Table 1.
Demographic and anthropometric characteristics of study participants, Biomarker2019 survey.
| Variable | All n = 189 |
Men n = 99 |
Woman n = 90 |
p * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) # | 67.1 (5.4) | 66.6 (5.5) | 67.7 (5.2) | 0.06 |
| Age groups ## | ||||
| 60–64 years N (%) | 68 (36%) | 41 (41%) | 27 (30%) | 0.20 |
| 65–69 years N (%) | 73 (39%) | 37 (37%) | 36 (40%) | |
| 70+ years N (%) | 48 (25%) | 21 (21%) | 27 (30%) | |
| BMI (kg/m2) # | 28.9 (4.6) | 29.7 (4.5) | 28.1 (4.5) | 0.02 |
| Waist circumference (cm) # | 99.6 (13.1) | 105.0 (12.3) | 93.7 (11.3) | <0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) ### | 132.1 (14.2) | 133.1 (13.6) | 131.0 (14.7) | 0.31 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) ### | 76.1 (8.2) | 76.8 (7.2) | 75.2 (9.1) | 0.18 |
| Overweight N (%) ## § | 84 (44%) | 43 (43%) | 41 (46%) | 0.15 |
| Obese N (%) ## §§ | 68 (36%) | 41 (41%) | 27 (30%) | |
| Abdominal obesity N (%) ## + | 119 (63%) | 57 (58%) | 62 (69%) | 0.11 |
| Hypertension N (%) # % | 143 (76%) | 76 (77%) | 67 (74%) | 0.71 |
Results are mean (SD) or N (%), # Mann-Whitney test, ## Pearson chi2 test, ### Student’s t-test, * comparison between sexes, § ≥ 25 BMI < 30; §§ BMI ≥ 30, + waist circumference ≥102 cm in men and ≥88 cm in women, % hypertension diagnosed by medical doctor (questionnaire).