Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population, FINRISK 2007 & 2012.
| Characteristic | Men n (%) 3369 (46.0) | Women n (%) 3961 (54.0) |
Total n (%) 7330 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||
| <30 | 226 (6.7) | 347 (8.8) | 573 (7.8) |
| 30–39 | 506 (15.0) | 645 (16.3) | 1151 (15.7) |
| 40–49 | 625 (18.6) | 769 (19.4) | 1394 (19.0) |
| 50–59 | 744 (22.1) | 905 (22.9) | 1649 (22.5) |
| >60 | 1268 (37.6) | 1295 (32.7) | 2563 (35.0) |
| Body mass index (kg/ m 2 ) | |||
| <20 | 40 (1.2) | 200 (5.1) | 240 (3.3) |
| 20–25 | 940 (27.9) | 1524 (38.5) | 2464 (33.6) |
| 25–30 | 1629 (48.4) | 1287 (32.5) | 2916 (39.8) |
| 30–35 | 570 (16.9) | 610 (15.4) | 1180 (16.1) |
| >35 | 190 (5.6) | 339 (8.6) | 529 (7.2) |
| Missing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 473 (14.1) | 488 (12.3) | 961 (13.1) |
| Marriage/Cohabitation | 2559 (76.1) | 2755 (69.6) | 5314 (72.6) |
| Divorced, separated or widow | 332 (9.9) | 714 (18.0) | 1046 (14.3) |
| Missing | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Education | |||
| Low | 1060 (31.6) | 1081 (27.4) | 2141 (29.3) |
| Medium | 1591 (47.4) | 1826 (46.3) | 3417 (46.8) |
| High | 708 (21.1) | 1034 (26.2) | 1742 (23.9) |
| Missing | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| Work | |||
| Agriculture, etc. | 824 (24.7) | 208 (5.3) | 1032 (14.2) |
| Office, studies | 1274 (38.2) | 2247 (57.2) | 3521 (48.5) |
| Housewife, retired, unemployed | 1239 (37.1) | 1473 (37.5) | 2712 (37.3) |
| Missing | 32 | 33 | 65 |
| Smoking | |||
| Current smoker | 740 (22.1) | 642 (16.3) | 1382 (19.0) |
| Ex-smoker | 1106 (33.1) | 771 (19.5) | 1877 (25.8) |
| Never smoker | 1498 (44.8) | 2532 (64.2) | 4030 (55.3) |
| Missing | 26 | 15 | 41 |
| Second hand smoke exposure | |||
| Yes | 322 (9.9) | 191 (5.0) | 513 (7.3) |
| No | 2926 (90.1) | 3634 (95.0) | 6560 (92.8) |
| Missing | 121 | 136 | 257 |
Education categories: Low = comprehensive or upper secondary school degree, Medium = vocational or upper secondary and vocational school, High = higher vocational or academic.