Table 1.
Characteristics of 120,929 Västerbotten Intervention Programme participants by calendar period and gender
|
1991–1995 |
1996–2000 |
2001–2005 |
2006–2010 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Men (n=12,282) | Women (n=13,806) | Men (n=13,827) | Women (n=15,090) | Men (n=15,583) | Women (n=16,289) | Men (n=16,713) | Women (n=17,339) |
| Age (years) | 49.1 (7.9) | 49.2 (8.0) | 49.6 (7.8) | 49.6 (7.9) | 50.2 (8.1) | 50.2 (8.0) | 50.4 (8.2) | 50.3 (8.2) |
| Education,a%(n) | ||||||||
| Low | 36.8 (4,423) | 36.4 (4,909) | 29.7 (4,093) | 27.7 (4,153) | 21.3 (3,293) | 19.4 (3,132) | 15.4 (2,568) | 13.0 (2,241) |
| Medium | 44.7 (5,371) | 40.3 (5,432) | 49.7 (6,841) | 44.5 (6,667) | 55.3 (8,564) | 47.4 (7,651) | 57.6 (9,572) | 47.5 (8,189) |
| High | 18.4 (2,214) | 23.3 (3,151) | 20.5 (2,823) | 27.8 (4,174) | 23.3 (3,613) | 33.2 (5,369) | 27.0 (4,480) | 39.5 (6,802) |
| Marital status: married, %(n) | 82.1 (9,862) | 81.9 (11,086) | 81.6 (11,170) | 82.1 (12,260) | 79.7 (12,313) | 80.7 (13,033) | 78.7 (13,081) | 80.3 (13,855) |
| Smoking status, current, %(n) | 25.8 (3,091) | 27.1 (3,663) | 19.8 (2,681) | 23.0 (3,429) | 17.6 (2,682) | 20.2 (3,251) | 13.7 (2,242) | 15.1 (2,580) |
| Snuff user, current, %(n) | 21.1 (2,484) | 1.6 (211) | 25.4 (3,410) | 3.9 (571) | 28.8 (4,404) | 7.7 (1,228) | 26.9 (4,401) | 9.4 (1,590) |
| BMI | 25.9 (3.4) | 25.3 (4.2) | 26.3 (3.5) | 25.6 (4.4) | 26.7 (3.8) | 26.0 (4.6) | 27.1 (4.0) | 26.0 (4.9) |
| Fasting PG (mmol/L) | 5.4 (1.1) | 5.3 (1.0) | 5.6 (1.0) | 5.5 (0.9) | 5.8 (1.1) | 5.6 (0.9) | 5.6 (1.2) | 5.5 (0.9) |
| 2-hour PG (mmol/L) | 6.3 (1.8) | 6.9 (1.6) | 6.4 (1.7) | 6.9 (1.5) | 6.6 (1.6) | 7.1 (1.5) | 6.6 (1.7) | 7.0 (1.5) |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.9 (1.2) | 5.8 (1.2) | 5.7 (1.1) | 5.6 (1.1) | 5.3 (1.0) | 5.3 (1.0) | 5.4 (1.0) | 5.3 (1.0) |
| Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 126.9 (18.7) | 126.9 (18.7) | 129.9 (17.0) | 127.2 (18.8) | 128.4 (16.9) | 124.7 (18.3) | 128.1 (15.9) | 122.8 (16.7) |
| Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 81.6 (10.5) | 78.6 (10.5) | 81.2 (10.6) | 78.0 (10.6) | 79.2 (10.7) | 75.6 (10.6) | 80.5 (10.0) | 76.3 (9.9) |
| Prescribed medication, %(n) | ||||||||
| Glucose-lowering drugs: yes | 0.7 (85) | 0.4 (51) | 1.0 (134) | 0.5 (81) | 1.5 (234) | 0.8 (134) | 2.0 (332) | 1.2 (197) |
| Lipid-lowering drugs: yes | 1.3 (162) | 0.6 (80) | 2.7 (378) | 1.1 (173) | 5.2 (818) | 3.0 (486) | 7.8 (1,296) | 4.5 (773) |
| Blood pressure– lowering drugs: yes | 8.6 (1,056) | 9.8 (1,354) | 9.8 (1,356) | 11.3 (1,705) | 13.4 (2,091) | 14.1 (2,305) | 17.8 (2,970) | 16.6 (2,872) |
Note: Unless otherwise specified, data represent mean (SD).
a
Completion of years in school: low=≤9; medium=10–12, and high≥13 years
BP, blood pressure; PG, plasma glucose