Table 1.
Anthropometric characteristics and self-reported illnesses in the study sample *
| Men (n = 1147) | Women (n = 1212) | |
| Height (cm) | 166.44 (166.09–166.80) | 155.30 (154.99–155.60) |
| Weight (kg) | 68.75 (68.15–69.34) | 57.58 (57.09–58.07) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.77 (24.59–24.96) | 23.88 (23.69–24.07) |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 86.35 (85.85–86.86) | 76.68 (76.18–77.18) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 138.85 (137.65–140.05) | 132.66 (131.38–133.94) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 82.57 (81.90–83.23) | 75.49 (74.80–76.19) |
| Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl) | 106.13 (104.41–107.84) | 100.89 (99.37–102.41) |
| HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) | 41.49 (40.86–42.12) | 50.21 (49.49–50.92) |
| Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 136.61 (130.12–143.10) | 107.31 (103.34–111.29) |
| Self-reported CHD (%) | 15.30 (13.21–17.39) | 12.83 (10.94–14.72) |
| Self-reported Stroke (%) | 5.61 (4.27–6.95) | 1.99 (1.20–2.78) |
| Self-reported Hypertension (%) | 31.35 (28.66–34.04) | 23.33 (20.95–25.71) |
| Self-reported Diabetes (%) | 12.16 (10.27–14.05) | 7.38 (5.90–8.86) |
| Family history of hypertension (%) | 42.36 (39.49–45.23) | 52.78 (49.96–55.60) |
| Family history of diabetes (%) | 28.80 (26.16–31.44) | 33.58 (30.91–36.25) |
| Menopausal status (%) | ||
| Premenopausal | - | 39.00 (36.24–41.76) |
| Postmenopausal | - | 61.00 (58.24–63.76) |
* Data are given mean (95% confidence interval), except where indicated otherwise.