Table 1 Participant characteristics by age-adjusted and sex-specific cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2max per kg total-body mass) tertiles.
Women | Men | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower fitness | Mid fitness | Higher fitness | Lower fitness | Mid fitness | Higher fitness | |
N | 12,791 | 12,790 | 12,786 | 11,404 | 11,402 | 11,399 |
Age (y) | 57 ± 8 | 57 ± 8 | 57 ± 8 | 58 ± 8 | 58 ± 8 | 58 ± 8 |
Height (m) | 1.63 ± 0.06 | 1.63 ± 0.06 | 1.63 ± 0.06 | 1.76 ± 0.07 | 1.76 ± 0.07 | 1.76 ± 0.07 |
Total body mass (kg) | 79.6 ± 14.8 | 69.5 ± 10.0 | 62.6 ± 8.2 | 94.4 ± 14.2 | 84.6 ± 10.6 | 77.3 ± 9.8 |
Fat-free mass (kg) | 46.5 ± 5.4 | 44.0 ± 4.2 | 42.6 ± 3.9 | 66.9 ± 7.8 | 63.2 ± 6.9 | 60.6 ± 6.5 |
BMI (kg⋅m−2) | 30.1 ± 5.3 | 26.2 ± 3.5 | 23.5 ± 2.8 | 30.3 ± 4.1 | 27.3 ± 2.9 | 25.1 ± 2.7 |
VO2maxtbm(ml⋅min−1⋅kg−1) | 19.7 ± 3.2 | 25.1 ± 1.9 | 31.4 ± 4.7 | 26.0 ± 2.9 | 31.7 ± 2.0 | 38.4 ± 4.2 |
VO2maxffm (ml⋅min−1⋅kg−1) | 33.4 ± 5.8 | 39.5 ± 3.8 | 45.8 ± 6.2 | 36.5 ± 4.0 | 42.4 ± 3.1 | 48.8 ± 4.8 |
Red meat consumption | 0.8 ± 0.5 | 0.8 ± 0.5 | 0.7 ± 0.5 | 1.1 ± 0.6 | 1.0 ± 0.6 | 0.9 ± 0.6 |
Fish consumption | ||||||
Never | 10.7% (1363) | 9.1% (1161) | 8.3% (1060) | 11.8% (1343) | 11.1% (1265) | 8.8% (1006) |
At most 1 per week | 33.0% (4226) | 32.2% (4114) | 31.4% (4013) | 36.4% (4148) | 33.9% (3868) | 32.3% (3687) |
2 or more per week | 55.6% (7116) | 58.1% (7431) | 60.0% (7674) | 50.8% (5794) | 54.4% (6202) | 58.3% (6646) |
Missing | 0.7% (86) | 0.7% (84) | 0.3% (39) | 1.0% (119) | 0.6% (67) | 0.5% (60) |
Fruit & vegetable consumption | ||||||
Never | 17.4% (2232) | 15.4% (1974) | 12.8% (1639) | 24.9% (2834) | 23.8% (2713) | 19.3% (2199) |
At most 1 per week | 29.0% (3707) | 28.5% (3643) | 26.2% (3355) | 33.5% (3816) | 32.1% (3663) | 31.8% (3626) |
2 or more per week | 53.2% (6804) | 55.9% (7144) | 60.8% (7772) | 41.2% (4697) | 43.8% (4998) | 48.7% (5549) |
Missing | 0.4% (48) | 0.2% (29) | 0.2% (20) | 0.5% (57) | 0.2% (28) | 0.2% (25) |
Salt addition to meals | ||||||
Never/rarely | 58.0% (7418) | 58.3% (7455) | 59.0% (7547) | 52.8% (6022) | 56.1% (6395) | 60.2% (6864) |
Sometimes | 26.9% (3443) | 27.4% (3510) | 27.3% (3489) | 29.3% (3343) | 27.9% (3186) | 25.7% (2930) |
Usually/always | 14.8% (1892) | 14.1% (1800) | 13.6% (1733) | 17.5% (1994) | 15.8% (1806) | 13.9% (1588) |
Missing | 0.3% (38) | 0.2% (25) | 0.1% (17) | 0.4% (45) | 0.1% (15) | 0.1% (17) |
Alcohol consumption | ||||||
Never or previous | 11.3% (1439) | 8.2% (1055) | 6.4% (812) | 6.9% (785) | 5.7% (648) | 5.3% (599) |
At most 2 per week | 59.5% (7615) | 52.8% (6755) | 47.1% (6021) | 46.4% (5286) | 41.6% (4743) | 39.0% (4442) |
3 or more per week | 28.9% (3697) | 38.7% (4947) | 46.4% (5930) | 46.3% (5282) | 52.5% (5990) | 55.6% (6340) |
Missing | 0.3% (40) | 0.3% (33) | 0.2% (23) | 0.4% (51) | 0.2% (21) | 0.2% (18) |
Smoking status | ||||||
Never | 63.7% (8147) | 61.5% (7869) | 59.7% (7635) | 48.3% (5511) | 51.5% (5869) | 55.5% (6326) |
