Age group (years) | Tromsø 2 1979–1980, n=16 559 | Tromsø 3 1986–1987, n=20 504 | Tromsø 4 1994–1995, n=26 911 | Tromsø 5 2001, n=8028 | Tromsø 6 2007–2008, n=12 827 | Tromsø 7 2015–2016, n=20 925 | Regression coefficient (95% CI)† |
Women | |||||||
20–29 | 5.21 (1.00, 3107) | 4.98 (0.94, 2860) | 5.08 (0.99, 1781) | – | – | – | −0.11 (−0.14 to –0.07) |
30–39 | 5.62 (1.09, 3145) | 5.36 (1.01, 3513) | 5.37 (1.02, 3582) | 5.19 (0.95, 419) | 4.80 (0.87, 296) | – | −0.20 (−0.22 to –0.17) |
40–49 | 6.24 (1.25, 1858) | 5.97 (1.14, 2568) | 5.92 (1.13, 3366) | 5.55 (0.99, 753) | 5.16 (0.98, 1878) | 5.09 (0.91, 3364) | −0.33 (−0.35 to –0.32) |
50–59 | – | 6.84 (1.32, 1190) | 6.73 (1.27, 2198) | 6.55 (1.13, 715) | 5.88 (1.04, 1275) | 5.74 (1.00, 3228) | −0.42 (−0.44 to –0.40) |
60–69 | – | – | 7.14 (1.27, 1615) | 6.59 (1.14, 1444) | 6.01 (1.07, 2081) | 5.87 (1.06, 2661) | −0.60 (−0.63 to –0.57) |
70–79 | – | – | 7.24 (1.30, 1217) | 6.66 (1.18, 1082) | 5.95 (1.15, 973) | 5.69 (1.13, 1350) | −0.76 (−0.80 to –0.71) |
80–89 | – | – | 7.01 (1.32, 383) | 6.71 (1.24, 147) | 5.96 (1.12, 330) | 5.63 (1.15, 386) | −0.69 (−0.77 to –0.61) |
Men | |||||||
20–29 | 5.24 (1.08, 2495) | 5.02 (0.97, 2468) | 5.22 (1.02, 1504) | – | – | – | −0.03 (−0.07 to 0.01) |
30–39 | 5.90 (1.17, 3127) | 5.73 (1.13, 3283) | 5.76 (1.11, 3193) | 5.43 (0.94, 278) | 5.20 (1.00, 208) | – | −0.15 (−0.18 to –0.12) |
40–49 | 6.49 (1.26, 1908) | 6.26 (1.20, 2551) | 6.23 (1.17, 3275) | 5.95 (1.03, 603) | 5.57 (1.03, 1646) | 5.47 (1.03, 3042) | −0.29 (−0.30 to –0.27) |
50–59 | 6.78 (1.18, 919) | 6.56 (1.20, 1721) | 6.49 (1.16, 2206) | 6.34 (1.21, 363) | 5.70 (1.00, 1139) | 5.57 (1.03, 2770) | −0.36 (−0.38 to –0.34) |
60–69 | – | 6.55 (1.18, 350) | 6.56 (1.15, 1476) | 6.12 (1.13, 1238) | 5.51 (1.08, 1979) | 5.32 (1.06, 2490) | −0.54 (−0.57 to –0.51) |
70–79 | – | – | 6.49 (1.20, 921) | 5.93 (1.10, 875) | 5.27 (1.07, 828) | 5.01 (1.08, 1311) | −0.71 (−0.75 to –0.67) |
80–89 | – | – | 6.06 (1.19, 194) | 5.92 (0.99, 111) | 5.12 (1.16, 194) | 4.85 (1.13, 323) | −0.62 (−0.71 to –0.52) |
Values are means with SD and number of observations in parentheses.
*From linear mixed models.
†Regression coefficient, change in cholesterol (per 10 years).