Table 1 Selected weight-adjusted characteristics of the total representative cohort in health 2000 and 2011 surveys included in the present study

Age, mean (range), years

52 (30–99)

55 (29–97)

Females

53.0

54.3

Higher education

29.4

39.8

Unemployed

7.1

4.2

Coronary artery disease

7.1

5.9

Gastrointestinal disease¹

12.8

13.2

 Celiac disease

0.6

2.0

Type 1 or type 2 diabetes

5.2

7.8

Any malignancy

4.6

7.2

Current smoking

21.5

14.1