Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population
No diabetes | Diabetes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Without medication* | With medication* | |
Men (n=27,318) | |||
No. of participants | 26,815 | 202 | 301 |
Mean age at study entry (SD), years | 47.0 (16.7) | 65.9 (12.3) | 62.2 (17.0) |
Mean duration of diabetes (SD), years | 6.1 (6.7) | 11.9 (10.7) | |
Mean body mass index (SD), kg/m2 | 25.2 (3.2) | 26.3 (3.7) | 26.2 (3.8) |
Mean SBP (SD), mmHg | 138.7 (19.7) | 155.5 (25.1) | 151.1 (25.4) |
Hours of leisure time physical exercise per week, % | |||
Inactive | 42.5 | 47.0 | 38.2 |
0.1-1.9 hours | 40.5 | 33.2 | 35.9 |
≥ 2.0 hours | 17.0 | 19.8 | 25.9 |
Current smoker, % | 35.3 | 31.7 | 21.0 |
Alcohol consumption ≥ 5 times last 14 days, % | 8.6 | 7.9 | 5.3 |
Women (n=28,852) | |||
No. of participants | 28,250 | 239 | 363 |
Mean age at study entry (SD), years | 48.1 (17.0) | 67.7 (12.5) | 66.7 (13.3) |
Mean duration of diabetes (SD), years | 5.1 (6.0) | 10.5 (8.5) | |
Mean body mass index (SD), kg/m2 | 24.9 (4.4) | 28.5 (5.1) | 28.5 (5.4) |
Mean SBP (SD), mmHg | 135.1 (24.9) | 163.0 (28.0) | 160.2 (26.4) |
Hours of leisure time physical exercise per week, % | |||
None | 40.7 | 43.5 | 49.0 |
0.1-1.9 hours | 47.0 | 43.9 | 34.2 |
≥ 2.0 hours | 12.3 | 12.6 | 16.8 |
Current smoker, % | 31.5 | 13.8 | 9.1 |
Alcohol consumption ≥ 5 times last 14 days, % | 3.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 |