Table 3 Descriptive characteristics by attendance. The seventh wave of the Tromsø study

Number of participants

59

16

Age in years, mean (SD)

65.3 (5.7)

64.1 (5.8)

Male sex, % (number)

76.3 (45)

68.8 (11)

Body mass index, kg/m², mean (SD)

34.0 (3.5)

36.2 (5.8)

Current smoking, % (number)

27.1 (16)

18.8 (3)

Total cholesterol, mmol/L, mean (SD)

5.8 (1.1)

5.5 (1.2)

HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol, mmol/L, mean (SD)

1.3 (0.5)

1.2 (0.3)

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean (SD)

151.7 (18.3)

144.4 (15.4)