Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population regarding SES. Data are shown as the median (Q1–Q3) (Gothenburg, Sweden, 2012).
| SES |
All n = 1111 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| High n = 559 |
Low n = 552 |
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| Age | 57.0 (54.0–62.0) | 58.0 (54.0–62.0) | 58.0 (54.0–62.0) |
| BMI | 25.9 (23.8–28.3) | 28.0 (24.9–31.1) | 26.6 (24.3–29.5) |
| Female, % (n) | 50 (283) | 50 (273) | 50 (556) |
| Waist cm | 94.0 (84.0–101) | 98.0 (88.0–105.0) | 96.0 (86.0–103.0) |
| SBP mm Hg | 120 (112–132) | 123 (115–135) | 122 (113–133) |
| DBP mm Hg | 73.0 (67.0–79.0) | 75.0 (69.5–80.8) | 74.0 (68.5–80.0) |
| WHR | 0.91 (0.86–0.96) | 0.94 (0.88–0.99) | 0.93 (0.87–0.98) |
| WHR low, % (n) | 29 (160) | 16 (91) | 23 (251) |
| WHR high, % (n) | 71 (397) | 84 (461) | 77 (858) |
| S-Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.80 (5.10–6.50) | 5.60 (4.90–6.40) | 5.70 (5.00–6.50) |
| S-LDL (mmol/L) | 3.80 (3.10–4.50) | 3.70 (3.10–4.40) | 3.80 (3.10–4.40) |
| BMI < 20, % (n) | 3 (18) | 2 (9) | 2 (27) |
| BMI 20–25, % (n) | 34 (188) | 24 (134) | 29 (322) |
| BMI 25–30, % (n) | 50 (278) | 43 (239) | 47 (517) |
| BMI > 30, % (n) | 13 (75) | 31 (170) | 22 (245) |
| Smoking, % (n) | 6 (35) | 20 (106) | 13 (141) |
| Diabetes diagnosis, % (n) | 3 (15) | 9 (47) | 6 (62) |
| Asthma/COPD diagnosis,% (n) | 7 (19) | 9 (29) | 8 (48) |
| Hypertension diagnosis, % (n) | 25 (140) | 38 (208) | 32 (348) |
| Education group 1 (no basic education), % (n) | 0 (2) | 5 (28) | 3 (30) |
| Education group 2 (completed primary school), % (n) | 9 (51) | 25 (134) | 17 (185) |
| Education group 3 (completed upper secondary school), % (n) | 39 (218) | 48 (262) | 44 (480) |
| Education group 4 (university degree or higher), % (n) | 52 (288) | 22 (120) | 37 (408) |