Table 1.
Characteristics of the study participants according to sex, study area and timepoint
| FIN-D2D area | Control area | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning | End | Beginning | End | |
| Men | ||||
| Number of subjects, invited | 3175 | 3329 | 2060 | 1921 |
| Participated (%) | 1789 (56.3) | 1982 (59.5) | 984 (47.8) | 1066 (55.5) |
| Age, years | 59.1 (8.1) | 60.1 (8.5)* | 59.3 (7.8) | 60.2 (8.2)* |
| Weight, kg | 85.6 (14.2) | 84.4 (14.3)* | 85.1 (13.2) | 84.5 (14.4) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 27.8 (4.1) | 27.4 (4.2)* | 27.9 (3.9) | 27.6 (4.3) |
| Waist, cm | 99.2 (11.6) | 99.2 (11.8) | 98.5 (11.1) | 99.1 (12.1) |
| Women | ||||
| Number of subjects, invited | 3173 | 3319 | 2067 | 1931 |
| Participated (%) | 2023 (63.8) | 2174 (65.5) | 1054 (51.0) | 1184 (61.3) |
| Age, years | 58.5 (8.2) | 59.3 (8.3)* | 58.3 (7.8) | 59.7 (8.4)* |
| Weight, kg | 72.6 (13.7) | 72.3 (14.2) | 72.7 (13.7) | 72.1 (14.2) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 27.7 (5.1) | 27.6 (5.3) | 28.0 (5.0) | 27.6 (5.4)* |
| Waist, cm | 89.2 (13.2) | 89.7 (13.3) | 87.5 (12.6) | 89.4 (13.5)* |
| Total | ||||
| Number of subjects, invited | 6348 | 6648 | 4127 | 3852 |
| Participated (%) | 3812 (60.1) | 4156 (62.5) | 2038 (49.4) | 2250 (58.4) |
| Age, years | 58.8 (8.1) | 59.7 (8.4)* | 58.8 (7.8) | 60.0 (8.3)* |
| Weight, kg | 78.7 (15.4) | 78.1 (15.5)* | 78.7 (14.8) | 78.0 (15.6) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 27.8 (4.7) | 27.5 (4.8)* | 27.9 (4.5) | 27.6 (4.9)* |
| Waist, cm | 93.9 (13.4) | 94.3 (13.5) | 92.8 (13.1) | 94.0 (13.7)* |
Data are presented as means (standard deviation) except where noted otherwise.
* p< 0.05 (adjusted for age) for the change from the beginning to the end of the study.