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Table 1 Characteristics of participants by sex

From: Associations between normal weight central obesity and cardiovascular disease risk factors in Japanese middle-aged adults: a cross-sectional study

 

Men

(N = 82,487)

Women

(N = 34,676)

Age (y)

50.0

(44.0, 56.0)

50.0

(45.0, 57.0)

Height (cm)

169.8

(165.7, 173.8)

157.2

(153.5, 161.3)

Weight (kg)

67.9

(61.6, 75.1)

55.0

(50.2, 61.7)

BMI (kg/m2)

23.5

(21.6, 25.7)

22.1

(20.3, 24.6)

WC (cm)

84.0

(78.5, 90.0)

79.0

(74.0, 85.5)

WHtR

0.495

(0.463, 0.530)

0.503

(0.469, 0.544)

NW

43,055

(52.2)

16,513

(47.6)

NWCO

12,877

(15.6)

10,483

(30.2)

OB

1714

(2.1)

117

(0.3)

OBCO

24,841

(30.1)

7563

(21.8)

Hypertension

30,739

(37.3)

10,282

(29.7)

Dyslipidemia

44,848

(54.4)

14,720

(42.5)

Diabetes

7457

(9.0)

1443

(4.2)

Smoking status

    

 Current smoker

35,853

(43.5)

6164

(17.8)

 Ex-smoker

16,172

(19.6)

2428

(7.0)

 Non-smoker

30,462

(36.9)

26,084

(75.2)

Alcohol intake

    

 Daily

34,930

(42.4)

5408

(15.6)

 Sometimes

25,446

(30.9)

10,382

(29.9)

 None

22,111

(26.8)

18,886

(54.5)

Physical activity

    

 Yes

28,108

(34.1)

10,567

(30.5)

 No

54,379

(65.9)

24,109

(69.5)

  1. Data are expressed as medians (25th percentile, 75th percentile) or n (%)
  2. BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; WHtR, waist-to-height ratio; NW, normal weight no central obesity; NWCO, normal weight central obesity; OB, obesity no central obesity; OBCO, obesity central obesity