TABLE 1.
Characteristics of the cross-sectional study sample
| Characteristics | Total | FINRISK 1997 | Health 2000 | FINRISK 2002 | FINRISK 2007 | FINRISK 2012 | FINRISK 2017 |
| N | 36 985 | 7106 | 6039 | 7565 | 5825 | 5420 | 5030 |
| Age (years) (SD) | 50.5 (14.2) | 48.2 (13.1) | 52.4 (14.7) | 47.9 (13.1) | 50.9 (13.9) | 51.2 (14.0) | 54.1 (16.2) |
| Female [N (%)] | 19652 (53.1) | 3585 (50.5) | 3293 (54.5) | 4180 (55.3) | 3071 (52.7) | 2821 (52.0) | 2702 (53.7) |
| BMI (kg/m2) (SD) | 27.0 (4.7) | 26.6 (4.5) | 26.9 (4.6) | 26.8 (4.6) | 27.1 (4.8) | 27.1 (4.9) | 27.5 (5.0) |
| SBP (mmHg) (SD) | 134.7 (19.9) | 135.6 (19.8) | 134.6 (21.0) | 134.5 (19.9) | 135.8 (20.4) | 133.9 (18.8) | 133.8 (19.3) |
| DBP (mmHg) (SD) | 80.4 (11.3) | 82.3 (11.3) | 81.8 (11.2) | 78.7 (11.3) | 78.9 (11.4) | 81.2 (11.0) | 79.3 (11.1) |
| Hypertension [N (%) ] | 17424 (47.1) | 3328 (46.8) | 2838 (47.0) | 3242 (42.9) | 2855 (49.0) | 2668 (49.2) | 2493 (49.6) |
| Current smoker [N (%)] | 8003 (21.6) | 1702 (24.0) | 1312 (21.7) | 1951 (25.8) | 1196 (20.5) | 1038 (19.2) | 804 (16.0) |
| Diabetes mellitus [N (%)] | 1748 (4.7) | 209 (2.9) | 325 (5.4) | 211 (2.8) | 238 (4.1) | 341 (6.3) | 424 (8.4) |
| Exercise [N (%)] | |||||||
| Light | 8502 (23.0) | 1604 (22.6) | 1652 (27.4) | 1697 (22.4) | 1188 (20.4) | 1145 (21.1) | 1216 (24.2) |
| Moderate | 19550 (52.9) | 4044 (56.9) | 3329 (55.1) | 4088 (54.0) | 3115 (53.5) | 2640 (48.7) | 2334 (46.4) |
| Heavy | 8392 (22.7) | 1376 (19.4) | 980 (16.2) | 1694 (22.4) | 1426 (24.5) | 1529 (28.2) | 1387 (27.6) |
| Competitive | 541 (1.5) | 82 (1.2) | 78 (1.3) | 86 (1.1) | 96 (1.6) | 106 (2.0) | 93 (1.8) |
| Antihypertensive medication [N (%)] | 6799 (18.4) | 927 (13.0) | 1068 (17.7) | 1073 (14.2) | 1200 (20.6) | 1215 (22.4) | 1316 (26.2) |
| Lipid medication [N (%)] | 3632 (9.8) | 237 (3.3) | 374 (6.2) | 534 (7.1) | 827 (14.2) | 834 (15.4) | 826 (16.4) |
Continuous variables are presented as mean (standard deviation) and categorical values as count (percentage). BP, blood pressure.