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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the study population. HUNT2 1995–97, Norway

From: Mortality in persons with undetected and diagnosed hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and hypothyroidism, compared with persons without corresponding disease - a prospective cohort study; The HUNT Study, Norway

Disease status

N

Age, years mean (SD)

Women,%

BMI, kg/m2 mean (SD)

Smoker, %

Higher education, %

Long-term illness, %

Daily physical activity, %

Serum cholesterol, mmol/L (SD)

Serum creatinine, μmol/L (SD)

Daily

Ex

Hypothyroidism women

 No

19,387

58.3 (13.5)

26.8 (4.5)

28.3

23.1

15.3

43.1

42.9

6.3 (1.3)

83 (13)

    Undetected

151

61.4 (13.0)

28.0 (4.8)

17.2

29.7

13.7

38.7

45.7

6.8 (1.5)

86 (11)

 Diagnosed

1631

57.1 (15.1)

27.9 (5.1)

24.0

27.7

17.8

54.0

41.4

6.3 (1.3)

84 (14)

Hypothyroidism men

 No

10,510

57.6 (13.4)

26.8 (3.5)

29.4

40.5

18.7

42.4

56.0

6.1 (1.1)

96 (17)

    Undetected

23

60.7 (13.8)

26.7 (2.4)

17.4

47.8

4.4

57.1

61.1

6.2 (1.0)

111 (28)

 Diagnosed

258

59.6 (15.9)

27.7 (4.0)

23.1

47.8

19.1

54.7

52.0

5.9 (1.2)

100 (16)

Type 2 diabetes mellitus

 No

35,164

50.0 (17.1)

53.0

26.4 (4.0)

30.1

27.0

19.4

35.2

55.3

5.9 (1.3)

88 (15)

    Undetected

1022

64.4 (14.4)

42.5

28.4 (4.8)

24.1

36.4

9.0

54.9

40.4

6.4 (1.2)

93 (17)

 Diagnosed

1771

67.0 (13.4)

51.8

29.1 (4.8)

17.6

36.7

9.6

66.9

34.0

6.2 (1.3)

94 (26)

Hypertension

 No

33,368

42.3 (14.1)

57.9

25.4 (3.6)

32.9

23.8

25.6

26.4

60.9

5.5 (1.2)

85 (13)

    Undetected

18,079

56.6 (16.4)

44.2

27.1 (3.9)

26.9

30.0

14.3

40.1

52.2

6.3 (1.2)

90 (14)

 Diagnosed

11,924

61.4 (14.9)

52.2

28.3 (4.4)

21.3

34.3

12.0

52.8

41.5

6.3 (1.3)

93 (21)

Missing

 

None

None

None

2.1%

5.2%

4.1%

14.2%

0.2%

0.2%

  1. Mean with standard deviation (SD) for age in years, body mass index (BMI) in kilograms per meter2, serum cholesterol in mmol/L, and serum creatinine in μmol/L. Proportion in per cent of women, daily and ex-smokers, participants with higher education (>12 years), long-term limiting illness or injury, and daily physical activity. Participants with missing data were excluded