Table 1

Characteristics of study population

Men (n = 163)Women (n = 160)
Age, height, birth weight, and corrected birth weight score are shown as mean (SD).
Depcat score indicates deprivation category where 1 = very affluent and 7 = severely deprived.
Age (years)47.7 (1.5)47.7 (1.5)
Height (cm)174.5 (6.9)161.48 (6.9)
Birth weight (g)3382 (499)3222 (498)
Corrected birth weight score−0.113 (1.02)−0.215 (1.10)
Smoking status
    Never76 (47%)78 (49%)
    Ex-smoker46 (28%)38 (24%)
    Current smoker41 (25%)44 (27%)
Current wheeze
    Yes51 (31%)49 (31%)
    No112 (69%)111 (69%)
Depcat score
    1–3101 (62%)97 (61%)
    4–762 (38%)63 (39%)