Table 1. Characteristics of the study population and Swedish population data with regard to gender.
| Study population | Swedish population data* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men (n = 462) | Women (n = 486) | Men | Women | |
| Age (years) | 57.7 (53.8–62.0) | 57.5 (53.7–61.4) | ||
| Weight (kg) | 86.6 (79.5–95.0) | 70.4 (63.7–80.0) a | ||
| Height (cm) | 178 (173–183) | 165 (160–169) a | ||
| Waist (cm) | 99 (94–105) | 89 (81–98) a | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.1 (25.1–29.3) | 26 (23.4–29) a | ||
| High education level (% university degree) | 35 | 41 a | 32 | 38 |
| BMI # ≥25 (%) | 77 | 60 a | 65 b | 47 b |
| Regular/Daily smoker (%) | 13 | 11 | 15 | 19 b |
| Highly sedentary during leisure (%) | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| 30 min of daily physical activity, self-reported (%) | 65 | 61 | 64 | 63 |
Data presented as median (Q1-Q3)
BMI = Body Mass Index
* Swedish population data for the age group 45–64 years for year 2012. Data for education level, BMI and smoking are from Statistics Sweden (freely available at www.scb.se). Data for the self-reported sedentary and physical activity behaviour are from the Public Health Agency of Sweden (freely available at www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se).
# Weight and height were measured in the present study population, but self-reported in the Swedish population data.
a Significant gender difference (p<0.05, independent Mann-Whitney U test).
b Significant proportion difference between the present study population and Swedish population data, p<0.05.