Table 1 Characteristics of the study population at baseline in HUNT2
Confirmed non-demented | Dementia | HUNT3-participants aged 55–89 years | |
|---|---|---|---|
Participants | 96 | 746 | 15,601 |
Women (%) | 61.5 | 63.0 | 55.0 |
Mean age in years (SD) | 61.8 (8.6) | 71.3 (7.4) | 56.3 (8.5) |
Education >12 years (%) (missing = 106) | 21.7 | 4.6 | 19.4 |
Current daily smoking (%) (missing = 11) | 49.0 | 39.1 | 52.0 |
Mean body mass index (SD) | 26.7 (3.2) | 27.0 (4.2) | 26.8 (3.8) |
Mean systolic blood pressure (SD) | 142.7 (17.7) | 153.5 (23.0) | 139.6 (19.9) |
Mean total HADSa score (SD) | 6.6 (3.8) | 8.5 (5.2) | 7.9 (5.5) |
Abstainers from alcohol (%) (missing = 14) | 10.4 | 33.2 | 11.5 |
Severe comorbidityb (%) | 5.2 | 16.0 | 16.5 |
≥1 h hard physical activity (%) (missing = 214) | 30.2 | 18.2 | 41.3 |