Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants of the PORTAAT study conducted in The City of Pori, Finland in 2014.
| All n = 836 |
Females n = 732 |
Males n = 104 |
p-Valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age mean, years, (SD) | 48.2 (10.0) | 48.0 (9.8) | 49.7 (8.9) | 0.085 |
| Cardiovascular health profiles, n (%) | 0.069 | |||
| Poor (0–2 metrics) | 178 (21.3) | 149 (20.4) | 29 (27.9) | |
| Intermediate (3–4 metrics) | 448 (53.6) | 391 (53.4) | 57 (54.8) | |
| Ideal (5–7 metrics) | 210 (25.1) | 192 (26.2) | 18 (17.3) | |
| Individual ideal health metrics, n (%) | ||||
| Non-smoking | 722 (86.4) | 635 (86.7) | 87 (83.7) | 0.39 |
| Body mass index < 25.0 kg/m2 | 322 (38.5) | 297 (40.6) | 25 (24.0) | 0.001 |
| Adequate physical activityb | 334 (40.0) | 290 (39.6) | 44 (42.3) | 0.60 |
| Healthy dietc | 282 (33.7) | 258 (35.2) | 24 (23.1) | 0.014 |
| Total cholesterol < 5.18 mmol/l (<200 mg/dl) | 390 (46.7) | 341 (46.6) | 49 (47.0) | 0.92 |
| Blood pressure < 120/80 mmHg | 160 (19.1) | 152 (20.8) | 8 (7.7) | 0.002 |
| B-HbA1c <42 mmol/mol (<6.0%) | 783 (93.7) | 691 (94.4) | 92 (88.5) | 0.020 |
| Cardiovascular medication, n (%) | ||||
| Statins | 53 (6.3) | 37 (5.1) | 16 (15.4) | <0.001 |
| Antihypertensive medication | 181 (21.7) | 155 (21.2) | 26 (25.0) | 0.38 |
| Diabetes medication | 35 (4.2) | 31 (4.2) | 4 (3.8) | 0.85 |
| Disease burdend, n (%) | 503 (60.2) | 441 (60.3) | 62 (59.6) | 0.90 |
| Harmful alcohol use, n (%) | 202 (24.3) | 163 (22.4) | 39 (37.9) | 0.001 |
| Cohabiting, n (%) | 657 (78.6) | 570 (77.9) | 87 (83.7) | 0.18 |
| Children < 18 years, n (%) | 311 (37.5) | 269 (37.1) | 42 (40.4) | 0.51 |
| Quality of sleep, n (%) | 0.26 | |||
| Very good | 99 (12.0) | 81 (11.2) | 18 (17.5) | |
| Good | 495 (60.1) | 430 (59.6) | 65 (63.1) | |
| Poor | 208 (25.2) | 189 (26.2) | 19 (18.4) | |
| Very poor | 20 (2.4) | 19 (2.6) | 1 (1.0) | |
| Education, n (%) | 0.71 | |||
| Vocational school | 26 (3.2) | 23 (3.2) | 3 (2.9) | |
| College-level | 429 (52.1) | 379 (52.6) | 50 (48.5) | |
| University-level | 368 (44.7) | 318 (44.2) | 50 (48.5) | |
| EUROHIS-QOL, mean score (SD) | 3.92 (0.54) | 3.93 (0.53) | 3.87 (0.56) | 0.26 |
B-HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin.
EUROHIS-QOL = EUROHIS-QOL 8-item index.
SD = standard deviation.
a
Difference between males/females.
b
Engaging in ≥150 min per week of moderately intense activities or ≥75 min per week of vigorously intense activities.
c
Daily consumption of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, unsaturated dietary fats, and white meat (poultry, fish) at least three times a week was considered as a healthy diet. Intake of the ideal level of each dietary component was scored with one point for a range of 0–5. The dietary metric was considered as ideal, if a score of 4–5 was achieved.
d
At least one chronic disease diagnosed by a physician.