Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants in the baseline survey, separated by gender
Baseline variable | Women | Men | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | Median (IQR) | N (%) | Median (IQR) | |
Study participants | 2703 (53.9%) | 2314 (46.1) | ||
Age (at enrollment) | 53 (19) | 56 (18) | ||
Anthropometry | ||||
Height (cm) | 166 (8) | 180 (9) | ||
Weight (kg) | 68 (17) | 84 (17) | ||
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.7 (5.6) | 26.1 (4.3) | ||
Region | ||||
Rural alpine | 547 (20.2) | 473 (20.4) | ||
Inland | 691 (25.6) | 600 (25.9) | ||
Urbanized coastal | 1465 (54.2) | 1241 (53.6) | ||
Daily smoking | ||||
Never or former | 2494 (93.0) | 2190 (95.6) | ||
Current | 188 (7.0) | 101 (4.4) | ||
Cigarettes per day | 10 (5) | 10 (10) | ||
Snuff use | ||||
Never or former | 2478 (92.7) | 1825 (79.6) | ||
Current | 196 (7.3) | 469 (20.4) | ||
Snuff boxes per week | 4 (3) | 3 (3) | ||
Occupation (ISCO) | ||||
Armed forces | 1 (0.1) | 17 (0.8) | ||
Managers | 132 (5.0) | 127 (5.6) | ||
Professionals | 751 (28.3) | 342 (15.2) | ||
Technicians and associate professionals | 255 (9.6) | 339 (15.0) | ||
Clerical support workers | 315 (11.9) | 160 (7.1) | ||
Service and sales workers | 455 (17.2) | 158 (7.0) | ||
Skilled agricultural, forestry, and fishery workers | 17 (0.6) | 47 (2.1) | ||
Crafts and related trades workers | 31 (1.2) | 208 (9.2) | ||
Plant and machine operators and assemblers | 38 (1.4) | 252 (11.2) | ||
Elementary occupations | 52 (2.0) | 46 (2.0) | ||
Self–employed | 42 (1.6) | 58 (2.6) | ||
Sick leave | 41 (1.5) | 13 (0.6) | ||
Parental leave | 22 (0.8) | 0 (0) | ||
Students | 98 (3.7) | 56 (2.5) | ||
Retired | 364 (13.7) | 394 (17.5) | ||