Table 1

Baseline characteristics of sample

Social mobility
CharacteristicsStable high 2579 (42.0)Low to high 953 (15.5)High to low 1419 (23.1)Stable low 1191 (19.4)Total 6142 (100)p Value*
Age, years mean (SD)65.15 (9.29)65.54 (9.15)66.20 (9.12)66.41 (9.04)65.70 (9.19)<0.001
Sex
 Men1206 (46.8)457 (48.0)607 (42.8)539 (45.3)2809 (45.7)0.044
 Women1373 (53.2)496 (52.0)812 (57.2)652 (54.7)3333 (54.3)
Body mass index (kg/m2)
 <25779 (30.2)215 (22.6)356 (25.1)260 (21.8)1660 (26.2)<0.001
 25–29.91106 (42.9)437 (45.9)584 (41.2)453 (38.0)2580 (42.0)
 ≥30598 (23.2)257 (27.0)403 (28.4)416 (34.9)1674 (27.3)
 Missing96 (3.7)44 (4.6)76 (5.4)62 (5.2)278 (4.5)
Waist circumference
 Normal656 (25.4)176 (18.5)288 (20.3)215 (18.0)1335 (21.7)<0.001
 High723 (28.0)246 (25.8)356 (25.1)271 (22.8)1596 (26.0)
 Very high1148 (44.5)513 (53.8)733 (51.7)671 (56.3)3065 (49.9)
 Missing52 (2.0)18 (1.9)42 (3.0)34 (2.8)146 (2.4)
Waist-to-hip ratio
 Normal1075 (41.7)306 (32.1)523 (36.9)377 (31.6)2281 (37.1)<0.001
 Increased1446 (56.1)624 (65.5)851 (60.0)777 (65.2)3698 (60.2)
 Missing58 (2.2)23 (2.4)45 (3.2)37 (3.1)163 (2.7)
Physical activity (per week)
 No135 (5.2)65 (6.8)88 (6.2)90 (7.6)378 (6.2)<0.001
 Mild291 (11.3)122 (12.8)233 (16.4)228 (19.1)874 (14.2)
 Moderate1259 (48.8)478 (50.2)712 (50.2)597 (50.1)3046 (49.6)
 Vigorous894 (34.7)288 (30.2)386 (27.2)276 (23.2)1844 (30.0)
Alcohol consumption (times)
 Never283 (11.0)141 (14.8)267 (18.8)273 (22.9)964 (15.7)<0.001
 1–2/month411 (15.9)207 (21.7)267 (18.8)219 (18.4)1104 (18.0)
 1–2/week939 (36.4)352 (36.9)499 (35.2)397 (33.3)2187 (35.6)
 Daily762 (29.6)183 (19.2)252 (17.8)162 (13.6)1359 (22.1)
 Missing184 (7.1)70 (7.4)134 (9.4)140 (11.8)528 (8.6)
Smoking status
 Never1018 (39.5)362 (38.0)476 (33.5)367 (30.8)2223 (36.2)<0.001
 Ex-smoker1297 (50.3)474 (49.7)702 (49.5)573 (48.1)3046 (49.6)
 Current264 (10.2)117 (12.3)241 (17.0)251 (21.1)873 (14.2)
Depressive symptom285 (11.0)124 (13.0)231 (16.3)198 (16.6)838 (13.6)<0.001
 Missing18 (0.7)8 (0.8)16 (1.1)13 (1.1)55 (0.9)
Prevalent CVD667 (25.9)255 (26.8)362 (25.5)359 (30.1)1643 (26.8)0.027
Prevalent non-CVD1385 (53.7)543 (57.0)837 (59.0)740 (62.1)3505 (57.1)<0.001
  • N (%) unless specified elsewhere.

  • *One-way ANOVA and χ2 for continuous and categorical variables, respectively, and p value did not take into account the effect of missing group.

  • ANOVA, analysis of variance; CVD, cardiovascular disease.