Table 1.
Basic characteristics of the study population
| Men |
Women |
Total |
Young (20–39 years) |
Seniors (40–79 years) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | P | N | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | P | |
| Age (years) | 1,051 | 55 (15.8) | 1,896 | 52 (15.7) | <0.001 | 2,947 | 53 (15.8) | 707 | 31 (5.5) | 2,148 | 59 (9.7) | <0.001 |
| Weight (kg) | 420 | 84 (22.1) | 776 | 75 (20.1) | <0.001 | 1,196 | 78 (21.4) | 143 | 82 (22.0) | 1,001 | 78 (21.2) | 0.038 |
| Height (cm) | 388 | 170 (8.5) | 724 | 159 (47.1) | 0.041 | 1,112 | 167 (84.0) | 137 | 165 (9.0) | 927 | 162 (9.7) | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 384 | 29 (6.9) | 715 | 30 (7.6) | 0.041 | 1,099 | 30 (7.3) | 132 | 30 (7.7) | 921 | 30 (7.3) | 0.876 |
| Blood pressure, systolic (mmHg) | 360 | 134 (15.1) | 670 | 131 (15.7) | 0.003 | 1,030 | 132 (15.6) | 88 | 126 (13.6) | 883 | 133 (15.4) | <0.001 |
| Blood pressure, diastolic (mmHg) | 360 | 82 (10.1) | 669 | 80 (9.4) | <0.001 | 1,029 | 81 (9.7) | 88 | 79 (9.9) | 882 | 81 (9.5) | 0.064 |
| FEV1 (L) | 260 | 2.6 (1.0) | 423 | 2.2 (0.7) | <0.001 | 683 | 2.4 (0.9) | 106 | 3.2 (0.8) | 557 | 2.3 (0.8) | <0.001 |
| FEV1 (%) | 258 | 76.5 (24.6) | 423 | 90.3 (23.1) | <0.001 | 681 | 85.1 (24.6) | 106 | 92.1 (16.0) | 555 | 84.1 (25.6) | <0.001 |
| FVC (L) | 261 | 4.0 (1.2) | 423 | 3.1 (0.8) | <0.001 | 684 | 3.4 (1.1) | 106 | 4.2 (1.0) | 558 | 3.3 (1.0) | 0.002 |
| FVC (%) | 257 | 93.6 (22.2) | 423 | 106.3 (101.1) | 0.048 | 680 | 101.5 (81.1) | 106 | 102.2 (16.2) | 554 | 101.8 (89.4) | 0.968 |
| FEV1/FVC -ratio (%) | 261 | 64.5 (13.6) | 423 | 72.2 (10.5) | <0.001 | 684 | 69.2 (12.3) | 106 | 76.8 (7.3) | 558 | 68.1 (12.5) | <0.001 |
| N | Prevalence (n) | N | Prevalence (n) | P | N | Prevalence (n) | N | Prevalence (n) | N | Prevalence (n) | P | |
| Current smoker (%) | 384 | 47.4 (182) | 722 | 51.9 (375) | 0.150 | 1,106 | 50.4 (557) | 128 | 47.7 (61) | 928 | 52.4 (486) | 0.317 |
| COPD diagnose coded, R95 (%) | 1,051 | 6.4 (67) | 1,896 | 4.5 (85) | 0.026 | 2,947 | 5.2 (152) | 707 | 0.14 (1) | 2,148 | 6.47 (139) | <0.001 |
| Asthma diagnose coded, R96 (%) | 1,051 | 2.4 (25) | 1,896 | 4.0 (76) | 0.020 | 2,947 | 3.4 (101) | 707 | 5.09 (36) | 2,148 | 3.03 (65) | <0.001 |
N = number of patients, SD = standard deviation, P = P-values, n = number of patients with positive answer