Table 3.
Characteristics of the glucose tolerance tested subjects, men and women, 25 to 64 years of age in the Northern Sweden MONICA population survey in 1986. Mean (SD) or proportions (%).
| Men | Women | |
| Age (years) | 44.9 (11.3) | 44.8 (11.2) |
| Previous disorders | ||
| Clinically diagnosed myocardial infarction (kMI) | 10 (3.2 %) | 2 (0.7 %) |
| Hypertension | 60 (19.0 %) | 52 (17.3 %) |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 117 (37.0 %) | 110 (36.5 %) |
| Tobacco use | ||
| Current cigarette smoker | 57 (18.2 %) | 73 (24.3 %) |
| Current smokeless tobacco user | 56 (18.8 %) | 2 (0.7 %) |
| Anthropometric variables | ||
| Height (cm) | 176.5 (7.0) | 163.7 (5.9) |
| Weight (kg) | 79 (11.0) | 66,4 (12.5) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.4 (3.3) | 24.8 (4.5) |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 99.1 (5.8) | 99.5 (9.0) |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 92.3 (9.1) | 83.2 (12.6) |
| Waist-hip ratio | 0.9 (0.1) | 0.8 (0.1) |
| Biochemical markers (mmol/l) | ||
| Total cholesterol | 6.2 (1.3) | 6.2 (1.3) |
| HDL cholesterol | 1.2 (0.3) | 1.4 (0.4) |
| Triglycerides (n = 495) | 1.3 (0.8) | 1.1 (0.7) |
| Fasting plasma glucose (n = 774) | 5.1 (1.1) | 4.8 (0.5) |
| 2 hour postload plasma glucose (n = 629) | 5.3 (2.0) | 5.8 (2.0) |
| ECG | ||
| Normal | 299 (94.6 %) | 286 (95.0 %) |
| MI | 17 (5.4 %) | 15 (5.0 %) |
BMI = body mass index. HDL = high-density lipoprotein. MI = myocardial infarction (Q/QS wave; Minnesota code 1.1–1.3). kMI = known myocardial infarction.