Characteristics 1997-99 | Females | Males | ||||
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CVM (n = 2 488) | No CVM (n = 8 521) | p-value* | CVM (n = 2 411) | No CVM (n = 6 872) | p-value* | |
General health less than good | 22.9 | 12.7 | <0.001 | 16.1 | 10.7 | <0.001 |
General health very good | 14.1 | 23.5 | <0.001 | 13.4 | 20.9 | <0.001 |
Anxiety last 2 weeks1 | 4.2 | 2.5 | <0.001 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 |
Depression last 2 weeks1 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 0.004 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
Muscular pain ≥ 3 months | 56.0 | 45.9 | <0.001 | 40.8 | 37.3 | 0.002 |
Use of other medication | 63.7 | 50.4 | <0.001 | 43.6 | 28.3 | <0.001 |
Hard exercise < 1 hr/week | 60.0 | 56.5 | 0.002 | 55.5 | 51.3 | <0.001 |
Light exercise < 1 hr/week | 18.3 | 15.0 | <0.001 | 22.8 | 20.2 | 0.007 |
No use of alcohol | 11.5 | 9.7 | 0.009 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 0.4 |
Daily cigarette smoking | 38.0 | 35.8 | 0.04 | 36.5 | 34.5 | 0.07 |
Education < 12 years | 61.8 | 52.8 | <0.001 | 56.3 | 51.4 | <0.001 |
Education ≥ 16 years | 11.9 | 17.0 | <0.001 | 15.0 | 18.9 | <0.001 |
MI in relatives < 60 years | 22.7 | 14.9 | <0.001 | 23.0 | 13.7 | <0.001 |
Stroke in relatives < 70 years | 14.9 | 10.3 | <0.001 | 13.0 | 9.2 | <0.001 |
BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 26.5 (4.8) | 24.3 (3.7) | <0.001 | 27.4 (3.6) | 25.7 (3.6) | <0.001 |
SBP, mmHg, mean (SD) | 132.7 (17.2) | 120.8 (12.2) | <0.001 | 138.7 (15.3) | 128.7 (15.3) | <0.001 |
DBP, mmHg, mean (SD) | 76.9 (11.4) | 69.3 (9.0) | <0.001 | 82.6 (11.0) | 74.7 (8.9) | <0.001 |
Chol, mmol/l, mean (SD) | 5.8 (1.1) | 5.3 (0.9) | <0.001 | 6.1 (1.3) | 5.6 (1.0) | <0.001 |
Hdl chol, mmol/l, mean (SD) | 1.31 (0.38) | 1.42 (0.33) | <0.001 | 1.06 (0.26) | 1.15 (0.29) | <0.001 |
TG, mmol/l, mean (SD) | 1.72 (1.16) | 1.29 (0.73) | <0.001 | 2.62 (2.17) | 1.99 (1.20) | <0.001 |
Glucosis, mmol/l, mean (SD) | 5.3 (1.4) | 5.0 (0.9) | <0.001 | 5.5 (1.3) | 5.2 (1.0) | <0.001 |