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Table 2 Descriptive data on physical activity level and other risk factors in Sogn & Fjordane, stratified by sex, %

From: Physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors in a 40- to 42-year-old rural Norwegian population from 1975–2010: repeated cross-sectional surveys

 

1975

1980

1985

1990

1993

1996

1999

2010

Sedentary behavior

Men

16.7

12.2

13.6

15.6

12.3

---

21.2

15.6

Women

22.1

10.2

13.7

15.5

12.0

---

16.6

9.7

Light PA

Men

53.6

45.2

53.0

51.6

52.0

---

52.5

48.4

Women

67.2

70.5

71.3

72.6

75.1

---

70.4

68.3

Moderate PA

Men

28.2

40.4

31.0

30.0

32.8

---

23.2

27.7

Women

10.6

19.2

14.6

11.2

12.4

---

11.7

18.6

High PA

Men

1.4

2.2

2.4

2.8

2.8

---

3.1

7.4

Women

0

0.1

0.5

0.7

0.5

---

1.3

3.4

Smokers

Men

49.1

40.6

40.2

40.2

36.9

37.6

31.9

17.4

Women

31.7

31.2

32.3

38.0

36.5

32.8

35.9

15.9

BMI ≥25 kg/ m 2

Men

40.9

46.5

51.0

51.3

53.5

58.7

64.7

55.6

Women

34.5

30.0

33.0

32.5

35.8

34.8

43.3

44.4

SBP >140 mmHg

Men

26.8

28.6

22.8

22.8

19.8

24.7

16.7

38.3

Women

17.1

16.0

13.0

9.7

10.3

10.1

5.6

16.7

TC >5.0 mmol/ L

Men

86.5

79.9

85.8

76.2

73.0

74.3

76.1

63.6

Women

85.2

75.3

79.4

65.3

62.5

58.8

61.5

48.4

HDL- c ≤0.90 mmol/ L (men), ≤ 1.00 mmol/ L (women)

Men

---

10.4

6.8

---

---

9.6

15.6

9.1

Women

---

4.2

2.1

---

---

5.2

10.0

6.5

TG >  1.7 mmol /L

Men

46.6

43.1

48.8

47.9

49.6

47.4

50.2

38.6

Women

15.7

12.4

16.8

19.1

18.5

16.9

20.6

9.7

  1. PA, physical activity; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-c, high density lipoprotein; TG, triglyceride.
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