From: The Oslo Health Study: Is bone mineral density higher in affluent areas?
40/45 years | 60 years | 75 years | Total age-adjusted (CI)b | |
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Women | ||||
Number of subjects | ||||
West | 126 | 93 | 80 | 299 |
East | 179 | 91 | 133 | 403 |
Married (%) | ||||
West | 55* | 63* | 48 | 56 (50, 61)** |
East | 41 | 41 | 45 | 42 (38, 47) |
Unemployed (%) | ||||
West | 13 | 23 | 17 (11, 22) | |
East | 16 | 31 | 22 (17, 26) | |
Disability pension (%) | ||||
West | 4 | 20* | 9.7 (5.1, 14.3)* | |
East | 8 | 34 | 17.1 (13.0, 21.3) | |
Years of educationa | ||||
West | 15.7 (3.2)* | 13.3 (3.4)* | 12.1 (3.1)* | 13.9 (13.6, 14.3)*** |
East | 13.5 (3.3) | 11.0 (3.1) | 9.3 (2.4) | 11.6 (11.3, 11.9) |
Height (cm)a | ||||
West | 168 (5.5) | 166 (5.6) | 161 (5.7)* | 165.6 (164.9, 166.3)** |
East | 167 (5.7) | 165 (5.8) | 159 (5.9) | 164.3 (163.7, 164.8) |
Weight (kg)a | ||||
West | 66 (10.1)* | 67 (9.2) | 67 (14.3) | 66.4 (65.1, 67.8)** |
East | 70 (12.7) | 70 (12.5) | 66 (11.3) | 68.8 (67.7, 70.0) |
Body mass index (kg/m2)a | ||||
West | 23.3 (3.2)* | 24.6 (3.8) | 25.7 (4.8) | 24.4 (23.9, 24.9)*** |
East | 25.3 (4.6) | 25.8 (4.5) | 26.2 (4.4) | 25.7 (25.3, 26.1) |
Physical inactive (%) | ||||
West | 15** | 45 | 61 | 37 (31, 42)* |
East | 32 | 46 | 67 | 46 (41, 51) |
Current smoker (%) | ||||
West | 26*** | 18 | 11 | 19 (14, 24)*** |
East | 49 | 27 | 21 | 35 (31, 39) |
Current use of HRT (%) | ||||
West | 6 | 47 | 13 | 21 (16, 25)* |
East | 7 | 40 | 8 | 14 (11, 18) |