Table 3

Biological cardiovascular risk factors in realtion to education in different years from men and women aged 30–60 years in Copenhagen County, Denmark. Age adjusted mean and (SD)

MenWomen
1982–841986–871991–92p value4-1501982–841986–871991–92p value4-150
Height (m)
⩽7 years173.7 (4.2)174.8 (3.1)176.9 (3.8)<0.01162.3 (3.5)162.5 (3.5)162.4 (3.0) 0.02
8–9 years176.2 (3.6)177.2 (4.1)176.8 (4.0)<0.01163.3 (3.4)164.0 (3.2)164.1 (4.3) 0.04
10–11 years177.3 (3.8)177.6 (4.5)178.2 (4.0) 0.11164.3 (3.5)164.6 (3.7)164.9 (3.4) 0.16
⩾12 years178.2 (3.8)179.7 (4.3)180.3 (3.8) 0.06165.6 (3.4)166.8 (3.6)165.6 (3.8) 0.88
Weight (kg)
⩽7 years 78.8 (7.9) 79.2 (6.6) 88.3 (13.5)<0.01 0.064-151  64.4 (7.2) 64.6 (6.2) 66.2 (8.1) 0.06
8–9 years 79.1 (7.5) 81.6 (7.7) 80.9 (8.0) 0.05 0.17 63.8 (6.7) 65.3 (7.1) 67.1 (7.9)<0.01
10–11 years 77.7 (6.7) 78.1 (7.0) 80.8 (7.4)<0.01<0.01 63.3 (6.5) 64.9 (7.3) 64.5 (7.7) 0.03
⩾12 years 77.7 (6.0) 79.6 (6.8) 80.4 (6.5) 0.02 0.03 63.2 ( 5.5) 63.8 (5.2) 63.2 (6.3) 0.12
BMI (kg/m2)
⩽7 years 26.1 (2.2) 25.9 (2.1) 28.1 (3.7) 0.02 0.694-151  24.5 (2.5) 24.5 (2.2) 25.1 (2.9) 0.14
8–9 years 25.5 (2.2) 26.0 (2.1) 25.9 (2.3) 0.17 0.41 23.9 (2.4) 24.3 (2.6) 24.9 (3.0) 0.01
10–11 years 24.7 (1.8) 24.8 (1.9) 25.4 (2.0)<0.01 0.05 23.4 (2.3) 24.0 (2.5) 23.7 (2.5) 0.18
⩾12 years 24.5 (1.7) 24.8 (1.9) 24.7 (1.8) 0.26 0.36 23.2 (1.9) 23.0 (1.8) 23.0 (2.1) 0.16
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)
⩽7 years 75.9 (5.7) 75.7 (5.2) 79.0 (7.3) 0.01 70.3 (5.3) 72.0 (5.5) 72.1 (5.1) 0.04 0.784-151
8–9 years 74.8 (5.5) 76.0 (5.5) 76.6 (5.5) 0.03 70.4 (5.7) 71.1 (5.6) 72.8 (5.7) 0.02 0.01
10–11 years 74.5 (5.9) 75.2 (5.5) 74.7 (5.8) 0.91 70.3 (5.4) 71.7 (5.8) 72.2 (5.7) 0.27 0.23
⩾12 years 74.5 (5.5) 75.3 (5.1) 74.5 (6.7) 0.09 70.6 (5.2) 70.0 (4.9) 72.0 (5.7) 0.97 0.48
Systolic BP (mm Hg)
⩽7 years124.7 (7.9)121.2 (7.8)126.9 (11.1) 0.25117.8 (7.8)115.1 (8.4)117.9 (8.1) 0.87
8–9 years124.9 (7.6)121.5 (7.2)124.4 (8.0) 0.82118.7 (8.1)114.9 (7.9)118.1 (8.3) 0.63
10–11 years124.2 (8.1)121.5 (7.2)123.7 (8.1) 0.85119.0 (7.9)115.2 (7.9)117.6 (8.2) 0.32
⩾12 years122.0 (8.3)120.7 (9.2)122.2 (9.8) 0.56119.0 (6.9)114.5 (6.9)118.2 (9.4) 0.91
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)
⩽7 years  5.94 (0.73)  6.04 (0.62)  6.05 (0.66) 0.52  5.89 (0.60)  6.01 (0.62)  5.66 (0525) 0.14
8–9 years  5.78 (0.65)  5.89 (0.68)  5.79 (0.64) 0.81  5.85 (0.58)  5.73 (0.58)  5.66 (0.61) 0.07
10–11 years  5.86 (0.69)  5.91 (0.61)  5.64 (0.75) 0.07  5.68 (0.61)  5.52 (0.52)  5.57 (0.57) 0.36
⩾12 years  5.64 (0.69)  5.88 (0.68)  5.54 (0.62) 0.25  5.42 (0.56)  5.66 (0.61)  5.33 (0.51) 0.29
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)
⩽7 years  1.27 (0.21)  1.28 (0.21)  1.24 (0.25) 0.66  1.57 (0.24)  1.55 (0.21)  1.44 (0.22) 0.07<0.014-151
8–9 years  1.32 (0.24)  1.27 (0.20)  1.27 (0.22) 0.03  1.58 (0.23)  1.58 (0.21)  1.50 (0.27) 0.02 0.11
10–11 years  1.32 (0.34)  1.36 (0.19)  1.21 (0.19) 0.04  1.66 (0.25)  1.63 (0.24)  1.61 (0.26) 0.03 0.07
⩾12 years  1.29 (0.20)  1.36 (0.22)  1.24 (0.18) 0.06  1.65 (0.25)  1.64 (0.24)  1.60 (0.23) 0.02 0.38
  • 4-150 p values for the time term in linear regression models including age in total sample;

  • 4-151 p values for comparable season subsamples differ.