Characteristics of study participants
| Men | Women | Total | |
| N | 4833 | 5225 | 10 058 |
| Age (years, mean±SD) | 59.3±7.8 | 58.3±7.8 | 58.8±7.8 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2, mean±SD) | 25.5±2.9 | 24.5±3.6 | 25.0±3.3 |
| Educational attainment (N (%)) | |||
| 0–9 years | 1486 (30.7) | 1505 (28.8) | 2991 (29.7) |
| >9–12 years | 2085 (43.1) | 2230 (42.7) | 4315 (42.9) |
| >12 years | 1262 (26.1) | 1490 (28.5) | 2752 (27.4) |
| Marital status (N (%)) | |||
| Married or cohabiting | 4088 (84.6) | 3936 (75.3) | 8024 (79.8) |
| Divorced or separated | 257 (5.3) | 439 (8.4) | 696 (6.9) |
| Widowed | 108 (2.2) | 382 (7.3) | 490 (4.9) |
| Living alone | 380 (7.9) | 468 (9.0) | 848 (8.4) |
| Smoking (N (%)) | |||
| Never | 717 (14.8) | 1483 (28.4) | 2200 (21.9) |
| Only tried | 926 (19.2) | 931 (17.8) | 1857 (18.5) |
| Sometimes | 371 (7.7) | 643 (12.3) | 1014 (10.1) |
| Regularly | 2818 (58.3) | 2168 (41.5) | 4986 (49.6) |
| Physical activity (N (%)) | |||
| Never | 1103 (23.8) | 1034 (20.6) | 2137 (22.2) |
| Sometimes | 1251 (27.0) | 1221 (24.4) | 2472 (25.6) |
| Regularly | 2274 (49.1) | 2756 (55.0) | 5030 (52.2) |
| Hypertension (N (%)) | 1037 (21.5) | 1198 (22.9) | 2235 (22.2) |
| Diabetes (N (%)) | 235 (4.9) | 136 (2.6) | 371 (3.7) |
| Dyslipidemia (N (%)) | 742 (15.4) | 575 (11.0) | 1317 (13.1) |