Previous | 29.0% (3704) | 31.2% (3987) | 32.6% (4173) | 40.6% (4625) | 38.2% (4357) | 34.4% (3917) |
Current | 6.7% (858) | 6.9% (879) | 7.3% (932) | 10.3% (1180) | 9.8% (1121) | 9.7% (1105) |
Missing | 0.6% (82) | 0.4% (55) | 0.4% (46) | 0.8% (88) | 0.5% (55) | 0.4% (51) |
Townsend deprivation index | −1.0 ± 3.0 | −1.4 ± 2.8 | −1.5 ± 2.8 | −1.0 ± 3.1 | −1.4 ± 2.9 | −1.5 ± 2.9 |
Education | ||||||
No qualification | 14.4% (1841) | 11.0% (1413) | 8.3% (1059) | 14.8% (1684) | 12.1% (1378) | 9.4% (1072) |
Any other qualification | 53.8% (6885) | 51.4% (6577) | 46.3% (5925) | 52.0% (5929) | 48.9% (5579) | 42.6% (4857) |
Degree level or above | 30.4% (3887) | 36.6% (4678) | 44.8% (5724) | 31.7% (3618) | 38.0% (4336) | 47.3% (5391) |
Missing | 1.4% (178) | 1.0% (122) | 0.6% (78) | 1.5% (173) | 1.0% (109) | 0.7% (79) |
Employment | ||||||
Unemployed | 9.9% (1265) | 7.9% (1011) | 8.3% (1061) | 7.9% (903) | 5.7% (651) | 4.9% (557) |
Employed | 52.8% (6752) | 55.9% (7147) | 57.5% (7355) | 56.7% (6467) | 60.3% (6873) | 61.3% (6992) |
Retired | 36.6% (4684) | 35.7% (4572) | 33.8% (4320) | 34.5% (3939) | 33.4% (3813) | 33.3% (3794) |
Missing | 0.7% (90) | 0.5% (60) | 0.4% (50) | 0.8% (95) | 0.6% (65) | 0.5% (56) |
Race | ||||||
Asian or Asian British | 3.3% (425) | 2.4% (303) | 1.6% (201) | 3.5% (400) | 3.6% (413) | 2.4% (269) |
Black or Black British | 5.2% (670) | 2.2% (281) | 0.9% (117) | 3.5% (398) | 2.2% (254) | 1.2% (138) |
Mixed | 1.0% (126) | 0.9% (112) | 0.9% (117) | 0.7% (78) | 0.7% (75) | 0.7% (80) |
Other | 1.9% (243) | 1.9% (240) | 1.8% (234) | 1.6% (180) | 1.5% (174) | 1.6% (180) |
White | 87.8% (11,235) | 92.1% (11784) | 94.3% (12,062) | 89.9% (10,251) | 91.3% (10,415) | 93.6% (10,673) |
Missing | 0.7% (92) | 0.5% (70) | 0.4% (55) | 0.9% (97) | 0.6% (71) | 0.5% (59) |
Hypertension | ||||||
Not hypertensive | 39.9% (5109) | 56.2% (7193) | 67.6% (8647) | 26.2% (2987) | 41.3% (4707) | 55.4% (6316) |
Hypertensive | 60.1% (7682) | 43.8% (5597) | 32.4% (4139) | 73.8% (8417) | 58.7% (6695) | 44.6% (5083) |
Diabetes | ||||||
Not diabetic | 93.3% (11,940) | 97.3% (12,446) | 98.6% (12,603) | 87.5% (9980) | 94.7% (10,801) | 97.1% (11,067) |
Diabetic | 6.3% (805) | 2.5% (316) | 1.3% (167) | 12.1% (1376) | 5.1% (586) | 2.8% (316) |
Missing | 0.4% (46) | 0.2% (28) | 0.1% (16) | 0.4% (48) | 0.1% (15) | 0.1% (16) |
Colorectal cancer | 1.0% (133) | 0.9% (112) | 0.8% (98) | 1.5% (169) | 1.5% (173) | 1.1% (126) |
Colon | 0.8% (103) | 0.7% (93) | 0.6% (74) | 1.0% (119) | 1.1% (122) | 0.8% (87) |
Rectal | 0.4% (45) | 0.3% (35) | 0.3% (41) | 0.7% (85) | 0.7% (78) | 0.6% (64) |
Lung cancer | 0.6% (77) | 0.6% (71) | 0.6% (82) | 0.9% (103) | 0.7% (76) | 0.6% (71) |
Breast cancer | 3.2% (410) | 2.8% (352) | 2.6% (331) | |||
Endometrial cancer | 0.7% (93) | 0.4% (54) | 0.3% (37) | |||
Ovarian cancer | 0.3% (44) | 0.3% (36) | 0.4% (56) | |||
Prostate cancer | 4.2% (481) | 5.1% (579) | 4.6% (526) | |||
