Table 4.
Trend in risk factors in Sogn & Fjordane versus the rest of Norway from 1975-1999
| |
Trend Sogn & Fjordane |
Trend rest of Norway |
Difference in trend |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change | 95% CI | p-value | Change | 95% CI | p-value | 95% CI | p-value | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) |
0.04 |
(0.04, 0.05) |
≤0.001 |
0.08 |
(0.08, 0.08) |
≤0.001 |
−0.04 |
(−0.03, −0.04) |
≤0.001 |
| SBP (mmHg)* |
−0.26 |
(−0.29, −0.24) |
≤0.001 |
−0.32 |
(−0.34, −0.31) |
≤0.001 |
0.06 |
(0.09, 0.04) |
≤0.001 |
| DBP (mmHg)* |
−0.41 |
(−0.43, −0.40) |
≤0.001 |
−0.45 |
(−0.46, −0.45) |
≤0.001 |
0.04 |
(0.06, 0.02) |
≤0.001 |
| HDL-c (mmol/L) |
−0.003 |
(−0.004, −0.002) |
≤0.001 |
−0.004 |
(−0.005, −0.004) |
≤0.001 |
0.001 |
(0.002, 0.000) |
0.045 |
| TG (mmol/L)** | 0.002 | (0.001, 0.003) | 0.002 | 0.004 | (0.004, 0.005) | ≤0.001 | −0.003 | (−0.002, −0.004) | ≤0.001 |
95% CI, 95% confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL-c, high density lipoprotein; TG, triglyceride. All data are yearly average changes. *SBP and DBP corrected for BP device with Omron as reference instrument, **TG adjusted for time since last meal with three hours as a reference.