| Parameters |
Younger participants
(<40 years old)
(n=75) |
Older participants
(≥40 years old)
(n=28) |
p-value |
| Tobacco smoking |
smokers |
26 (34.7%) |
5 (17.9%) |
NS |
| former smokers |
16 (21.3%) |
10 (35.7%) |
| non-smokers |
33 (44.0%) |
13 (46.4%) |
| Alcohol consumption |
each day |
1 (1.3%) |
1 (3.6%) |
<0.05 |
| one or several times per week |
23 (30.7%) |
4 (14.3%) |
| several times per month |
23 (30.7%) |
4 (14.3%) |
| less frequently than several times per month / never |
28 (37.3%) |
19 (67.8%) |
| Regularly (at least once per week) participate in active leisure or sport |
40 (53.3%) |
12 (42.9%) |
NS |
| Fresh vegetable and fruit intake (days per week) (M±m) |
4.7±0.3 |
4.7±0.4 |
NS |
| Fish intake (days per week) (M±m) |
1.7±0.2 |
1.6±0.3 |
NS |
| Time of being in a sedentary position (hours per day) (M±m) |
7.1±0.3 |
6.4±0.6 |
NS |
| Night-sleep duration (hours) (M±m) |
7.1±0.2 |
7.2±0.3 |
NS |
| Have preventive medical examinations regularly |
17 (22.7%) |
8 (28.6%) |
NS |
| Report adequate care of health |
9 (12.0%) |
3 (10.7%) |
NS |
| Systolic BP (mm HG) (M±m) |
123.9±1.9 |
147.2±4.6 |
<0.001 |
| Systolic BP > 140 mm Hg |
11 (14.7%) |
15 (53.6%) |
<0.001 |
| Diastolic BP (mm HG) (M±m) |
75.8±1.1 |
84.8±1.9 |
<0.001 |
| Diastolic BP > 90 mm Hg |
7 (9.3%) |
5 (17.9%) |
NS |
| Systolic BP / Diastolic BP > 140/90 mm Hg |
3 (4.0%) |
5 (17.9%) |
<0.05 |
| Body mass index (Kettle’s index) kg/m2 (M±m) |
20.7±0.6 |
22.8±0.7 |
<0.05 |
| BMI > 25 kg/m2 |
14 (18.7%) |
7 (25.0%) |
NS |
| Waist > 80 cm (females) / 94 cm (males) |
12 (16.0%) |
14 (50.0%) |
<0.001 |
| Non-fasting blood glucose level (mmol/l) (M±m) |
5.4±0.1 |
5.7±0.1 |
NS |
