Men (N = 413, 49.47%)

Women (N = 422, 50.53%)

N or mean

CI/%

N or mean

(CI/%)

Age

54.96

(54.31, 55.61)

55.13

(54.49, 55.77)

Marital status

Married

348

84.26

328

77.73

^*

Single

24

5.81

28

6.64

Divorced/separated

34

8.23

26

6.16

Widow

7

1.69

40

9.48

BMI

24.88

(24.58, 25.18)

23.80

(23.46, 24.14)

^*

Physical inactivity

Yes

112

27.12

123

29.15

Childhood social class (father’s occupational class)

I (employer/professional/manager)

57

14.14

37

9.30

^*

II (routine non-manual)

19

4.71

22

5.53

III (skilled manual)

46

11.41

29

7.29

IV (unskilled manual)

39

9.68

46

11.56

V (agriculture workers)

159

39.45

192

48.24

VI (small employers/self-employed)

83

20.60

72

18.09

Beginning adulthood class (educational attainment)

≤6 years

92

22.28

173

41.00

^*

7 - 9 years

65

15.74

74

17.54

10 - 12 years

196

47.46

136

32.23

≥13 years

60

14.53

39

9.24

Young adulthood social class (occupational class at labor market entry)

I (employer/professional/manager)

112

27.12

61

14.45

^*

II (routine non-manual)

28

6.78

99

23.46

III (skilled manual)

58

14.04

27

6.40

IV (unskilled manual)

109

26.39

122

28.91

V (agriculture worker)

40

9.69

50

11.85

VI (small employers/self-employed)

64

15.50

52

12.32

Unemployed and not working

2

0.48

11

2.61

Mid-life social class (current occupational class)

I (employer/professional/manager)

133

32.20

69

16.35

^*

II (routine non-manual)

24

5.81

52

12.32

III (skilled manual)

43

10.41

19

4.50

IV (unskilled manual)

69

16.71

52

12.32

V (agriculture worker)

29

7.02

24

5.69

VI (small employers/self-employed)

62

15.01

54

12.80

Unemployed and not working

53

12.83

152

36.02