Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 2,506,830 16–19 year old participants examined during 1974–2016
Variable | Non glucosuric | Glucosuric |
|---|---|---|
Number | 2,505,722 | 1108 |
Males (% of all group)a | 1,468,891 (58.6%) | 827 (74.6%) |
Age (mean ± SD) | 17.3 | 17.6 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) [mean] | 21.32 | 20.91 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) [mean] | 117 | 118 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) [mean] | 71 | 72 |
Socio-economic status (% at each SES category) | ||
 Low (1–4) | 25.8 | 22.3 |
 Moderate (5–7) | 51.2 | 54.6 |
 High (8–10) | 21.7 | 22.2 |
Level of education (%) | ||
 ≤ 9 years | 5.3 | 5.1 |
 10 years | 6 | 7.9 |
 11 years | 38.8 | 40 |
 ≥ 12 years | 49.9 | 47 |
Country of origin (%) | ||
 Israel | 10 | 10.2 |
 USSR | 14.7 | 14.1 |
 Asia | 22.1 | 24.3 |
 Africa | 22.3 | 21.1 |
 Europe + North America | 26.4 | 23.1 |
 Ethiopia | 1.1 | 2.5 |
 Minorities | 1.9 | 3.8 |