Table 1 Sample characteristics of the study population and baseline sample (Widespread pain in HUNT2)
Study population | *Baseline sample | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 28,367 (%)§ | N = 4,927 (%)§ | N = 3,372 (68.4) | N = 1,555 (31.6) | |
Sex Females (%) | 16,260 (57) | |||
Males (%) | 12,107 (43) | |||
Age in years, mean (SD) | 47.6 (13.3) | 52.3 (11.4) | 51.7 (11.5) | 53.7 (11.1) |
20-39, (%) | 8,397 (30) | 733 (15) | 558 (17) | 175 (11) |
40-59 | 24,664 (50) | 2,892 (59) | 1,996 (59) | 896 (58) |
60 years or older | 5,707 (20) | 1,302 (26) | 818 (24) | 484 (31) |
HADS score; (%) | ||||
HADS, (%) score < 8, | 22,560 (81) | 3,209 (67) | 2,130 (65) | 1,079 (71) |
HADS-D, cut off score ≥ 8, | 1,124 (4) | 300 (6) | 167 (5) | 133 (9) |
HADS-A, cut off score ≥ 8, | 2,672 (10) | 754 (16) | 583 (18) | 171 (11) |
HADS-mixed | 1,451 (5) | 530 (11) | 389 (12) | 141 (9) |
Sleeping difficulties (%) | ||||
No problems | 21,597 (81) | 2,929 (63) | 1,899 (59) | 1,030 (70) |
Problems | 5,195 (19) | 1,751 (37) | 1,319 (41) | 432 (30) |
Alcohol use – abstainers (%) | 2,546 (9) | 552 (12) | 444 (14) | 108 (7) |
0 times/month | 7,256 (27) | 1,516 (32) | 1,156 (36) | 360 (24) |
1-7 times/month | 15,790 (58) | 2,398 (51) | 1,488 (46) | 910 (61) |
8 ≥ times/month | 1,718 (6) | 240 (5) | 123 (4) | 117 (8) |
BMI (%) | ||||
Underweight | 150 (1) | 23 (1) | 20 (1) | 3 (0.2) |
Normal | 11,378 (40) | 1,593 (32) | 1,189 (35) | 404 (26) |
Overweight | 12,606 (45) | 2,262 (46) | 1,394 (41) | 868 (56) |
Obesity | 6,984 (25) | 1,040 (21) | 761 (23) | 279 (18) |
Smoking status, (%) | ||||
Never smoked | 12,912 (46) | 1,759 (36) | 1,315 (39) | 444 (29) |
Former smoker | 8,249 (29) | 1,612 (33) | 940 (29) | 672 (44) |
Current smoker | 6,984 (25) | 1,517 (31) | 1,089 (28.2) | 428 (28) |
Exercise, moderate (%) | ||||
No exercise | 16,123 (60) | 2,974 (65) | 2,044 (66) | 932 (63) |
Moderate exercise | 10,731 (40) | 1,575 (35) | 1,035 (34) | 540 (37) |
Education in years (%) | ||||
Primary school (%) | 8,678 (31) | 2,129 (45.6) | 1,562 (48) | 617 (41) |
High school | 12,649 (46) | 1,946 (40.7) | 1,229 (38) | 717 (47) |
College | 6,435 (23) | 653 (13.7) | 472 (14) | 181 (12) |
Marital status (%) | ||||
Not married/cohabitant | 8,620 (30) | 1,226 (25) | 882 (26) | 344 (22.2) |
Married/cohabitant | 19,694 (70) | 3,690 (75) | 2,482 (74) | 1,208 (78) |
Chronic disease, (%) | ||||
No | 21,018 (77) | 2,156 (47) | 1,527 (49) | 629 (42) |
Yes | 6,116 (23) | 2,418 (53) | 1,566 (51) | 852 (58) |