Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the HUNT 2–3 cohort
Women (n = 20,014) | Men (n = 16,147) | All (N = 36,161) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic factors | |||
Age (mean, SD) | 46.8 (13.7) | 47.3 (13.1) | 47.0 (13.4) |
20–34 | 22.1% | 19.5% | 20.9% |
35–44 | 24.3% | 24.2% | 24.3% |
45–54 | 26.7% | 27.9% | 26.7% |
55–64 | 17.0% | 17.7% | 17.0% |
≥ 65 | 11.5% | 10.6% | 11.1% |
Education (any post-secondary) | 33.2% | 30.1% | 31.8% |
Metabolic factors | |||
Central obesitya | 47.9% | 36.9% | 42.9% |
Hypertensionb | 46.2% | 66.5% | 55.3% |
Triglycerides (high) | 28.5% | 48.5% | 37.4% |
HDL cholesterol (low) | 24.9% | 29.1% | 26.8% |
Plasma glucose (high) | 2.1% | 3.3% | 2.6% |
Metabolic syndrome present | 20.2% | 23.1% | 21.5% |
Behavioural factors | |||
Smoking (packyears, mean) | 12.8 (10.2) | 17.2 (13.6) | 14.9 (12.1) |
Former smoking (daily) | 24.2% | 33.5% | 28.4% |
Current smoking (daily) | 27.9% | 24.5% | 26.4% |
Physical inactivityc | 54.3% | 48.2% | 51.5% |
Psychological factors | |||
Depression only | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1.6% |
Anxiety only | 5.3% | 4.5% | 4.9% |
Concurrent dep–anx | 2.6% | 1.9% | 2.3% |
All (dep or anx) | 9.8% | 7.7% | 8.8% |