| Under- and normal weight a N = 119,149 (35%) | Overweight a N = 148,064 (43%) | Obesity a N = 76,881 (22%) | Overall N = 344,094 |
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Sex, n(%) | ||||
 Female | 76,055 (64) | 66,409 (45) | 38,764 (50) | 181,228 (53) |
Age at assessment (years) | ||||
 Median (IQR) | 56.0 [48.0, 62.0] | 57.0 [50.0, 63.0] | 57.0 [50.0, 62.0] | 57.0 [49.0, 62.0] |
Follow-up (years) | ||||
 Median (IQR) | 10.9 [10.1, 11.6] | 10.9 [10.1, 11.7] | 10.9 [10.1, 11.7] | 10.9 [10.1, 11.7] |
Height (cm) | ||||
 Median (IQR) | 167 [162, 174] | 170 [163, 177] | 168 [161, 176] | 169 [162, 176] |
Qualifications, n (%) | ||||
 College or University degree | 51,407 (43) | 51,671 (35) | 21,845 (28) | 124,923 (36) |
 A levels/AS levels or equivalent | 15,010 (13) | 17,284 (12) | 8,821 (11) | 41,115 (12) |
 O levels/GCSEs or equivalent | 23,953 (20) | 32,021 (22) | 17,602 (23) | 73,576 (21) |
 CSEs or equivalent | 5,493 (4.6) | 7,874 (5.3) | 4,998 (6.5) | 18,365 (5.3) |
 NVQ or HND or HNC or equivalent | 5,671 (4.8) | 10,458 (7.1) | 6,048 (7.9) | 22,177 (6.4) |
 Other professional qualifications nursing, teaching | 5,400 (4.5) | 7,516 (5.1) | 4,235 (5.5) | 17,151 (5.0) |
 None of the above | 12,215 (10) | 21,240 (14) | 13,332 (17) | 46,787 (14) |
Smoking status, n (%) | ||||
 Never | 71,703 (60) | 80,889 (55) | 40,364 (52) | 192,956 (56) |
 Previous | 34,782 (29) | 52,417 (35) | 29,193 (38) | 116,392 (34) |
 Current | 12,664 (11) | 14,758 (10) | 7,324 (9.5) | 34,746 (10) |
Alcohol consumption frequency, n (%) | ||||
 Never | 7,904 (6.6) | 9,380 (6.3) | 6,664 (8.7) | 23,948 (7.0) |
 Special occasions only | 11,080 (9.3) | 13,650 (9.2) | 10,889 (14) | 35,619 (10) |
 One to three times a month | 12,088 (10) | 15,342 (10) | 10,340 (13) | 37,770 (11) |
 Once or twice a week | 30,071 (25) | 38,686 (26) | 20,422 (27) | 89,179 (26) |
 Three or four times a week | 30,235 (25) | 37,753 (25) | 15,770 (20) | 83,758 (24) |
 Daily or almost daily | 27,771 (23) | 33,253 (22) | 12,796 (17) | 73,820 (21) |
Diet score, n (%)b | ||||
 6, healthier | 4,452 (3.7) | 3,511 (2.4) | 1,447 (1.9) | 9,410 (2.7) |
 5 | 27,652 (23) | 27,909 (19) | 12,587 (16) | 68,148 (20) |
 4 | 51,532 (43) | 62,650 (42) | 30,876 (40) | 145,058 (42) |
 3 | 26,883 (23) | 40,009 (27) | 22,763 (30) | 89,655 (26) |
 2 | 7,108 (6.0) | 11,476 (7.8) | 7,377 (9.6) | 25,961 (7.5) |
 1 | 1,339 (1.1) | 2,224 (1.5) | 1,624 (2.1) | 5,187 (1.5) |
 0, unhealthier | 183 (0.2) | 285 (0.2) | 207 (0.3) | 675 (0.2) |
Physical activity, n (%) | ||||
High | 53,248 (45) | 61,193 (41) | 26,220 (34) | 140,661 (41) |
 Moderate | 48,724 (41) | 60,683 (41) | 30,974 (40) | 140,381 (41) |
 Low | 17,177 (14) | 26,188 (18) | 19,687 (26) | 63,052 (18) |
Menopause status, n (%)c | ||||
 Premenopause | 23,736 (31) | 15,691 (24) | 9,344 (24) | 48,771 (27) |
 Postmenopause | 43,180 (57) | 40,668 (61) | 22,283 (57) | 106,131 (59) |
 Not sure | 9,139 (12) | 10,050 (15) | 7,137 (18) | 26,326 (14) |
Ever use HRT, n (%)c | ||||
 No | 51,133 (67) | 40,401 (61) | 24,462 (63) | 115,996 (64) |
 Yes | 24,922 (33) | 26,008 (39) | 14,302 (37) | 65,232 (36) |