| All (n = 39,771) | Women (n = 29,797) | Men (n = 9974) | P1 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years)2 | 49.9 ± 13.7 | 48.5 ± 13.5 | 54.1 ± 13.6 | <.0001 |
Education level (%) | Â | Â | Â | <.0001 |
 Primary | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.3 |  |
 Secondary | 32.8 | 32.4 | 34.3 |  |
 Some college | 30.9 | 33.2 | 24.0 |  |
 University | 33.2 | 31.5 | 38.2 |  |
 Missing data | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |  |
Occupational status (%) | Â | Â | Â | <.0001 |
 Unemployed | 10.0 | 11.9 | 4.5 |  |
 Student | 3.5 | 4.1 | 1.5 |  |
 Self-employed, farmer | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.0 |  |
 Employee, manual worker | 16.0 | 18.5 | 8.5 |  |
 Intermediate professions | 16.5 | 18.1 | 11.7 |  |
 Managerial staff, intellectual profession | 22.1 | 20.6 | 26.7 |  |
 Retired | 30.1 | 25.1 | 45.1 |  |
Monthly household income (%)3 | Â | Â | Â | <.0001 |
  < 1200€ | 13.3 | 14.6 | 9.3 |  |
 1200-1799€ | 23.1 | 23.7 | 21.4 |  |
 1800-2299€ | 15.3 | 15.4 | 14.7 |  |
 2300-2699€ | 9.5 | 8.7 | 11.8 |  |
 2700-3699€ | 16.5 | 15.3 | 20.0 |  |
  ≥ 3700€ | 11.1 | 9.6 | 15.6 |  |
 Unwilling to answer | 10.3 | 11.4 | 6.8 |  |
 Missing data | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 |  |
Smoking status (%) | Â | Â | Â | <.0001 |
 Never smokers | 48.7 | 51.6 | 40.0 |  |
 Smokers | 51.3 | 48.4 | 60.0 |  |
Physical activity (%) | Â | Â | Â | <.0001 |
 Low | 21.6 | 22.3 | 19.4 |  |
 Moderate | 40.5 | 42.1 | 35.6 |  |
 High | 34.4 | 31.9 | 42.0 |  |
 Missing data | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.0 |  |
History of dieting (%) | Â | Â | Â | <.0001 |
 Never dieters | 60.8 | 57.7 | 70.3 |  |
 Dieters | 39.2 | 42.3 | 29.7 |  |
Baseline BMI (kg/m2)2 | 24.0 ± 4.5 | 23.6 ± 4.6 | 25.1 ± 3.8 | <.0001 |
BMI change/year (kg.m−2.y−1)2,4 | 0.04 ± 0.48 | 0.05 ± 0.51 | 0.02 ± 0.36 | <.0001 |
Period of follow-up (years)4,5 | 5.27 (4.00–6.93) | 5.19 (3.97–6.91) | 5.96 (4.00–6.94) | <.0001 |
Baseline Weight status (%) | Â | Â | Â | <.0001 |
 Underweight (<  18.5 kg/m2) | 4.7 | 5.9 | 1.1 |  |
 Normal (≥ 18.5 and < 25 kg/m2) | 63.4 | 66.4 | 54.1 |  |
 Overweight (≥ 25 and < 30 kg/m2) | 22.9 | 18.6 | 35.5 |  |
 Obese (≥ 30 kg/m2) | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.3 |  |
 Missing data | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |  |
CFC (CFC-12) (range: 12–60)2 | 40.4 ± 7.0 | 40.2 ± 7.0 | 40.8 ± 6.9 | <.0001 |
Impulsivity (BIS-11) (range: 30–120)2 | 58.6 ± 8.0 | 58.9 ± 7.9 | 57.4 ± 8.0 | <.0001 |
Emotional eating score (range: 1–4)5 | 2.00 (1.33–2.83) | 2.17 (1.67–2.83) | 1.67 (1.00–2.17) | <.0001 |