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Characteristic	Male	Female	Total
Age group (years)
<25	7	9	9
25–34	14	18	17
35–44	17	20	19
45–54	22	24	23
55–64	23	20	21
≥65	17	9	12
Body mass index (kg/m²)	27.7 (4.4)	26.7 (5.5)	27.1 (5.1)
Smoking
Current	13	14	13
Former	32	28	29
Never	55	58	57
Marijuana use, ever^a	52	55	51
E-Cigarette use, ever^a	5	6	5
Physical activity (IPAQ short)
Low	29	32	31
Moderate	30	34	32
High	40	35	37
Fruit, vegetable and juice intake (servings/week)	36 (20)	40 (19)	39 (20)
Alcohol intake (grams/day)	19 (14)	14 (11)	16 (12)
Cancer screening, ever
FOBT	47	37	41
Colonoscopy	37	30	32
Sigmoidoscopy	40	32	35
PSA	55	NA	NA
Mammogram	NA	55	NA
PAP smear	NA	94	NA
Oral contraceptive use, ever	NA	80	NA
Post-menopausal	NA	36	NA
Sleep (hours/night)	7.5 (1.5)	7.0 (1.5)	7.3 (1.5)
Physical measures^b
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.9 (0.1)	0.9 (0.1)	0.9 (0.1)
Fat percentage (%)	25 (6)	35 (8)	31 (9)
Height, standing (cm)	176 (7)	163 (6)	169 (9)
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	126 (15)	118 (16)	122 (16)
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	78 (9)	74 (10)	76 (10)
Heart rate (bpm)	68 (11)	70 (10)	69 (11)

Characteristic

Male

Female

Total

(n = 87 702)

(n = 137 918)

(n = 225 620)

Age group (years)

<25

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

≥65

Body mass index (kg/m²)

27.7 (4.4)

26.7 (5.5)

27.1 (5.1)

Smoking

Current

Former

Never

Marijuana use, ever^a

E-Cigarette use, ever^a

Physical activity (IPAQ short)

Low

Moderate

High

Fruit, vegetable and juice intake (servings/week)

36 (20)

40 (19)

39 (20)

Alcohol intake (grams/day)

19 (14)

14 (11)

16 (12)

Cancer screening, ever

FOBT

Colonoscopy

Sigmoidoscopy

PSA

Mammogram

PAP smear

Oral contraceptive use, ever

Post-menopausal

Sleep (hours/night)

7.5 (1.5)

7.0 (1.5)

7.3 (1.5)

Physical measures^b

Waist-to-hip ratio

0.9 (0.1)

Fat percentage (%)

25 (6)

35 (8)

31 (9)

Height, standing (cm)

176 (7)

163 (6)

169 (9)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

126 (15)

118 (16)

122 (16)

Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

78 (9)

74 (10)

76 (10)

Heart rate (bpm)

68 (11)

70 (10)

69 (11)

Characteristic	Male	Female	Total
Age group (years)
<25	7	9	9
25–34	14	18	17
35–44	17	20	19
45–54	22	24	23
55–64	23	20	21
≥65	17	9	12
Body mass index (kg/m²)	27.7 (4.4)	26.7 (5.5)	27.1 (5.1)
Smoking
Current	13	14	13
Former	32	28	29
Never	55	58	57
Marijuana use, ever^a	52	55	51
E-Cigarette use, ever^a	5	6	5
Physical activity (IPAQ short)
Low	29	32	31
Moderate	30	34	32
High	40	35	37
Fruit, vegetable and juice intake (servings/week)	36 (20)	40 (19)	39 (20)
Alcohol intake (grams/day)	19 (14)	14 (11)	16 (12)
Cancer screening, ever
FOBT	47	37	41
Colonoscopy	37	30	32
Sigmoidoscopy	40	32	35
PSA	55	NA	NA
Mammogram	NA	55	NA
PAP smear	NA	94	NA
Oral contraceptive use, ever	NA	80	NA
Post-menopausal	NA	36	NA
Sleep (hours/night)	7.5 (1.5)	7.0 (1.5)	7.3 (1.5)
Physical measures^b
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.9 (0.1)	0.9 (0.1)	0.9 (0.1)
Fat percentage (%)	25 (6)	35 (8)	31 (9)
Height, standing (cm)	176 (7)	163 (6)	169 (9)
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	126 (15)	118 (16)	122 (16)
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	78 (9)	74 (10)	76 (10)
Heart rate (bpm)	68 (11)	70 (10)	69 (11)

