Table 1.
Risk Factors at Different Examinations
| Age at examination, y | 50 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 82 |
| n | 2322 | 1852 | 1221 | 838 | 526 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 24.8 (22.9 –26.8) | 25.2 (23.3–27.3) | 26.0 (23.9–28.3) | 26.0 (24.0–28.2) | 26.1 (23.9–27.9) |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 130 (120–140) | 140 (130–155) | 145 (133–160) | 150 (138–164) | 142 (131–158) |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 80 (75–90) | 90 (80–95) | 84 (78–90) | 80 (76–88) | 80 (73–88) |
| LDL‐cholesterol, mmol/L | 5.2 (4.4–6.0) | 4.2 (3.6–4.8) | 3.8 (3.3–4.5) | 3.4 (2.9–4.0) | 3.4 (2.8–3.9) |
| HDL‐cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.3 (1.1–1.6) | 1.1 (1.0–1.3) | 1.2 (1.0–1.5) | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | 1.2 (1.0–1.3) |
| Fasting blood glucose, mmol/L | 5.4 (5.1–5.8) | 5.3 (5.0–5.8) | 5.4 (5.0–5.9) | 5.5 (5.1–6.1) | 5.6 (5.2–6.3) |
| Serum triglycerides, mmol/L | 1.7 (1.3–2.2) | 1.6 (1.2–2.1) | 1.3 (0.9–1.7) | 1.2 (0.9–1.7) | 1.3 (1.0–1.6) |
| Current smoker (n and %) | 1185 (51) | 584 (32) | 245 (21) | 61 (8) | 31 (6) |
| Antihypertensive medication (n and %) | 98 (4) | 351 (19) | 410 (34) | 347 (41) | 277 (53) |
| Diabetes mellitus medication (n and %) | 19 (1) | 42 (2) | 64 (5) | 70 (8) | 46 (9) |
| Lipid‐lowering medication (n and %) | 23 (1) | 126 (7) | 107 (9) | 134 (16) | 101 (19) |
Medians (or n and proportion for smoking) and interquartile ranges are given. BMI indicates body mass index; HDL, high‐density lipoprotein; LDL, low‐density lipoprotein.