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Table 4 Trend in risk factors in Sogn & Fjordane versus the rest of Norway from 1975-1999

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

 

Trend Sogn & Fjordane

Trend rest of Norway

Difference in trend

 

Change

95% CI

p-value

Change

95% CI

p-value

 

95% CI

p-value

BMI (kg/m2)

0.04

(0.04, 0.05)

≤0.001

0.08

(0.08, 0.08)

≤0.001

−0.04

(−0.03, −0.04)

≤0.001

SBP (mmHg)*

−0.26

(−0.29, −0.24)

≤0.001

−0.32

(−0.34, −0.31)

≤0.001

0.06

(0.09, 0.04)

≤0.001

DBP (mmHg)*

−0.41

(−0.43, −0.40)

≤0.001

−0.45

(−0.46, −0.45)

≤0.001

0.04

(0.06, 0.02)

≤0.001

HDL-c (mmol/L)

−0.003

(−0.004, −0.002)

≤0.001

−0.004

(−0.005, −0.004)

≤0.001

0.001

(0.002, 0.000)

0.045

TG (mmol/L)**

0.002

(0.001, 0.003)

0.002

0.004

(0.004, 0.005)

≤0.001

−0.003

(−0.002, −0.004)

≤0.001

  1. 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL-c, high density lipoprotein; TG, triglyceride. All data are yearly average changes. *SBP and DBP corrected for BP device with Omron as reference instrument, **TG adjusted for time since last meal with three hours as a reference.
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