Table 1 Subject Characteristics of controls and cases based on data from HUNT2
Controls (n = 12,504) | Cases (n = 491) | |
|---|---|---|
Age, year, mean (SD) | 50.18 (13.42) | 38.94 (11.90) |
Sex, male (%) | 6560 (52.46) | 182 (37.06) |
Height, cm, mean (SD) | 171.51 (9.15) | 170.62 (8.35) |
Weight, kg, mean (SD) | 77.44 (13.25) | 74.37 (13.30) |
Waist Circumference, cm, mean (SD) | 86.42 (10.92) | 82.71 (11.41) |
Hip Circumference, cm, mean (SD) | 101.99 (7.28) | 100.72 (8.05) |
Body mass index, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 26.27 (3.70) | 25.49 (3.88) |
Systolic Blood Pressure, mm Hg, mean (SD) | 136.76 (19.46) | 126.57 (15.17) |
Diastolic Blood Pressure, mm Hg, mean (SD) | 80.34 (11.39) | 75.88 (9.47) |
Blood Pressure Medication, with medication (%) | 1194 (9.57) | 20 (1.10) |
Pulse, bpm, mean (SD) | 70.83 (12.41) | 72.25 (12.47) |
Serum Cholesterol, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 5.94 (1.22) | 5.49 (1.17) |
Serum HDL Cholesterol, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 1.40 (0.39) | 1.44 (0.40) |
Serum Triglycerides, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 1.73 (1.11) | 1.52 (0.94) |
Non-fast Serum Glucose, mmol/L, mean (SD) | 5.40 (1.30) | 5.07 (0.86) |
Marital status, n (%) | ||
- Married | 9002 (72.13) | 268 (54.69) |
- Unmarried | 2128 (17.05) | 179 (36.53) |
- Divorced | 584 (4.67) | 28 (5.71) |
- Widow/er | 634 (5.08) | 8 (1.63) |
- Separated | 132 (1.05) | 7 (1.42) |
Education, n (%) | ||
- High school, intermediate school, vocational school, 1–2 years high school | 4350 (35.52) | 201 (41.61) |
- Primary school 7–10 years, continuation school, folk high school | 4039 (32.97) | 90 (18.63) |
- University or other post-secondary education, less than 4 years | 1685 (13.76) | 79 (16.35) |
- University/college, 4 years or more | 1217 (9.77) | 44 (9.11) |
- University qualifying examination, junior college, A levels | 957 (7.81) | 69 (14.28) |
Paid work, n (%) | 9357 (75.25) | 405 (83.33) |
Family History of Cardiovascular Disease, n (%) | 5739 (45.88) | 173 (35.23) |
Self-Reported Health, n (%) | ||
- Very good | 2630 (21.18) | 129 (26.38) |
- Good | 7731 (62.26) | 279 (57.05) |
- Not so good | 1981 (15.95) | 77 (15.74) |
- Poor | 76 (0.61) | 4 (0.82) |
No. of Gastrointestinal Symptoms Last Year, n (%) | 0 = 6983 (55.84) 1 = 3040 (24.31) 2 = 1001 (8) > = 3 = 263 (2.1) | 0 = 230 (46.84) 1 = 134 (27.29) 2 = 62 (12.62) > = 3 = 31 (6.31) |
Estrogen and/or Progesterone, with birth control pills and/or systemic estrogen (%) | 2972 (58.98) | 236 (78.14) |
Still Menstruation, n (%) | 2897 (49.79) | 248 (81.31) |
Musculoskeletal Pain, n (%) | 5055 (40.51) | 191 (38.98) |
Neck Pain, n (%) | 2126 (20.16) | 103 (23.41) |
Anxiety and Depression, mean (SD) | 6.46 (4.76) | 6.85 (5.25) |
Satisfied Life Situation, n (%) | ||
- Very Satisfied | 1920 (15.50) | 90 (18.44) |
- Satisfied | 4399 (35.52) | 166 (34.02) |
- Somewhat satisfied | 4679 (37.78) | 158 (32.37) |
- Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied | 1219 (9.84) | 64 (13.11) |
- Somewhat dissatisfied | 116 (0.93) | 6 (1.22) |
- Dissatisfied | 28 (0.22) | 3 (0.61) |
- Very dissatisfied | 23 (0.18) | 1 (0.2) |
Smoking Status, n (%) | ||
- Never smoked daily | 5842 (47.04) | 232 (47.54) |
- Ex-smoker daily | 3752 (30.21) | 144 (29.51) |
- Current smoker daily | 2824 (22.74) | 112 (22.95) |
Non-drinker of Alcohol, n (%) | 1072 (8.65) | 41 (8.41) |
Light Exercise, n (%) | ||
- Less than 1 h - 1–2 h - 3 h or more | 1811 (17.55) 4378 (42.43) 4127 (40.01) | 77 (18.37) 171 (40.81) 171 (40.81) |
Hard Exercise, n (%) | ||
- Less than 1 h | 2584 (41.46) | 110 (40) |
- 1–2 h | 2452 (39.34) | 108 (39.27) |
- 3 h or more | 1196 (19.19) | 57 (20.72) |
Sleep Issues Last 1–3 Months, n (%) | 4641 (37.48) | 178 (36.33) |
No. of Comorbidities, n (%) | 0 = 8712 (69.67) 1 = 2033 (16.25) 2 = 469 (3.75) > = 3 = 146 (1.16) | 0 = 360 (73.31) 1 = 81 (16.49) 2 = 17 (3.46) > = 3 = 6 (1.22) |