Table 2

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Baseline characteristics in the Ontario Health Study, overall and by sex, mean (SD) or %

Characteristic	Male	Female	Total
Characteristic	(n = 87 702)	(n = 137 918)	(n = 225 620)
Age group (years)
<25	7	9	9
25–34	14	18	17
35–44	17	20	19
45–54	22	24	23
55–64	23	20	21
≥65	17	9	12
Body mass index (kg/m²)	27.7 (4.4)	26.7 (5.5)	27.1 (5.1)
Smoking
Current	13	14	13
Former	32	28	29
Never	55	58	57
Marijuana use, ever^a	52	55	51
E-Cigarette use, ever^a	5	6	5
Physical activity (IPAQ short)
Low	29	32	31
Moderate	30	34	32
High	40	35	37
Fruit, vegetable and juice intake (servings/week)	36 (20)	40 (19)	39 (20)
Alcohol intake (grams/day)	19 (14)	14 (11)	16 (12)
Cancer screening, ever
FOBT	47	37	41
Colonoscopy	37	30	32
Sigmoidoscopy	40	32	35
PSA	55	NA	NA
Mammogram	NA	55	NA
PAP smear	NA	94	NA
Oral contraceptive use, ever	NA	80	NA
Post-menopausal	NA	36	NA
Sleep (hours/night)	7.5 (1.5)	7.0 (1.5)	7.3 (1.5)
Physical measures^b
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.9 (0.1)	0.9 (0.1)	0.9 (0.1)
Fat percentage (%)	25 (6)	35 (8)	31 (9)
Height, standing (cm)	176 (7)	163 (6)	169 (9)
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	126 (15)	118 (16)	122 (16)
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	78 (9)	74 (10)	76 (10)
Heart rate (bpm)	68 (11)	70 (10)	69 (11)

Characteristic	Male	Female	Total
Characteristic	(n = 87 702)	(n = 137 918)	(n = 225 620)
Age group (years)
<25	7	9	9
25–34	14	18	17
35–44	17	20	19
45–54	22	24	23
55–64	23	20	21
≥65	17	9	12
Body mass index (kg/m²)	27.7 (4.4)	26.7 (5.5)	27.1 (5.1)
Smoking
Current	13	14	13
Former	32	28	29
Never	55	58	57
Marijuana use, ever^a	52	55	51
E-Cigarette use, ever^a	5	6	5
Physical activity (IPAQ short)
Low	29	32	31
Moderate	30	34	32
High	40	35	37
Fruit, vegetable and juice intake (servings/week)	36 (20)	40 (19)	39 (20)
Alcohol intake (grams/day)	19 (14)	14 (11)	16 (12)
Cancer screening, ever
FOBT	47	37	41
Colonoscopy	37	30	32
Sigmoidoscopy	40	32	35
PSA	55	NA	NA
Mammogram	NA	55	NA
PAP smear	NA	94	NA
Oral contraceptive use, ever	NA	80	NA
Post-menopausal	NA	36	NA
Sleep (hours/night)	7.5 (1.5)	7.0 (1.5)	7.3 (1.5)
Physical measures^b
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.9 (0.1)	0.9 (0.1)	0.9 (0.1)
Fat percentage (%)	25 (6)	35 (8)	31 (9)
Height, standing (cm)	176 (7)	163 (6)	169 (9)
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	126 (15)	118 (16)	122 (16)
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	78 (9)	74 (10)	76 (10)
Heart rate (bpm)	68 (11)	70 (10)	69 (11)

Restricted to the 21% of the study population who completed the first follow-up questionnaire.

Restricted to the 6% of the study population who provided physical measures.

NA, not applicable; IPAQ, International Physical Activity Questionnaire; FOBT, Fecal Occult Blood Test; PSA, Prostate Specific Antigen Test; PAP smear, Papanicolaou test.

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