Table 1 Clinical characteristics of participants in the three surveys of The HUNT Study, Norway: HUNT1 (1984–86), HUNT2 (1995–997) and HUNT3 (2006–08)
HUNT1 | HUNT2 | HUNT3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
(1984–86) | (1995–97) | (2006–08) | |
Participants (n) | 74,549 | 64,523 | 43,905 |
Age, years (mean, SD) | 49.1 (18.0) | 50.4 (17.4) | 53.1 (16.1) |
Female (%) | 50.7 | 53.2 | 54.6 |
Systolic BP, mmHg (mean, SD) | 136.8 (23.3) | 137.9 (21.8) | 130.7 (18.6) |
Diastolic BP, mmHg (mean, SD) | 84.0 (11.7) | 80.3 (12.2) | 73.4 (11.2) |
BP medication now/previosly (%) | 13.0 | 13.7 | 20.9 |
BMI, kg/m2 (mean, SD) | 25.2 (3.9) | 26.4 (3.9) | 27.2 (4.4) |
Heart rate, beats/min (mean, SD) | 74.9 (12.6) | 73.2 (12.7) | 70.2 (11.5) |
Myocardial infarction (%) | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
Stroke (%) | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
Diabetes (%) | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.4 |
Se-Total chol, mmol/L (mean, SD) | 5.89 (1.26) | 5.49 (1.11) | |
Se-HDL chol, mmol/L (mean, SD) | 1.38 (0.39) | 1.35 (0.35) | |
Se-Triglycerides,mmol/L (mean, SD) | 1.76 (1.14) | 1.63 (1.01) | |
Se-Creatinine, mmol/L (mean, SD) | 88.03 (15.77) | 81.82 (18.76) | |
Se-Glucose, mmol/L (mean, SD) | 5.47 (1.54) | 5.59 (1.57) | |
Waist circumference, cm (mean, SD) | 86.5 (11.8) | 93.6 (12.3) |