No of individuals | Men | Women | ||
1985 | 1992 | 1985 | 1992 | |
1237 | 1111 | 1293 | 1183 | |
Age group | ||||
25–34 35–44 45–54 55–64 | 24.4% (302) 23.4% (289) 27.2% (336) 25.1% (310) | 21.8% (242) 31.3% (348) 27.1% (301) 19.8% (220) | 24.7% (319) 26.1% (337) 25.7% (332) 23.6% (305) | 21.6% (256) 29.5% (349) 25.9% (306) 23.0% (272) |
Marital status | ||||
Married Single/widowed/divorced | 86.3% (1,068) 13.7% (169) | 83.7% (930) 16.3% (181) | 81.9% (1,059) 18.1% (234) | 80.5% (952) 19.5% (231) |
Education | ||||
Primary Secondary University | 63.3% (783) 28.1% (347) 8.7% (107) | 61.8% (686) 26.8% (298) 11.4% (127) | 68.1% (880) 27.2% (351) 4.8% (62) | 58.7% (694) 35.5% (420) 5.8% (69) |
Years of schooling | ||||
(Median) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
High blood pressure | 25.9% (320) | 25.7% (286) | 33.3% (430) | 26.6% (315) |
Ever smoking | 44.8% (554) | 39.5% (439) | 23.8% (308) | 23.3% (275) |
BMI mean (SD) | 27.04 (3.92) | 27.09 (3.83) | 27.31 (5.37) | 26.87 (5.36) |
Cholesterol mean (SD) | 6.21 (1.28) | 5.98 (1.28) | 6.17 (1.24) | 5.95 (1.28) |
Height mean (SD) | 1.74 (0.07) | 1.75 (0.07) | 1.61 (0.06) | 1.62 (0.06) |
HDL mean (SD) | 1.35 (0.36) | 1.32 (0.36) | 1.57 (0.36) | 1.52 (0.38) |
Deaths during follow-up | 15.0% (185) | 16.5% (183) | 8.2% (106) | 8.3% (98) |
BMI, body mass index; HDL, high-density lipoproteins.