Table 1. Characteristics of 652 adults participating in the fifth examination of the Copenhagen City Heart Study.
| N = 652 | |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | n (%) / Median (Q1, Q3) |
| Accelerometer wear time | 652 (100.0) |
| Median h/day | 23.8 (23.1, 24.0) |
| Number of valid days of measurement | 652 (100.0) |
| Median number of days | 6.0 (6.0, 7.0) |
| Working hours | 652 (100.0) |
| Median h/day | 7.6 (6.7, 8.3) |
| Number of workdays | 652 (100.0) |
| Median number of days | 4.0 (3.0, 4.0) |
| Sex distribution | 652 (100.0) |
| Women | 378 (58.0) |
| Men | 274 (42.0) |
| Age | 652 (100.0) |
| Median years | 48.6 (36.1, 57.1) |
| Number of years of education | 652 (100.0) |
| Median years | 13.0 (12.0, 14.0) |
| Level of education | 651 (99.9) |
| No further education beyond primary school | 47 (7.2) |
| Short education (up to 3 years) | 44 (6.8) |
| Vocational or comparable education (1–3 years) | 105 (16.1) |
| Higher education (≥3 years) | 176 (27.0) |
| University education | 279 (42.9) |
| Household income | 644 (98.8) |
| Low (<200 000 DKK) | 69 (10.7) |
| Middle (200 000–600 000 DKK) | 238 (37.0) |
| High (≥600 000 DKK) | 337 (52.3) |
| Smoking status | 639 (98.0) |
| Non-smoker | 295 (46.2) |
| Previous smoker | 253 (39.6) |
| Current smoker | 91 (14.2) |
| Average weekly number of units of alcohol per week | 594 (91.1) |
| Median units/week | 6.0 (3.0, 11.0) |
| Use of prescribed medication | 652 (100.0) |
| Yes | 49 (7.5) |
| Self-reported general health | 648 |
| Excellent or Very good | 328 (50.6) |
| Good | 256 (39.5) |
| Less good or Poor | 64 (9.9) |
| Systolic blood pressure | 652 (100.0) |
| Median (mmHg) | 127.8 (117.5, 138.0) |
| Diastolic blood pressure | 652 (100.0) |
| Median (mmHg) | 77.0 (70.5, 83.5) |
| Blood pressure classification | 652 (100.0) |
| Normal | 486 (74.5) |
| Grade 1 hypertension | 147 (22.6) |
| Grade 2 or 3 hypertension | 19 (2.9) |
| Waist circumference | 652 (100.0) |
| Median (cm) | 83.0 (76.0, 92.0) |
| Waist circumference classification | 652 (100.0) |
| Women >80 cm | 413 (63.3) |
| Men >94 cm | 239 (36.7) |
| BMI | 652 (100.0) |
| Underweight | 7 (1.1) |
| Normal | 393 (60.3) |
| Overweight | 203 (31.1) |
| Obese | 56 (8.6) |
| Low density lipoprotein cholesterol | 652 (100.0) |
| Median (mmol/L) | 3.0 (2.5, 3.7) |
N/n, number of observations.
y, years.
Q1-Q3, first and third quartile.
DKK, Danish kroner.
mm Hg, millimetre of mercury.
Blood pressure classification is based on the 2013 European Society of Hypertension/European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension (the normal category includes high normal).
BMI, body mass index.
BMI was classified according to the WHO classification (Underweight, <18.5 kg/m2; Normal weight, 18.5-<25.0 kg/m2; Overweight, 25.0-<30.0 kg/m2; Obese, ≥30 kg/m2.
mmol/L, millimol per litre (molar concentration).