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)
| Men | Women | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–84 | 1986–87 | 1991–92 | p value4-150 | 1982–84 | 1986–87 | 1991–92 | p value4-150 | ||||
| Height (m) | |||||||||||
| ⩽7 years | 173.7 (4.2) | 174.8 (3.1) | 176.9 (3.8) | <0.01 | 162.3 (3.5) | 162.5 (3.5) | 162.4 (3.0) | 0.02 | |||
| 8–9 years | 176.2 (3.6) | 177.2 (4.1) | 176.8 (4.0) | <0.01 | 163.3 (3.4) | 164.0 (3.2) | 164.1 (4.3) | 0.04 | |||
| 10–11 years | 177.3 (3.8) | 177.6 (4.5) | 178.2 (4.0) | 0.11 | 164.3 (3.5) | 164.6 (3.7) | 164.9 (3.4) | 0.16 | |||
| ⩾12 years | 178.2 (3.8) | 179.7 (4.3) | 180.3 (3.8) | 0.06 | 165.6 (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 years | 124.7 (7.9) | 121.2 (7.8) | 126.9 (11.1) | 0.25 | 117.8 (7.8) | 115.1 (8.4) | 117.9 (8.1) | 0.87 | |||
| 8–9 years | 124.9 (7.6) | 121.5 (7.2) | 124.4 (8.0) | 0.82 | 118.7 (8.1) | 114.9 (7.9) | 118.1 (8.3) | 0.63 | |||
| 10–11 years | 124.2 (8.1) | 121.5 (7.2) | 123.7 (8.1) | 0.85 | 119.0 (7.9) | 115.2 (7.9) | 117.6 (8.2) | 0.32 | |||
| ⩾12 years | 122.0 (8.3) | 120.7 (9.2) | 122.2 (9.8) | 0.56 | 119.0 (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 | ||