Table 3.
Baseline characteristics for women participating in examinations 1968, 1980 and 1992.
| 1968 |
1980 |
1992 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI |
BMI |
BMI |
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| <25, N = 817, ma, (SD) | 25–<30, N = 310, ma, (SD) | >30, N = 82, ma, (SD) | <25, N = 826, ma, (SD) | 25–<30, N = 445, ma, (SD) | >30, N = 135, ma, (SD) | <25, N = 483, ma, (SD) | 25–<30, N = 366, ma, (SD) | >30, N = 180, ma, (SD) | |
| Age (years) | 46 (6) | 48 (6) | 49 (6) | 53 (12) | 58 (8) | 58 (9) | 64 (12) | 66 (10) | 68 (8) |
| SBP (mmHg) | 129 (19) | 136 (20) | 148 (27) | 136 (24) | 146 (23) | 151 (24) | 145 (27) | 153 (23) | 160 (23) |
| DBP (mmHg) | 83 (10) | 87 (10) | 94 (13) | 86 (11) | 90 (10) | 94 (9) | 79 (11) | 84 (11) | 87 (10) |
| B-Glucose (mmol/l) | 4.1 (0.7) | 4.2 (0.8) | 4.5 (0.8) | 4.1 (1.1) | 4.4 (1.1) | 4.9 (1.7) | 4.4 (1.0) | 4.7 (1.4) | 5.1 (1.2) |
| Cholesterol (mmol/l) | 6.8 (1.3) | 6.9 (1.0) | 7.3 (1.2) | 6.8 (1.3) | 7.0 (1.4) | 6.8 (1.3) | 6.1 (1.2) | 6.3 (1.1) | 6.3 (1.1) |
| Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 1.1 (0.6) | 1.3 (0.5) | 1.5 (0.6) | 1.2 (0.6) | 1.5 (0.8) | 1.6 (0.7) | 1.2 (0.6) | 1.5 (0.8) | 1.8 (0.8) |
| |
(%) |
(%) |
(%) |
(%) |
(%) |
(%) |
(%) |
(%) |
(%) |
| Physical Activity: Non-active | 16 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 42 | 18 | 21 | 28 |
| Smokersb | 44 | 33 | 24 | 39 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 14 |
| Alcoholc | 56 | 47 | 35 | 45 | 32 | 29 | 52 | 51 | 38 |
a
Mean value.
b
Women who smoked or had stopped smoking during the previous year.
c
More than once a month.