Baseline demographics at conscription by CRF level
| Low (n=365 874) | Moderate (n=519 652) | High (n=340 952) | Overall (n=1 226 478) | |
| Year of conscription, mean | 1982 | 1986 | 1983 | 1984 |
| Age at conscription, years, mean (SD) | 18.4 (0.8) | 18.3 (0.6) | 18.3 (0.6) | 18.3 (0.7) |
| Years of follow-up, mean (SD) | 34.8 (9.7) | 31.1 (10.1) | 33.2 (10.6) | 32.8 (10.3) |
| Height, cm, mean (SD) | 178 (7) | 179 (6) | 181 (6) | 179 (7) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 21.7 (3.5) | 21.6 (2.5) | 22.1 (2.2) | 21.7 (2.8) |
| Body mass index category | ||||
| Underweight | 49 134 (13%) | 36 717 (7%) | 6416 (2%) | 92 267 (8%) |
| Normal weight | 260 070 (71%) | 435 774 (84%) | 306 377 (90%) | 1 002 221 (82%) |
| Overweight | 44 332 (12%) | 43 086 (8%) | 25 835 (8%) | 113 253 (9%) |
| Obese | 12 338 (3%) | 4075 (1%) | 2324 (1%) | 18 737 (2%) |
| Muscle strength category | ||||
| Low | 59 363 (17%) | 47 472 (10%) | 13 254 (4%) | 120 089 (10%) |
| Moderate | 212 644 (61%) | 289 731 (60%) | 171 120 (53%) | 673 495 (58%) |
| High | 75 694 (22%) | 144 881 (30%) | 137 358 (43%) | 357 933 (31%) |
| Missing | 18 173 (5%) | 37 568 (7%) | 19 220 (6%) | 74 961 (6%) |
| Wattmax/kg, mean (SD) | 3.40 (0.44) | 4.14 (0.53) | 4.63 (0.68) | 4.07 (0.72) |
| Missing, n (%) | 83 047 (23%) | 73 019 (14%) | 58 117 (17%) | 214 183 (17%) |
| Estimated VO2max, mL O2*kg–1*min–1, mean (SD) | 39.7 (4.7) | 47.6 (5.7) | 52.8 (7.2) | 46.9 (7.7) |
| Missing, n (%) | 83 047 (23%) | 73 019 (14%) | 58 117 (17%) | 214 183 (17%) |
| Systolic blood pressure, mean (SD) | 128 (11) | 128 (11) | 129 (11) | 128 (11) |
| Missing, n (%) | 495 (0.1%) | 1727 (0.3%) | 1217 (0.4%) | 3439 (0.3%) |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mean (SD) | 68 (10) | 67 (10) | 67 (10) | 67 (10) |
| Missing, n (%) | 748 (0.2%) | 2148 (0.4%) | 1518 (0.4%) | 4414 (0.4%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 185 (0.05%) | 180 (0.03%) | 88 (0.03%) | 453 (0.04%) |
| Hypertension | 595 (0.16%) | 534 (0.10%) | 457 (0.13%) | 1586 (0.13%) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 7113 (1.9%) | 10 095 (1.9%) | 6693 (2.0%) | 23 901 (2.0%) |
| Kidney disease | 411 (0.11%) | 410 (0.08%) | 241 (0.07%) | 1062 (0.09%) |
| Alcohol abuse | 1434 (0.39%) | 629 (0.12%) | 237 (0.07%) | 2300 (0.19%) |
| Substance abuse | 2147 (0.59%) | 928 (0.18%) | 254 (0.07%) | 3329 (0.27%) |
| Cognitive ability, mean (SD) | 4.8 (1.9) | 5.3 (1.9) | 5.7 (1.8) | 5.2 (1.9) |
| Missing, n (%) | 57 304 (16%) | 51 345 (10%) | 40 787 (12%) | 149 436 (12%) |
| Parental education | ||||
| Compulsory school | 110 488 (36%) | 115 611 (25%) | 73 089 (24%) | 299 188 (28%) |
| High school ≤2 years university | 166 813 (54%) | 272 474 (58%) | 163 174 (54%) | 602 461 (56%) |
| >2 years university | 31 673 (10%) | 80 592 (17%) | 64 086 (21%) | 176 351 (16%) |
| Missing | 56 900 (16%) | 50 975 (10%) | 40 603 (12%) | 148 478 (12%) |
| Smoking 1968–1970 | 8872 | 6539 | 5896 | 21 307 |
| No active smoking | 2779 (31%) | 2556 (39%) | 3197 (54%) | 8532 (40%) |
| Smoking 1–10 cigarettes | 3039 (34%) | 2164 (33%) | 1658 (28%) | 6861 (32%) |
| Smoking >10 cigarettes | 2865 (32%) | 1705 (26%) | 908 (15%) | 5478 (26%) |
| Missing | 189 (2%) | 114 (2%) | 133 (2%) | 436 (2%) |
| Smoking 2002–2005 | 8973 | 30 699 | 14 486 | 54 158 |
| No active smoking | 7691 (86%) | 28 579 (93%) | 14 221 (98%) | 50 491 (93%) |
| Smoking 1–10 cigarettes | 1024 (11%) | 1797 (6%) | 237 (2%) | 3058 (6%) |
| Smoking >10 cigarettes | 258 (3%) | 323 (1%) | 28 (0%) | 609 (1%) |