Table 1 The distribution (%) of the different variables by sex and year (longitudinal samples of the Swedish population from 1988/89, 1996/97, and 2004/05)
From: The longitudinal exercise trend among older Swedes aged 53–84 years – a 16-year follow-up study
Variable | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988/89 | 1996/97 | 2004/05 | 1988/89 | 1996/97 | 2004/05 | |
N | 995 | 988 | 930 | 1,184 | 1,127 | 1,006 |
Age (years) | ||||||
53-60 | 26.4 | 36.5 | 38.8 | 25.4 | 28.7 | 37.8 |
61-68 | 29.3 | 24.0 | 30.9 | 28.3 | 26.2 | 25.7 |
69-76 | 27.7 | 23.5 | 16.9 | 29.1 | 25.2 | 21.5 |
77-84 | 16.6 | 16.0 | 13.4 | 17.2 | 19.9 | 15.0 |
Educational level | ||||||
Low-middle | 75.9 | 70.6 | 60.3 | 86.7 | 81.3 | 67.9 |
High | 24.1 | 29.4 | 39.7 | 13.3 | 18.7 | 32.1 |
BMI | ||||||
Normal | 50.1 | 45.6 | 39.3 | 57.0 | 51.6 | 51.0 |
Overweight | 43.1 | 45.8 | 48.7 | 33.6 | 37.2 | 35.1 |
Obesity | 6.9 | 8.7 | 12.0 | 9.4 | 11.2 | 13.9 |
Smoking | ||||||
Never | 34.0 | 36.7 | 35.9 | 69.4 | 61.2 | 51.1 |
Former | 44.3 | 46.6 | 50.3 | 14.4 | 21.9 | 31.5 |
Daily | 21.7 | 16.7 | 13.7 | 16.2 | 16.9 | 17.5 |
Self-reported health status | ||||||
Good | 63.5 | 66.0 | 68.4 | 55.8 | 55.8 | 60.0 |
Poor | 36.5 | 34.0 | 31.6 | 44.2 | 44.2 | 40.0 |