Table 1 Socio-demographic and health characteristics among the 15,995 VIP participants with 10-year follow-up dataa
Characteristic | Women (n = 8,354) | Men (n = 7,641) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
At first visit | At second visit | At first visit | At second visit | |
Age (yrs) | 44.6 ± 5.8 | 54.6 ± 5.8 | 44.6 ± 5.8 | 54.6 ± 5.8 |
Education (%) | ||||
Secondary school or less | 64.8 | 61.9 | 76.6 | 74.6 |
Academic education | 35.2 | 38.1 | 23.4 | 25.4 |
Height (m) | 165.6 ± 5.9 | 165.1 ± 6.0 | 179.1 ± 6.4 | 178.6 ± 6.5 |
Weight (kg) | 68.8 ± 12.4 | 71.2 ± 13.0 | 83.8 ± 11.9 | 86.5 ± 13.2 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.1 ± 4.3 | 26.1 ± 4.6 | 26.1 ± 3.3 | 27.1 ± 3.8 |
Serum cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.5 ± 0.9 | 5.8 ± 1.0 | 5.7 ± 1.0 | 5.7 ± 1.0 |
Serum triglycerides (mmol/l) | 1.0 ± 0.1 | 1.1 ± 0.5 | 1.1 ± 0.1 | 1.3 ± 0.7 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 121.1 ± 15.9 | 126.0 ± 16.9 | 125.6 ± 14.2 | 130.4 ± 16.2 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 75.4 ± 10.4 | 79.0 ± 9.9 | 79.0 ± 10.2 | 83.2 ± 1 + .1 |
Physical activity index (%) | ||||
Inactive | 17.2 | 15.8 | 18.6 | 16.9 |
Moderately inactive | 34.3 | 27.6 | 32.9 | 28.5 |
Moderately active | 27.8 | 26.6 | 28.7 | 29.1 |
Active | 20.7 | 30.0 | 19.8 | 25.5 |
Smoking (%) | ||||
Smoker | 21.5 | 14.2 | 18.1 | 12.6 |
Ex-smoker | 32.0 | 36.4 | 31.9 | 35.0 |
Never smoker | 46.5 | 49.4 | 50.0 | 52.4 |