Table 2 Comparison of baseline socio-demographic characteristics between the Cohort and rest of the women in the Hordaland Health Study (HUSK).
HUSK minus the Cohort (N = 7746) | The Cohort (N = 2230) | P values | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | ||
Age at inclusion (years) | |||||
40 | 1465 | 18.9 | 481 | 21.6 | |
41 | 1518 | 19.6 | 478 | 21.8 | |
42 | 1578 | 20.4 | 456 | 20.4 | |
43 | 1521 | 19.6 | 500 | 22.4 | |
44 | 1664 | 21.5 | 315 | 14.1 | |
Marital status | 0.88 | ||||
Not married | 788 | 10.2 | 230 | 10.3 | |
Married | 5800 | 74.9 | 1676 | 75.2 | |
Single | 82 | 1.1 | 23 | 1.0 | |
Divorced | 861 | 2.7 | 248 | 2.4 | |
Separated | 212 | 2.7 | 53 | 2.4 | |
Registered partnerships | 3 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | |
Education | 0.001 | ||||
Elementary school | 1616 | 20.7 | 408 | 18.2 | |
The lower secondary | 2687 | 34.7 | 749 | 33.6 | |
The upper secondary | 755 | 9.8 | 284 | 12.7 | |
University less than 4 years | 1371 | 17.7 | 410 | 18.4 | |
University 4 years and more | 1211 | 15.6 | 365 | 16.4 | |
Missing | 106 | 1.4 | 14 | 0.6 | |
Annual family income, NOK 1000 | 0.018 | ||||
0–199 | 1103 | 14.2 | 271 | 12.2 | |
200–399 | 2483 | 32.1 | 702 | 31.5 | |
> 400 | 2810 | 36.3 | 924 | 41.4 | |
Missing | 1350 | 17.4 | 333 | 14.9 | |
Parity | 0.768 | ||||
0 | 544 | 7.0 | 166 | 7.4 | |
1 | 731 | 9.4 | 211 | 9.5 | |
2 | 2596 | 33.5 | 803 | 36.0 | |
3+ | 2802 | 36.1 | 794 | 35.6 | |
Missing | 1073 | 13.9 | 265 | 11.9 | |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 0.328 | ||||
Under-weight (< 18.5) | 96 | 1.2 | 27 | 1.2 | |
Normal (18.5–24.9) | 4582 | 59.2 | 1357 | 60.9 | |
Overweight (25–29.9) | 2247 | 29.0 | 628 | 28.2 | |
Obesity | 797 | 10.4 | 216 | 9.6 | |
Missing | 24 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.1 | |
Self-rated health | 0.170 | ||||
Bad | 91 | 1.2 | 18 | 0.8 | |
Not very good | 1120 | 14.5 | 294 | 13.2 | |
Good | 4791 | 61.7 | 1407 | 63.1 | |
Very good | 1665 | 21.5 | 497 | 22.3 | |
Missing | 79 | 1.0 | 14 | 0.6 | |
Lifestyle and medical conditions | 0.199 | ||||
Regular exercise | 4519 | 58.4 | 1342 | 60.2 | 0.199 |
Daily smoking | 2727 | 35.2 | 757 | 33.9 | 0.482 |
Asthma | 503 | 6.5 | 155 | 7.0 | 0.444 |
Diabetes | 87 | 1.1 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.715 |
Alcohol intake > 6 times/month | 1417 | 18.3 | 418 | 18.8 | 0.095 |
Psychiatric problem/condition | 1144 | 14.8 | 314 | 14.1 | 0.229 |