Table 1.
Characteristics of Whitehall II participants and Young Finns Study participants.
| Characteristics | Whitehall II | Young Finns Study | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % or mean (SD) | N | mean ± SD or ρ* | ||
| Sex | Men | 3483 | 72.2 | 966 | 56.3 |
| Women | 1341 | 27.8 | 750 | 43.7 | |
| Age, years | 4824 | 55.9 (6.1) | 1716 | 37.7 (5.0) | |
| Ethnicity | White | 4541 | 93.9 | 1716 | 1716 (100.0) |
| South Asian | 183 | 3.9 | / | / | |
| Black | 100 | 2.2 | / | / | |
| Smoking habits | Non | 2490 | 52.1 | 886 | 51.6 |
| Former | 1864 | 39.1 | 421 | 24.5 | |
| Current | 470 | 8.9 | 409 | 23.8 | |
| Physical activity MET unit /hours/week | 4824 | 15.6 (14.8) | 1716 | 19.6 (21.5) | |
| Total score in AHEI, points | 4824 | 50.7 (9.8) | 1716 | 46.3 (8.0) | |
| Total energy intake, kcal/day | 4824 | 2233 (683) | 1716 | 2392 (800) | |
| Prevalent type 2 diabetes | No | 4528 | 93.9 | 1665 | 97.0 |
| Yes | 296 | 6.1 | 51 | 3.0 | |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 4824 | 123.1 (16.5) | 1716 | 120.3 (14.3) | |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 4824 | 77.4 (10.5) | 1714 | 75.4 (11.4) | |
| Use of antihypertensive treatment | No | 4 229 | 87.4 | 1604 | 93.5 |
| Yes | 607 | 12.6 | 112 | 6.5 | |
| Triglycerides, mmol/L | 4823 | 1.35 (0.86) | 1714 | 1.38 (0.90) | |
| HDL-cholesterol, mmol/L | 4298 | 1.46 (0.39) | 1708 | 1.34 (0.32) | |
| Use of lipids lowering drugs | No | 4669 | 96.9 | 1686 | 98.2 |
| Yes | 155 | 3.1 | 30 | 1.7 | |
| Body mass index, kg/m² | 4175 | 26.0 (3.9) | 1695 | 25.8 (4.7) | |