Characteristics of the 47 694 participants who had information on all FINDRISC items, by FINDRISC and sex, given as mean (SD) unless otherwise noted
| Women | Men | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINDRISC variables | Total (n=26 140) | 0–14 (n=2969) | 15–26 (n=3171) | Total (n=21 554) | 0–14 (n=19 486) | 15–26 (n=2068) |
| Age (years) | 52.2 (16.2) | 50.5 (15.9) | 64.7 (12.5) | 53.0 (15.6) | 51.8 (15.5) | 64.1 (10.9) |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 89.9 (12.5) | 88.3 (11.9) | 101.5 (11.1) | 97.0 (10.3) | 95.9 (9.9) | 107.4 (8.6) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.8 (4.8) | 26.2 (4.5) | 31.1 (4.6) | 27.4 (3.7) | 27.0 (3.5) | 30.9 (3.4) |
| Physical activity ≥30 min/day (%) | 78.1 | 80.9 | 57.4 | 75.1 | 77.6 | 51.7 |
| Daily fruit, berries, or vegetables (%) | 70.2 | 70.7 | 66.8 | 50.2 | 50.5 | 47.7 |
| Ever treated for hypertension (%) | 18.9 | 13.2 | 59.9 | 19.2 | 15.0 | 59.3 |
| Ever measured high blood glucose (%) | 5.3 | 2.5 | 25.4 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 21.0 |
| First degree relative with diabetes (%) | 24.2 | 17.5 | 72.2 | 20.6 | 15.4 | 69.9 |
| Second degree relative with diabetes (%) | 34.7 | 31.6 | 56.5 | 28.1 | 25.3 | 54.0 |
| Other variables | ||||||
| Non-fasting serum glucose (mmol/L) | 5.3 (1.1) | 5.3 (0.9) | 5.8 (1.5) | 5.6 (1.3) | 5.5 (1.2) | 6.1 (1.7) |
| Total serum cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.6 (1.1) | 5.5 (1.1) | 5.8 (1.1) | 5.5 (1.1) | 5.5 (1.1) | 5.4 (1.1) |
| Serum HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.5 (0.4) | 1.5 (0.4) | 1.4 (0.3) | 1.2 (0.3) | 1.2 (0.3) | 1.1 (0.3) |
| Non-fasting serum triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.4 (0.8) | 1.4 (0.8) | 1.8 (0.9) | 1.8 (1.1) | 1.8 (1.1) | 2.1 (1.1) |
| Serum creatinine (μmol/L) | 75 (15) | 74 (14) | 80 (20) | 90 (18) | 89 (18) | 95 (22) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 128 (19) | 126 (19) | 139 (21) | 133 (17) | 133 (16) | 140 (19) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 71 (11) | 71 (11) | 74 (11) | 76 (11) | 76 (11) | 80 (11) |
| Waist/hip ratio | 0.87 (0.07) | 0.86 (0.07) | 0.92 (0.06) | 0.94 (0.06) | 0.93 (0.06) | 1.00 (0.05) |
| Daily cigarette smoking (%) | 19.3 | 19.9 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 12.4 |
| Cardiovascular disease (%) | 5.3 | 4.0 | 14.7 | 9.9 | 8.4 | 24.4 |
BMI, body mass index; FINDRISC, Finnish Diabetes Risk Score; HDL, high-density lipoprotein.