Descriptive statistics* of the parent–offspring pairs in the Nord-Trøndelag Health study, Norway
| Father–offspring pairs | Mother–offspring pairs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Father | Son | Father | Daughter | Mother | Son | Mother | Daughter | |
| Number of participants | 11931 | 11931 | 12563 | 12563 | 15626 | 15626 | 16449 | 16449 |
| Age (years) (SD) | 63.2 (12.2) | 39.2 (12.1) | 61.3 (12.4) | 38.3 (12.0) | 62.4 (12.8) | 41.3 (12.7) | 60.4 (13.1) | 40.4 (12.7) |
| BMI (kg/m2) (SD) | 27.1 (3.5) | 26.8 (3.9) | 27.0 (3.5) | 25.9 (4.8) | 27.5 (4.6) | 26.9 (3.9) | 27.4 (4.8) | 26.1 (4.8) |
| SBP (mm Hg) (SD) | 145.0 (21.3) | 131.0 (14.0) | 143.9 (20.7) | 121.3 (14.6) | 144.9 (24.5) | 131.9 (14.6) | 143.2 (24.3) | 122.6 (15.5) |
| TC (mmol/l) (SD) | 6.0 (1.1) | 5.3 (1.1) | 6.0 (1.1) | 5.2 (1.0) | 6.4 (1.3) | 5.4 (1.1) | 6.3 (1.3) | 5.3 (1.1) |
| Obesity†, n (%) | 2201 (18.5) | 2154 (18.1) | 2297 (18.3) | 2171 (17.3) | 4088 (26.2) | 2916 (18.7) | 4282 (26.1) | 3026 (18.4) |
| Hypertension‡, n (%) | 7424 (63.7) | 3132 (28.6) | 7590 (61.9) | 1731 (15.1) | 9097 (67.3) | 4464 (39.1) | 9033 (64.2) | 2573 (22.9) |
| High TC§, n (%) | 5026 (42.3) | 2434 (20.8) | 5454 (43.5) | 2059 (16.8) | 8484 (54.6) | 3476 (22.7) | 8706 (53.2) | 3172 (19.8) |
| Inactive¶, n (%) | 1145 (16.6) | 1236 (17.3) | 1142 (16.2) | 990 (13.0) | 1764 (19.3) | 1664 (17.6) | 1836 (19.1) | 1409 (13.9) |
| Current smoker, n (%) | 3171 (26.6) | 2842 (23.8) | 3496 (27.8) | 3518 (28.0) | 3768 (24.1) | 3839 (24.6) | 4387 (26.7) | 4805 (29.2) |
*Data presented as mean with SD, unless otherwise specified.
†BMI ≥30 kg/m2.
‡SBP >140 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure >90 mm Hg and/or use of blood pressure medication.
§Total cholesterol level >6.1 mmol/l.
¶Light leisure time physical activity less than 1 h a week.
BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol.