Table 1 Characteristics of participants by consumption of fish, mean (SD). The Tromsø Study: Tromsø 6
Fish consumption | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
<1/week | ≥1/week | P* | ||
Age (years) | Total | 51.0 (11.87) | 59.1 (12.34) | <0.0001 |
Women | 51.3 (12.66) | 59.0 (12.59) | <0.0001 | |
Men | 50.7 (10.93) | 59.2 (12.04) | <0.0001 | |
Waist circumference (cm) | Total | 94.8 (12.32) | 94.9 (12.19) | 0.5 |
Women | 90.6 (12.16) | 91.0 (12.15) | 0.3 | |
Men | 99.5 (10.68) | 99.5 (10.55) | 0.9 | |
Triglycerides (mmol/l) | Total | 1.63 (1.05) | 1.50 (0.95) | <0.0001 |
Women | 1.41 (0.88) | 1.39 (0.92) | 0.6 | |
Men | 1.89 (1.15) | 1.63 (0.97) | <0.0001 | |
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | Total | 1.44 (0.41) | 1.53 (0.44) | <0.0001 |
Women | 1.58 (0.41) | 1.66 (0.44) | <0.0001 | |
Men | 1.28 (0.34) | 1.37 (0.39) | <0.0001 | |
Systolic blood pressure (mmhg) | Total | 133.4 (22.31) | 140.2 (24.2) | <0.0001 |
Women | 130.0 (24.30) | 138.5 (26.23) | <0.0001 | |
Men | 137.3 (19.17) | 142.2 (21.50) | <0.0001 | |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmhg) | Total | 78.0 (11.61) | 78.8 (11.41) | 0.001 |
Women | 74.7 (11.44) | 76.2 (11.34) | <0.0001 | |
Men | 81.6 (10.69) | 81.2 (10.74) | 0.5 | |
S-Glucose (mmol/L) a | Total | 5.15 (1.13) | 5.26 (1.24) | <0.0001 |
Women | 5.02 (0.91) | 5.14 (1.08) | <0.0001 | |
Men | 5.30 (1.32) | 5.40 (1.40) | 0.02 | |