Table 1 Characteristics of the sample for men and women according to job demand- job control variables

N

Men and women (n)

1227

246

198

402

381

Men

602

87

120

175

220

Women

625

159

82

227

161

Mean Age (years)

Men

46.3

44.2

47.5

45.7

47.3

Women

45.4

46.6

44.6

45.3

44.5

Current smokers, n (%)*

Men

84

15 (17.2)

19 (15.8)

26 (14.9)

24 (10.9)

v

135

36 (21.2)

12 (15.4)

54 (23.8)

33 (20.5)

University education, n (%) *

Men

233

21 (24.1)

45 (37.5)

63 (36.0)

104 (47.3)

Women

289

82 (51.6)

46 (59.0)

82 (36.1)

79 (49.0)

White-collar workers, n (%)*

Men

406

44 (50.6)

92 (76.7)

100 (57.1)

170 (77.3)

Women

551

149 (93.7)

69 (88.5)

195 (85.9)

138 (85.7)

Blue-collar workers, n (%)*

Men

180

40 (43.0)

24 (20.0)

78 (39.6)

46 (20.9)

Women

50

7 (4.4)

6 (7.7)

25 (11.0)

12 (7.5)

DBP (mmHg) (SD)

Men

81.1 (9.9)

82.2 (11.3)

82.0 (9.5)

81.5 (9.8)

80.0 (9.6)

Women

79.3 (10.1)

79.8 (9.0)

78.9 (10.2)

79.3 (10.7)

79.1 (10.4)

SBP (mmHg) (SD)

Men

127.3 (16.1)

128.4 (18.5)

128.5 (16.0)

127.4 (16.3)

126.1 (14.8)

Women

119.0 (18.3)

118.2 (18.5)

120.1 (17.9)

119.3 (18.5)

119.0 (18.1)

Triglycerides (SD)

Men

1.4 (0.9)

1.6 (0.9)

1.6 (1.1)

1.4 (0.9)

1.4 (0.7)

Women

1.1 (0.7)

1.1 (0.8)

1.0 (0.6)

1.1 (0.6)

1.1 (0.6)

Total cholesterol (mmol/L) (SD)

5.5 (1.01)

5.4 (1.0)

5.6 (1.0)

5.6 (1.0)

5.4 (1.0)

5.3 (1.1)

5.3 (1.1)

5.3 (1.2)

5.3 (1.1)

5.3 (1.0)

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) (SD)

Men

1.5 (0.4)

1.4 (0.3)

1.5 (0.4)

1.5 (0.4)

1.5 (0.3)

Women

1.8 (0.5)

1.8 (0.50)

1.9 (0.6)

1.8 (0.4)

1.8 (0.4)

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) (SD)

Men

3.4 (0.9)

3.3 (0.9)

3.5 (0.8)

3.5 (0.9)

3.3 (0.9)

Women

3.0 (0.9)

3.0 (0.9)

2.9 (0.9)

3.0 (0.9)

3.0 (0.9)

BMI (mmol/L) (SD)

Men

26.2 (3.4)

26.9 (3.3)

26.9 (3.5)

25.7 (3.2)

26.1 (3.5)

Women

24.6 (3.9)

24.6 (4.0)

24.7 (3.9)

24.5 (3.9)

24.7 (3.7)