Characteristics of study participants by sex and age groups. The Tromsø Study 2015–2016
| Overall n=16 566 | Women | Men | |||||||
| Overall n=8896 | 40–49 years n=3286 | 50–59 years n=3115 | 60–69 years n=2495 | Overall n=7670 | 40–49 years n=2943 | 50–59 years n=2579 | 60–69 years n=2148 | ||
| Age, years | 53.4 (8.4) | 53.5 (8.4) | 44.5 (2.8) | 54.3 (2.9) | 64.2 (2.9) | 53.4 (8.4) | 44.6 (2.8) | 54.4 (2.9) | 64.3 (2.8) |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 5.5 (1.0) | 5.5 (1.0) | 5.1 (0.9) | 5.7 (1.0) | 5.9 (1.0) | 5.5 (1.0) | 5.5 (1.0) | 5.6 (1.0) | 5.5 (1.0) |
| LDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 3.6 (1.0) | 3.6 (1.0) | 3.2 (0.9) | 3.7 (0.9) | 3.8 (1.0) | 3.7 (0.9 | 3.7 (0.9) | 3.9 (0.9) | 3.7 (0.9) |
| HDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.6 (0.5) | 1.7 (0.5) | 1.6 (0.4) | 1.7 (0.5) | 1.8 (0.5) | 1.4 (0.4) | 1.3 (0.4) | 1.4 (0.4) | 1.5 (0.4) |
| Use of lipid-lowering drugs, % (n) | 8.5 (1409) | 7.9 (706) | 1.5 (49) | 6.9 (214) | 17.8 (443) | 9.2 (703) | 3.6 (106) | 8.5 (219) | 17.6 (378) |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 126.8 (18.3) | 123.3 (18.6) | 116.5 (14.6) | 123.0 (17.6) | 132.6 (20.5) | 130.9 (17.1) | 126.8 (14.8) | 131.0 (17.1) | 136.5 (18.3) |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 75.5 (10.1) | 72.6 (9.6) | 71.2 (9.3) | 73.3 (9.7) | 73.7 (9.7) | 78.9 (9.6) | 77.5 (9.4) | 79.9 (9.8) | 79.7 (9.5) |
| Use of antihypertensives, % (n) | 16.7 (2761) | 15.6 (1384) | 6.8 (223) | 14.5 (451) | 28.5 (710) | 18.0 (1377) | 7.3 (216) | 16.0 (412) | 34.9 (749) |
| Current smoking, % (n) | 14.7 (2435) | 15.3 (1364) | 12.7 (417) | 18.0 (560) | 15.5 (387) | 14.0 (1071) | 12.7 (373) | 15.8 (408) | 13.5 (290) |
| HbA1c, % | 5.6 (0.6) | 5.6 (0.5) | 5.4 (0.5) | 5.6 (0.6) | 5.7 (0.5) | 5.7 (0.6) | 5.5 (0.6) | 5.7 (0.6) | 5.8 (0.7) |
| Diabetes, % (n) | 3.6 (598) | 3.1 (279) | 2.0 (67) | 2.9 (90) | 4.9 (122) | 4.2 (319) | 2.4 (70) | 4.2 (108) | 6.6 (141) |
| Body mass index, % (n) | |||||||||
| Normal (<25 kg/m2) | 33.6 (5548) | 42.0 (3729) | 44.4 (1457) | 42.1 (1310) | 38.7 (962) | 23.8 (1819) | 22.7 (668) | 23.5 (606) | 25.4 (545) |
| Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 43.1 (7117) | 36.2 (3204) | 32.6 (1070) | 36.7 (1141) | 39.9 (993) | 51.1 (3913) | 50.4 (1479) | 51.9 (1337) | 51.2 (1097) |
| Obese (>30 kg/m2) | 23.4 (3868) | 21.9 (1943) | 23.0 (753) | 21.2 (659) | 21.4 (531) | 25.1 (1925) | 26.9 (790) | 24.6 (635) | 23.3 (500) |
| Abdominal obesity*, % (n) | 47.6 (7888) | 54.0 (4804) | 49.0 (1611) | 54.6 (1700) | 59.8 (1493) | 40.2 (3084) | 38.3 (1127) | 40.4 (1043) | 42.6 (914) |
| Sedentary leisure time physical activity level, %, (n) | 13.7 (2232) | 12.6 (1097) | 13.8 (448) | 11.8 (362) | 11.9 (287) | 15.0 (1135) | 16.2 (471) | 13.8 (352) | 14.8 (312) |
| Education, % (n) | |||||||||
| Primary | 18.3 (3004) | 17.7 (1567) | 7.3 (240) | 17.0 (526) | 32.5 (801) | 18.9 (1437) | 11.8 (347) | 19.6 (501) | 27.7 (589) |
| High school | 28.1 (4628) | 25.9 (2285) | 23.4 (766) | 27.9 (864) | 26.6 (655) | 30.8 (2343) | 31.6 (926) | 32.6 (833) | 27.5 (584) |
| College/university <4 years | 20.4 (3360) | 19.2 (1691) | 21.8 (711) | 19.8 (614) | 14.8 (366) | 21.9 (1669) | 22.0 (645) | 22.6 (577) | 21.0 (447) |
| College/university ≥4 years | 33.2 (5455) | 37.2 (3288) | 47.5 (1552) | 35.3 (1091) | 26.2 (645) | 28.5 (2167) | 34.7 (1017) | 25.2 (644) | 23.8 (506) |
Values are means (SD) and percent (numbers).
*Men ≥102 cm women ≥88 cm.
HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein.