Descriptive characteristics of the 3999 individuals (male 48%) in the adult longitudinal study (HUNT2, 1995–97) with follow up 11 years later (HUNT3, 2006–08).

aVariables expressed as means ± standard deviations.bVariables expressed as number of individuals and percentages.c P-value derived from pairwise comparisons (ANOVA). Inverse values for Glucose and Lg10 for HDL cholesterol and Triglyceride measurements in the ANOVA analyses. Waist circumference (WC) overweight, men ≥ 94 cm, women ≥ 80 cm. WC obesity, men ≥ 102 cm, women ≥ 88 cm.dOverweight at BMI ≥ 25 includes overweight and obese individuals.Descriptive characteristics of the 3999 individuals (male 48%) in the adult longitudinal study (HUNT2, 1995–97) with follow up 11 years later (HUNT3, 2006–08).