||
| Fruit and vegetables (g/d) | 369.6 | 406.8 | <0.0001 | 360.8 | 392.0 | <0.0001 |
| Fibre (g/d) | 16.5 | 17.2 | <0.0001 | 16.5 | 17.0 | <0.0001 |
| Saturated fat (g/d) | 28.9 | 28.5 | 0.05 | 29.0 | 28.7 | 0.18 |
| Sugar (g/d) | 124.5 | 125.0 | 0.54 | 124.4 | 124.9 | 0.51 |
| Salt (mg Na/d) | 2745 | 2727 | 0.17 | 2705 | 2693 | 0.36 |
| Women | ||||||
| Cigarette smoking (% current) | 12.0 | 9.5 | 0.0001 | 11.4 | 9.5 | 0.003 |
| Alcohol (units/week) | 4.4 | 5.5 | <0.0001 | 4.5 | 5.2 | <0.0001 |
| Physical exercise (% inactive) | 26.4 | 21.8 | <0.0001 | 29.8 | 25.8 | <0.0001 |
| Diet | ||||||
| Fruit and vegetables (g/d) | 511.7 | 549.3 | <0.0001 | 496.2 | 527.2 | <0.0001 |
| Fibre (g/d) | 19.4 | 20.1 | <0.0001 | 19.1 | 19.6 | <0.0001 |
| Saturated fat (g/d) | 27.8 | 27.5 | 0.03 | 28.0 | 27.7 | 0.05 |
| Sugar (g/d) | 134.5 | 135.2 | 0.24 | 133.2 | 134.3 | 0.09 |
| Salt (mg Na/d) | 2782 | 2800 | 0.08 | 2795 | 2807 | 0.26 |
A, adjusted for age; B, adjusted for age, social class, education (presented for age group 60 to 64, social class III non-manual and educated to age 16). Measures obtained from the FFQ are additionally adjusted for total energy intake, height, and weight.
FFQ, food frequency questionnaire; SOC, sense of coherence.