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Table 1 Demographic and lifestyle characteristics of elderly men (N = 467), aged 64–85 years, participating in the Zutphen Elderly Study in 1985 and 1990

From: Stability of dietary patterns assessed with reduced rank regression; the Zutphen Elderly Study

Characteristics

1985

1990

BMI (kg/m2)*

25.7 ± 3.0

25.5 ± 3.2

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)*

150.0 ± 20.2

149.4 ± 21.4

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)*

85.5 ± 11.1

81.7 ± 11.8

Total-cholesterol (mmol/l)*

6.13 ± 1.07

6.07 ± 1.13

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)*

1.11 ± 0.26

1.14 ± 0.29

Uric acid (mmol/l)*

0.36 ± 0.07

0.35 ± 0.08

Energy (kJ/day)

9430 ± 2052

8586 ± 1962

Prevalence of chronic disease (%) +

  

Myocardial infarction

11

15

Stroke

2

6

Diabetes

5

10

Cancer

5

12

  1. *Expressed as mean and standard deviation.
  2. +The categorical variable chronic diseases (yes/no) had no missing values.