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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 30,112 women from the Swedish Mammography Cohort, 1997, by leisure-time activity

From: Physical activity and risk of rheumatoid arthritis in women: a population-based prospective study

 

Leisure-time activity

 

Low

Intermediate

High

 

Walking

Walking

Walking

Walking

<20 minutes/day

<20 minutes/day

≥20 minutes/day

≥20 minutes/day a

Exercise

Exercise

Exercise

Exercise

<1 hour/week

≥1 hour/week

<1 hour/week

≥1 hour/week a

Cases

32

37

14

118

Cohort

3,400

5,369

2,370

18,973

Age (years)

61.6 (9.4)

61.3 (9.0)

59.8 (8.7)

61.3 (8.7)

Years of education (>12 years, %)

15.8

19.9

23.4

19.8

Body mass index (kg/m2)

26.2 (4.67)

25.5 (4.11)

24.9 (3.89)

24.7 (3.60)

Current smokers (%)

30.7

23.5

27.6

20.0

Alcohol drinkers (%)

77.9

83.5

84.0

85.0

  1. Data presented as number, mean (standard deviation) or percentage. aMedian of walking/bicycling in the category ≥20 was 40 to 60 minutes per day; median of exercise in the category ≥1 was 2 to 3 hours per week.