Table 3.
Crude associations between risk factors for cardiovascular disease and Body Mass Index (BMI) measured in midlife and in early adulthood.
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Early adulthood (18–20 years) | Midlife (40–50 years) | |
| β (95% CI) | ||
| Serum total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.03 (0.02, 0.03) | 0.06 (0.06, 0.07) |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 0.57 (0.54, 0.60) | 1.13 (1.11, 1.15) |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 0.39 (0.37, 0.41) | 0.72 (0.71, 0.74) |
| Heart Rate (beats/min) | 0.07 (0.04, 0.09) | 0.20 (0.19, 0.22) |
| BMI, early adulthood (kg/m2) | 0.38 (0.38, 0.39) | |
| Odds Ratio (95% CI) | ||
| Smoking, ref: no | 1.01 (1.01, 1.02) | 0.94 (0.94, 0.94) |
| Current treatment for hypertension, ref: no | 1.16 (1.15, 1.17) | 1.19 (1.18, 1.20) |
Total cholesterol, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, BMI early adulthood: linear regressions. Smoking and current treatment for hypertension: logistic regressions.