Men | Women | |||
Non-Sami (n=4971) | Sami (n=1408) | Non-Sami (n=5826) | Sami (n=1582) | |
Age (years) | 52.8 (10.8) | 52.9 (10.8) | 52.8 (11.3) | 52.1 (11.2) |
Height (cm) | 175.6 (6.9) | 169.6 (6.4) | 162.5 (6.4) | 156.8 (6.0) |
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 134.0 (18.0) | 133.3 (19.0) | 129.2 (20.9) | 127.2 (20.9) |
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 78.3 (10.0) | 77.9 (9.8) | 72.7 (10.2) | 72.1 (10.1) |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 6.02 (1.1) | 6.04 (1.1) | 5.99 (1.2) | 6.01 (1.1) |
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.26 (0.33) | 1.27 (0.35) | 1.49 (0.38) | 1.44 (0.37) |
Smoking | ||||
Current smoker | 31.5 (1566) | 34.7 (488) | 32.3 (1882) | 33.0 (522) |
Previous smoker | 37.7 (1876) | 37.0 (522) | 30.5 (1777) | 28.1 (445) |
Never smoker | 30.8 (1529) | 28.3 (398) | 37.2 (2167) | 38.9 (615) |
Family history of premature MI* | ||||
One family member | 19.4 (960) | 20.0 (281) | 20.1 (1171) | 21.4 (337) |
Two family members | 3.0 (147) | 4.5 (63) | 4.2 (242) | 5.8 (91) |
Users of antihypertensive medication† | 13.7 (681) | 13.5 (190) | 16.6 (969) | 16.1 (254) |
Estimated 10-year risk of fatal or non-fatal AMI or stroke†‡ | 8.82 (7.9) | 9.13 (8.1) | 4.76 (6.0) | 5.73 (4.4) |
Triglycerides (mmol/L)† | 1.87 (1.31) | 1.87 (1.16) | 1.50 (0.86) | 1.55 (0.88) |
Hypertensive | 39.5 (1963) | 38.6 (543) | 35.7 (2078) | 32.1 (508) |
Users of lipid-lowering drugs† | 7.1 (354) | 8.6 (121) | 8.7 (506) | 8.7 (137) |
Waist circumference (cm)† | 94.3 (10.3) | 92.3 (10.9) | 85.1 (11.9) | 85.3 (11.9) |
Diabetes mellitus | 3.4 (167) | 4.1 (58) | 3.5 (202) | 3.4 (53) |
Physically active in leisure time† | 76.7 (3565) | 75.7 (977) | 78.4 (4 134) | 72.1 (1037) |
Alcohol consumption† | ||||
Never/not last year | 8.5 (416) | 12.9 (177) | 17.1 (966) | 28.6 (436) |
Less than weekly | 58.2 (2843) | 61.2 (838) | 60.9 (3443) | 58.3 (890) |
Weekly or more often | 33.3 (1626) | 25.9 (354) | 22.0 (1241) | 13.1 (199) |
Years of education† | 11.5 (3.7) | 11.0 (4.0) | 11.7 (3.8) | 11.6 (4.5) |
Region 1: Alta, Loppa, Kvalsund, Lebesby, Lyngen, Storfjord, Kåfjord, Kvænangen§ | 62.7 (3117) | 31.9 (449) | 62.6 (3646) | 28.2 (446) |
Region 2: Kautokeino. Karasjok§ | 1.3 (66) | 28.7 (404) | 1.5 (89) | 33.1 (524) |
Region 3: Tana, Nesseby, Porsanger§ | 10.6 (527) | 28.1 (396) | 11.0 (639) | 29.1 (460) |
Region 4: Narvik, Evenes, Tysfjord, Skånland, Lavangen, Røros, Snåsa, Røyrvik, Namsskogan, Grane, Hattfjelldal§ | 25.4 (1261) | 11.3 (159) | 24.9 (1452) | 9.6 (152) |
*Parents, siblings or children with MI before the age of 60 years.
†Missing values: users of antihypertensive medication, n=142; estimated 10-year risk in men, n=13; triglycerides, n=12; waist circumference, n=47; education, n=770; users of lipid lowering drugs, n=300; physical activity, n=1185; alcohol consumption, n=358.
‡Estimated 10-year risk is measured with the NORRISK 2 risk score including sex, age, systolic blood pressure, total and HDL cholesterol, smoking (yes/no), use of antihypertensive medication (yes/no) and if one or two family members had a history of premature MI (yes/no).
§Included the listed municipalities.
HDL, high-density lipoprotein; MI, myocardial infarction.