Baseline characteristic | Men | Women | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Non-gain | Gain | Non-gain | Gain |
Number (%) | Â | 2569 (36.4) | 4487 (63.6) | 2673 (34.2) | 5138 (65.8) |
BMI (kg/m2) | Baseline | 25.1 ± 2.4 | 24.5 ± 2.5 | 23.9 ± 2.6 | 23.5 ± 2.6 |
 | 10-year follow-up | 24.9 ± 2.7 | 26.8 ± 3.1 | 23.4 ± 2.7 | 26.2 ± 3.6 |
Weight (kg) | Baseline | 79.7 ± 9.1 | 78.3 ± 9.3 | 65.2 ± 8.2 | 64.0 ± 8.0 |
 | 10-year follow-up | 78.7 ± 9.1 | 85.6 ± 10.8 | 63.6 ± 8.1 | 71.3 ± 10.1 |
Civil status (%) | Single | 13.2 | 13.2 | 6.1 | 6.9 |
 | Married | 81.9 | 80.9 | 85.9 | 84.1 |
 | Widowed | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
 | Divorced or separated | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 6.6 |
 | Remarried | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
Education (%) | Low | 28.0 | 21.9 | 25.2 | 22.3 |
 | Medium | 50.6 | 57.2 | 46.9 | 49.2 |
 | High | 22.3 | 18.7 | 26.1 | 27.0 |
Serum cholesterol, mmol/L |  | 5.3 ± 4.0 | 5.5 ± 1.2 | 5.5 ± 1.1 | 5.3 ± 1.1 |
Heart disease (%) | Â | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
Use of medicine for heart disease (%) | Â | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
Family history of CV disease (%) | Â | 17.0 | 16.6 | 17.5 | 18.3 |
Hypertension (%) | Â | 28.5 | 21.2 | 19.8 | 17.2 |
Snuff use (%) | Â | 21.8 | 26.3 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
Glucose metabolism (%) | Normal | 95.5 | 97.5 | 93.7 | 95.2 |
 | Glucose intolerance2 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 1.4 |
 | Diabetes type 23 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
Family history of diabetes (%) | Â | 15.0 | 13.2 | 16.7 | 16.3 |