Table 2.
Subject physical and socio-demographic characteristics
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Part 1: 1997 data (N = 206) |
Part 2: 2003/4 data (N = 138) |
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| Health and Socio-demographic1 | ||
| Diagnosed with hypertension and/or diabetes | 31.4 (25.2 to 38.3) | 21.0 (15.0 to 28.6) 6 |
| Prevalence of body mass index ≥30 kg.m-2 | 30.6 (24.7 to 37.2) | 33.3 (26.0 to 41.6) |
| Prevalence of waist circumference ≥88 cm | 36.4 (30.1 to 43.2) | 35.5 (28.0 to 43.8) |
| Achieved educational level of Gr. 8 | 23.7 (18.3 to 30.2) | 55.1 (46.7 to 63.1) 6 |
| Electricity inside house | 34.0 (28.8 to 39.6) | 87.0 (80.3 to 91.6) 6 |
| Wood used for cooking purposes | 83.3 (78.8 to 87.3) | 89.9 (83.7 to 93.9) |
| One or more persons owns a motor vehicle | 18.9 (14.8 to 23.8) | 16.7 (11.4 to 23.8) |
| Water supplied by tap in or around dwelling | 52.0 (46.2 to 57.7) | 56.5 (48.2 to 64.5) |
| Physical Activity Index1 | ||
| Low subsistence level (score ≤2, low activity level) |
39.3 (32.9 to 46.1) | 19.6 (13.8 to 27.0) 6 |
| Medium subsistence level (score = 3, medium activity level) |
25.2 (19.8 to 31.6) | 57.3 (48.9 to 65.2)6 |
| High subsistence level (score = 4, high activity level) |
35.4 (29.2 to 42.2) | 23.2 (16.9 to 30.9) 6 |
| Anthropometry and fitness | ||
| Age (years) | 43.6 (42.6 to 44.6) | 36.3 (34.6 to 37.9) 6 |
| Body mass index (kg.m-2) | 26.8 (25.9 to 27.6) | 26.9 (25.8 to 27.9) |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 83 (82 to 85) | 83 (81 to 85) |
| Sum of four skinfolds (mm) 2 | - | 65 (59 to 71) |
| VO2max (mlO2.kg-1.min-1) 3 | - | 26.7 (25.6 to 27.7) |
| Blood biochemistry | ||
| Blood glucose (mmol.l-1) 2 | 5.20 (4.95 to 5.45) | - |
| Triglyceride (mmol.l-1) 2 | 1.05 (0.90 to 1.01) | - |
| Total cholesterol (mmol.l-1) | 4.52 (4.37 to 4.67) | - |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol.l-1) | 1.19 (1.16 to 1.21) | - |
| LDL-cholesterol (mmol.l-1) 2 | 2.69 (2.56 to 2.82) | - |
| Resting blood pressure | ||
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 129 (126 to 132) | 120 (117 to 122) 4 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 84 (83 to 86) | 77 (75 to 79) 4 |
| Accelerometry | ||
| Counts.day-1 (× 1000) | - | 411 (390 to 432) |
| Steps.day-1 (× 1000) | - | 13.5 (13.0 to 14.1) |
| Sedentary activity (min.day-1) | - | 797 (780 to 814) |
| Light activity (min.day-1) | - | 390 (375 to 405) |
| Moderate-to-vigorous activity (min.day-1) | - | 253 (241 to 266) |
| Adherence to public health guidelines 1 | ||
| ACSM/CDC Guidelines 4 | - | 96.4 (91.8 to 98.4) |
| IOM Guidelines 5 | - | 69.6 (61.4 to 76.6) |
Values are reported as mean (95%CI) except 1 % (95%CI) and 2 geometric mean (95%CI); 3 n = 131; 4 ACSM/CDC guidelines: moderate-to-vigorous PA of 30 minutes.day-1, at least 5 days.week-1, accumulated in bouts of ≥10 minutes; 5 IOM guidelines: moderate-to-vigorous PA of 60 minutes.day-1, at least 5 days.week-1, accumulated in bouts of ≥10 minutes; 6 significant differences between the two datasets, p ≤ 0.05