Participants (n=45) | Non-participants (n=287) | p Value | |
Variables | Means(SD) | Means(SD) | |
Age (years) | |||
Women | 58.5 (9.5) | 60.1 (9.8) | 0.24 |
Men | 59.5 (5.8) | 59.5 (9.3) | 0.99 |
FINDRISC score | |||
Women | 16.4 (1.9) | 16.9 (2.0) | 0.22 |
Men | 17.2 (1.9) | 16.9 (2.3) | 0.65 |
Years of education | |||
Women | 12.6 (3.1) | 10.7 (3.1) | 0.001* |
Men | 12.7 (3.2) | 11.7 (3.2) | 0.22 |
Working | |||
Women | 65.4% | 44.7% | 0.05 |
Men | 66.7% | 57.6% | 0.47 |
BMI (kg/m2) | |||
Women | 30.6 (3.8) | 31.0 (4.4) | 0.65 |
Men | 31.3 (3.2) | 31.3 (3.3) | 0.98 |
Weight (kg) | |||
Women | 83.5 (10.6) | 83.5 (13.5) | 0.99 |
Men | 100.9 (12.4) | 98.4 (11.7) | 0.39 |
Waist circumference (cm) | |||
Women | 101.0 (7.99) | 101.0 (12.4) | 0.90 |
Men | 109.0 (8.2) | 108.0 (8.4) | 0.59 |
Triglycerides (mmol/L) | |||
Women | 1.8 (0.9) | 1.8 (1.0) | 0.77 |
Men | 2.0 (1.1) | 2.2 (1.2) | 0.47 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | |||
Women | 6.0 (1.2) | 5.8 (1.0) | 0.28 |
Men | 5.4 (1.1) | 5.5 (1.1) | 0.68 |
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | |||
Women | 1.4 (0.4) | 1.4 (0.4) | 0.91 |
Men | 1.1 (0.3) | 1.2 (0.3) | 0.37 |
Serum glucose (mmol/L) | |||
Women | 5.5 (0.7) | 5.8 (1.3) | 0.27 |
Men | 5.9 (1.1) | 6.2 (1.8) | 0.57 |
Sitting time (hours a day) | |||
Women | 6.2 (3.7) | 5.9 (2.7) | 0.68 |
Men | 6.2 (3.5) | 6.1 (3.0) | 0.87 |
Physical activity (hours/week) | |||
Women | 5.8 (3.4) | 5.4 (4.4) | 0.70 |
Men | 6.5 (5.4) | 6.6 (5.4) | 0.90 |
Self-perceived health (Subjective Well-Being) Good | |||
Women | 65.4% | 57.6% | 0.47 |
Men | 61.1% | 64.4% | 0.91 |
Physical or emotional health impacts on social relations the last 14 days | |||
Women | 19.2% | 40.6% | 0.04 |
Men | 22.2% | 28.0% | 0.57 |
*Significant p<0.003.
BMI, body mass index; FINDRISC, Finnish Diabetes Risk Score; HDL, high-density lipoprotein.