Table 1.
Characteristics presented as frequencies with percentages or medians with first and third quartiles of 1670 Copenhageners (Denmark) participating in the fifth examination of the Copenhagen City Heart Study
| Characteristics | n (%) / Median (Q1-Q3) |
|---|---|
| Accelerometer wear time | 1670 (100.0) |
| Median h/day | 23.8 (23.1–24.0) |
| Number of valid days of measurement | 1670 (100.0) |
| Median number of days | 6.0 (6.0–6.0) |
| Sex distribution | 1670 (100.0) |
| Women | 958 (57.4) |
| Men | 712 (42.6) |
| Age | 1670 (100.0) |
| Median years | 61.8 (48.6–72.6) |
| Age group (years) | 1670 (100.0) |
| 20 - <35 | 196 (11.7) |
| 35 - <50 | 250 (15.0) |
| 50 - <65 | 522 (31.3) |
| 65 - <75 | 431 (25.8) |
| ≥75 | 271 (16.2) |
| BMI | 1668 (99.9) |
| Median (kg/m2) | 25.2 (22.8–28.0) |
| BMI, WHO classification | 1668 (99.9) |
| Underweight | 15 (0.9) |
| Normal | 799 (47.9) |
| Overweight | 620 (37.2) |
| Obese | 234 (14.0) |
| WHR | 1662 (99.6) |
| Median WHR | 0.9 (0.8–0.9) |
| Level of education | 1664 (99.6) |
| No [further] education | 190 (11.4) |
| Short education (up to 3 years) | 178 (10.7) |
| Vocational education (1–3 years) | 423 (25.4) |
| Higher education (≥3 years) | 419 (25.2) |
| University education | 454 (27.3) |
| Longest type of occupation since completion of education | 1664 (99.6) |
| Self-employed | 158 (9.5) |
| Skilled/trained | 341 (20.5) |
| Unskilled | 161 (9.7) |
| “White-collar”/non-manual worker | 863 (51.9) |
| Housewife/house husband | 21 (1.3) |
| Student | 86 (5.2) |
| Unemployed/retired | 34 (2.0) |
| Household income (before tax) | 1635 (97.9) |
| <100,000 DKK | 60 (3.7) |
| 100,000–200,000 DKK | 304 (18.6) |
| 200,000–400,000 DKK | 469 (28.7) |
| 400,000–600,000 DKK | 287 (17.6) |
| 600,000–800,000 DKK | 221 (13.5) |
| >800,000 DKK | 294 (18.0) |
| Civil status/marital status | 1665 (99.7) |
| Married/cohabiting | 1008 (60.5) |
| Unmarried | 307 (18.4) |
| Separated/divorced | 202 (12.1) |
| Widow/widower | 148 (8.9) |
| Self-rated fitness compared to peers | 1664 (99.6) |
| Same | 793 (47.7) |
| Better | 612 (36.8) |
| Worse | 259 (15.6) |
| Smoking status | 1639 (98.1) |
| Current smoker | 286 (17.4) |
| Previous smoker | 729 (44.5) |
| Non-smoker | 624 (38.1) |
| Systolic blood pressure | 1656 (99.2) |
| Median (mm Hg) | 135.0 (122.5–150.5) |
| Blood pressure classification | 1656 (99.2) |
| Normal | 945 (57.1) |
| Grade 1 hypertension | 567 (34.2) |
| Grade 2 hypertension | 112 (6.8) |
| Grade 3 hypertension | 32 (1.9) |
| Self-reported general health | 1662 (99.5) |
| Excellent | 139 (8.4) |
| Very good | 532 (32.0) |
| Good | 716 (43.1) |
| Less good | 242 (14.6) |
| Poor | 33 (2.0) |
n, number of participants
Q1-Q3, first and third quartile
BMI, body mass index
WHR, waist-hip ratio
DKK, Danish kroner
Blood pressure classification is based on the 2013 European Society of Hypertension/European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension. The normal category includes high normal