Table II.
Age distribution of the participants by sex, ethnicity and geographical region (the SAMINOR1 study 2003–2004)
| Age (years)a | n | Sami | n | Non-Sami | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||||
| Region 1 | 458 | 53.3 (52.4–54.3) | 70 | 53.2 (50.7–55.8) | 0.94 |
| Region 2 | 478 | 55.6 (54.6–56.6) | 585 | 53.8 (52.0–54.6) | 0.005 |
| Region 3 | 541 | 55.6 (54.7–56.6) | 3,567 | 54.4 (54.1–54.8) | 0.017 |
| Region 4 | 193 | 54.8 (53.3–56.4) | 1,423 | 56.4 (55.9–57.0) | 0.063 |
| Total | 1,670 | 54.9 (54.4–55.4) | 5,645 | 54.8 (54.6–55.1) | 0.82 |
| Women | |||||
| Region 1 | 554 | 53.1 (52.2–54.1) | 87 | 52.4 (50.1–54.7) | 0.58 |
| Region 2 | 504 | 54.1 (53.2–55.1) | 654 | 53.6 (52.7–54.4) | 0.39 |
| Region 3 | 489 | 54.7 (53.7–55.8) | 3,868 | 54.2 (53.8–54.5) | 0.30 |
| Region 4 | 181 | 54.8 (53.1–56.5) | 1,556 | 55.8 (55.3–56.4) | 0.26 |
| Total | 1,728 | 54.0 (53.5–54.6) | 6,165 | 54.5 (54.2–54.8) | 0.14 |
Values are mean in years with 95% confidence interval (in parenthesis).
a
Tested by two sample t-tests with equal variances.