Table III.
Descriptive characteristics of the participants by sex and age: the Tromsø Study 2015–2016.
| Women N=11,074 | Men N=10,009 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–49 years n=3375 | 50–59 years n=3245 | 60–69 years n=2675 | 70–79 years n=1360 | 80–99 years n=412 | 40–49 years n=3053 | 50–59 years n=2788 | 60–69 years n=2502 | 70–79 years n=1315 | 80–99 years n=348 | |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 26.8 (5.2) | 26.7 (4.9) | 26.9 (4.7) | 27.5 (5.0) | 26.8 (4.5) | 28.1 (4.2) | 27.9 (4.0) | 27.8 (3.9) | 27.7 (3.9) | 26.6 (3.5) |
| Waist circumference, cm | 89.2 (13.3) | 90.3 (12.7) | 91.7 (12.5) | 93.8 (12.9) | 91.9 (11.8) | 99.3 (11.8) | 100.0 (11.0) | 100.7 (11.2) | 101.9 (10.9) | 100.7 (10.0) |
| SBP, mmHg | 116.6 (14.6) | 123.0 (17.7) | 132.5 (20.4) | 143.5 (21.0) | 152.2 (23.5) | 126.7 (14.9) | 130.9 (17.0) | 135.8 (18.4) | 140.4 (19.0) | 144.4 (23.3) |
| DBP, mmHg | 71.2 (9.3) | 73.3 (9.7) | 73.6 (9.7) | 73.7 (9.8) | 73.9 (10.7) | 77.5 (9.4) | 79.8 (9.8) | 79.3 (9.6) | 76.3 (9.7) | 74.1 (10.2) |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 5.1 (0.9) | 5.7 (1.0) | 5.9 (1.1) | 5.7 (1.1) | 5.6 (1.1) | 5.4 (1.0) | 5.6 (1.0) | 5.3 (1.1) | 5.0 (1.1) | 4.9 (1.1) |
| HDL-cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.6 (0.4) | 1.7 (0.5) | 1.8 (0.5) | 1.8 (0.5) | 1.8 (0.5) | 1.3 (0.4) | 1.4 (0.4) | 1.4 (0.4) | 1.5 (0.4) | 1.5 (0.4) |
| Triglycerides, mmol/L | 1.2 (0.7) | 1.4 (0.8) | 1.5 (0.8) | 1.4 (0.7) | 1.4 (0.7) | 1.9 (1.3) | 1.8 (1.1) | 1.6 (0.9) | 1.5 (0.8) | 1.3 (0.6) |
| HbA1c, % | 5.4 (0.5) | 5.7 (0.6) | 5.8 (0.5) | 5.9 (0.6) | 6.0 (0.5) | 5.5 (0.6) | 5.7 (0.7) | 5.8 (0.7) | 5.9 (0.7) | 6.0 (0.6) |
| Antihypertensives,a % | 7.0 (237) | 15.0 (486) | 30.2 (808) | 53.8 (731) | 66.7 (275) | 8.3 (253) | 18.4 (514) | 39.4 (986) | 55.5 (730) | 62.1 (216) |
| LLD,a % | 1.8 (62) | 7.6 (245) | 20.0 (534) | 34.3 (466) | 32.3 (133) | 4.5 (137) | 11.9 (332) | 25.1 (628) | 39.9 (525) | 39.7 (138) |
| MI,a % | 0.2 (6) | 0.4 (12) | 1.8 (45) | 5.6 (71) | 11.0 (40) | 0.8 (25) | 3.5 (94) | 8.1 (197) | 15.0 (191) | 22.9 (72) |
| Stroke,a % | 0.7 (24) | 1.3 (40) | 2.5 (64) | 4.4 (55) | 9.1 (33) | 0.8 (24) | 1.9 (53) | 4.4 (107) | 8.1 (103) | 13.7 (44) |
| Diabetes,a % | 2.6 (89) | 4.4 (142) | 7.1 (189) | 11.7 (159) | 12.1 (50) | 3.6 (111) | 6.1 (170) | 10.3 (257) | 13.9 (183) | 16.4 (57) |
| Cancer,a % | 2.7 (89) | 5.5 (173) | 9.0 (232) | 10.9 (138) | 15.7 (58) | 1.4 (43) | 3.4 (93) | 7.6 (183) | 13.7 (176) | 14.0 (46) |
| COPD,a % | 0.5 (18) | 1.3 (41) | 4.0 (102) | 5.6 (70) | 8.6 (31) | 0.5 (14) | 1.4 (38) | 3.6 (88) | 5.8 (73) | 9.0 (29) |
| Obesity, % | 23.0 (776) | 21.1 (684) | 21.9 (582) | 26.8 (363) | 21.9 (89) | 26.9 (821) | 25.2 (703) | 24.7 (615) | 23.8 (313) | 15.2 (52) |
| Hypertension, % | 13.9 (468) | 28.2 (914) | 51.4 (1374) | 77.7 (1053) | 89.5 (367) | 24.9 (759) | 41.1 (1144) | 62.3 (1558) | 77.8 (1021) | 82.1 (285) |
| Hypercholesterolemia, % | 5.8 (196) | 20.0 (646) | 35.9 (956) | 47.0 (637) | 46.0 (188) | 14.2 (432) | 23.5 (652) | 34.1 (849) | 44.9 (589) | 45.5 (158) |
| Smoking,a % | 12.8 (430) | 18.1 (581) | 15.7 (416) | 9.9 (132) | 6.5 (26) | 12.9 (392) | 15.9 (4,41) | 14.3 (355) | 8.3 (108) | 6.5 (22) |
| University education,a % | 68.7 (2303) | 54.8 (1763) | 40.3 (1061) | 24.9 (323) | 12.8 (47) | 56.3 (1711) | 47.1 (1299) | 43.8 (1079) | 38.3 (482) | 26.7 (83) |
Values are means (standard deviations) or proportions (numbers). Number varies (20,479–21,020) due to missing values.
a
Self-reported.
SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HbA1c: glycated haemoglobin; LLD: lipid-lowering drug; MI: myocardial infarction; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Obesity: body mass index ⩾30 kg/m2; Hypertension: blood pressure ⩾140/90 mmHg and/or self-reported use of antihypertensives; Hypercholesterolemia: total cholesterol ⩾7.0 mmol/L and/or low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ⩾5.0 mmol/L and/or self-reported use of LLDs; Smoking: current daily smoking.