Table 1 |
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Characteristics in men and women |
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Women |
Men |
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Characteristics |
m.v. |
m |
sd (q1–q3) |
m.v. |
m |
sd (q1–q3) |
p-value |
|
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n = 838 |
n = 833 |
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Age, years |
0 |
48 |
12 |
0 |
48 |
12 |
0.875 |
|
Fasting p-glucose, mmol L-1 |
0 |
5.3 |
1.1 |
0 |
5.5 |
1.1 |
0.001 |
|
2 h p-glucose, mmol L-1 |
33 |
5.8 |
2.1 |
32 |
5.5 |
2.2 |
0.017 |
|
Systolic BP, mm Hg |
0 |
121 |
14 |
0 |
125 |
14 |
<0.001 |
|
Diastolic BP, mm Hg |
0 |
69 |
9 |
0 |
72 |
9 |
<0.001 |
|
Waist circumference, cm |
0 |
85 |
12 |
0 |
95 |
12 |
<0.001 |
|
Hip circumference, cm |
0 |
102 |
9 |
0 |
100 |
9 |
<0.001 |
|
WHR (waist-hip-ratio) |
0 |
0.83 |
0.06 |
0 |
0.94 |
0.06 |
<0.001 |
|
BMI, kg m-2 |
1 |
26.8 |
4.5 |
0 |
26.9 |
4.6 |
0.442 |
|
Morning cortsiol, mmol L-1, all |
0 |
12.5 |
(9.0–18.0) |
0 |
11.1 |
(8.0–16.0) |
<0.001 |
|
Morning cortsiol, <50 years |
0 |
12.4 |
(9.0–18.0) |
0 |
10.5 |
(7.0–15.0) |
<0.001 |
|
Morning cortsiol, ≥ 50 years |
0 |
12.5 |
(9.0–18.0) |
0 |
12.1 |
(8.0–18.0) |
0.491 |
|
Evening cortsiol, mmol L-1, all |
0 |
2.3 |
(2.0–3.0) |
0 |
2.2 |
(2.0–3.0) |
0.132 |
|
Evening cortsiol, <50 years |
0 |
2.2 |
(2.0–3.0) |
0 |
2.1 |
(1.0–3.0) |
0.386 |
|
Evening cortsiol, ≥ 50 years |
0 |
2.7 |
(2.0–3.0) |
0 |
2.5 |
(2.0–3.0) |
0.183 |
|
Δ-cortisol, mmol L-1, all |
0 |
5.3 |
(3.5–9.0) |
0 |
5.0 |
(3.3–8.0) |
0.086 |
|
Δ-cortisol, <50 years |
0 |
5.8 |
(3.7–9.5) |
0 |
5.1 |
(3.3–8.5) |
0.004 |
|
Δ-cortisol, ≥ 50 years |
0 |
4.6 |
(3.0–8.0) |
0 |
4.8 |
(3.0–7.7) |
0.469 |
|
Alcohol consumption, g/weeka |
6 |
22 |
(0–30) |
2 |
61 |
(10–77) |
<0.001b |
|
m.v. |
n |
% |
m.v. |
n |
% |
p-value |
|
|
Oral contraceptives |
- |
64 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
HRT |
- |
26 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Low physical activity, yes/no |
8 |
50 |
7 |
11 |
67 |
7 |
0.094 |
|
Daily smoking, yes/no |
3 |
182 |
21 |
4 |
128 |
15 |
0.001 |
|
Primary school only, yes/no |
16 |
221 |
37 |
17 |
292 |
44 |
<0.001 |
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All means (m) are adjusted for differences in age and proportions are standardised for age using the Vara population as standard. M.v. = missing values, P-glucose = plasma glucose, Δ-cortisol = logarithmic morning salivary cortisol – logarithmic evening saliva cortisol, HRT = hormone replacement therapy. For all cortisol variables means and quartiles 1–3 (q1–q3) are geometric (anti-log). a 10 g alcohol is equivalent to approximately 1 glass of wine or 1 small beer. b The p-value is accounted for the generally higher physiological acceptance for alcohol in men as compared to women. |
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Larsson et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009 9:16 doi:10.1186/1472-6823-9-16 |
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