Table 2 Characteristics of the study population, men and women, 25 to 64 years of age in the Northern Sweden MONICA population survey in 1986. Mean (SD) or proportions (%).
Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 45.7 (11.4) | 44.8 (11.2) |
Previous disorders | ||
Clinically diagnosed myocardial infarction (kMI) | 18 (4.5 %) | 3 (0.8 %) |
Hypertension | 81 (19.8 %) | 65 (17.1 %) |
Hypercholesterolemia | 148 (36.2 %) | 139 (36.5 %) |
Diabetes | 16 (4.0 %) | 6 (1.6 %) |
Tobacco use | ||
Current cigarette smoker | 80 (19.7 %) | 99 (26.2 %) |
Current smokeless tobacco user | 76 (19.6 %) | 4 (1.1 %) |
Anthropometric variables | ||
Height (cm) | 176.6 (6.8) | 163.5 (6.0) |
Weight (kg) | 79 (11.0) | 66 (12.1) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.3 (3.2) | 24.7 (4.4) |
Hip circumference (cm) | 99.1 (5.6) | 99.2 (9.0) |
Waist circumference (cm) | 92.5 (9.1) | 83.2 (12.1) |
Waist-hip ratio | 0.9 (0.1) | 0.8 (0.1) |
Biochemical markers (mmol/l) | ||
Total cholesterol | 6.2 (1.2) | 6.2 (1.3) |
HDL cholesterol | 1.1 (0.3) | 1.4 (0.4) |
Triglycerides (n = 495) | 1.5 (1.1) | 1.1 (0.7) |
Fasting plasma glucose (n = 774) | 5.3 (1.8) | 4.8 (0.7) |
2 hour postload plasma glucose (n = 629) | 5.3 (2.2) | 5.8 (1.9) |
Glucose tolerance (n = 617) | ||
Normal | 290 (91.8 %) | 260 (86.4 %) |
Impaired glucose tolerance | 19 (6.0 %) | 34 (11.3 %) |
Diabetes | 7 (2.2 %) | 7 (2.3 %) |
ECG | ||
Normal | 381 (93.2 %) | 360 (94.5 %) |
MI | 28 (6.8. %) | 21 (5.5 %) |