Table 1 Characteristics of individuals we were able to follow-up, compared to those who were not followed up, among those who participated in SAMINOR 1 (2003–2004) and were eligiblea for SAMINOR 2 (2012–2014), by sex (N = 5875). Numbers are mean (standard deviation) for continuous variables and percent (number of subjects) for categorical variables
Included in the follow-up analysis | Not included in the follow-up analysis | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Men | N = 1447 | N = 1307 | |
Age (year) | 52.4 (8.7) | 51.2 (9.8) | < 0.01 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.5 (3.5) | 27.6 (4.2) | 0.42 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 92.3 (9.3) | 93.0 (10.9) | 0.07 |
Waist-to-height ratio | 0.534 (0.054) | 0.537 (0.064) | 0.10 |
Sami ethnicity (%) | 40.2 (581) | 32.7 (866) | < 0.01 |
Family history of DMb (%) | 19.4 (280) | 18.2 (238) | 0.44 |
Marriedc (%) | 64.5 (933) | 52.8 (690) | < 0.01 |
Education> 12 years (%) | 32.8 (458) | 30.7 (381) | 0.26 |
SCL-10 score > 1.85 (%) | 5.3 (72) | 9.5 (114) | < 0.01 |
Current smokerd (%) | 28.8 (416) | 39.5 (516) | < 0.01 |
Alcohole (%) | 30.7 (444) | 31.1 (407) | 0.80 |
Low-incomef (%) | 57.0 (825) | 61.5 (804) | 0.02 |
Inactiveg (%) | 18.8 (272) | 23.1 (302) | 0.01 |
Women | N = 1856 | N = 1265 | |
Age (year) | 51.6 (9.0) | 50.7 (10.1) | < 0.01 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.4 (4.6) | 27.6 (4.9) | 0.38 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 84.0 (11.2) | 84.2 (11.8) | 0.08 |
Waist-to-height ratio | 0.526 (0.074) | 0.527 (0.076) | 0.40 |
Sami ethnicity (%) | 39.5 (733) | 29.4 (372) | < 0.01 |
Family history of DMb (%) | 23.2 (430) | 21.8 (276) | 0.38 |
Marriedc (%) | 66.0 (1225) | 58.2 (736) | < 0.01 |
Education> 12 years (%) | 38.0 (674) | 36.3 (428) | 0.34 |
SCL-10 score > 1.85 (%) | 8.4 (141) | 11.5 (130) | < 0.01 |
Current smokerd (%) | 30.6 (568) | 40.9 (517) | < 0.01 |
Alcohole (%) | 19.7 (365) | 20.5 (259) | 0.58 |
Low-incomef (%) | 58.7 (1090) | 62.7 (793) | 0.03 |
Inactiveg (%) | 19.1 (355) | 22.9 (289) | 0.01 |