Table 1:
Characteristics of the control and combined intervention groups at baseline (1986) and at 30-year follow-up (2016)
| Control group (n=138) |
Intervention group (n=438) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Baseline (1986) | ||
| Age (years) | 46.6 (9.3) | 44.7 (9.3) |
| Sex | ||
| Men | 79 (57%) | 233 (53%) |
| Women | 59 (43%) | 205 (47%) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.2 (3.8) | 25.6 (4.0) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 133.4 (26.0) | 131.9 (24.3) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 87.8 (15.4) | 87.0 (14.1) |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.2 (1.1) | 5.0 (1.4) |
| Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 5.5 (0.8) | 5.6 (0.8) |
| 2-h plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 9.0 (0.9) | 9.0 (0.9) |
| Current smoker | 69 (50%) | 169 (39%) |
| 30-year follow-up (2016) | ||
| Participants lost to follow-up | 3 (2%) | 33 (8%) |
| Participants dead | 76 (55%) | 185 (42%) |
| Participants alive | 59 (43%) | 220 (50%) |
| Age (years) | 71.8 (6.9) | 70.5 (6.6) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 25 (42%) | 86 (39%) |
| Female | 34 (58%) | 134 (61%) |
| Participants examined | 48 (81%) | 183 (83%) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.7 (3.9) | 24.5 (3.3) |
| Change in BMI from 1986 to 2016 (kg/m2) | −1.1 (3.4) | 1.2 (3.3) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 143.9 (19.3) | 148.1 (21.2) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 74.2 (7.4) | 77.6 (10.4) |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.9 (0.9) | 5.0 (1.4) |
| Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 7.8 (2.8) | 7.4 (2.9) |
| 2-h plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 11.8 (3.5) | 10.1 (3.5) |
| HbA1c (mmol/mol) | 61.6 (17.6) | 60.9 (18.3) |
| HbA1c (%) | 7.8 (1.6) | 7.7 (1.7) |
| Data are n (%) or mean (SD). | ||