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Table 2 Characteristics of the four groups classified by BMI and WHtR in men (N = 82,487)

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

 

NW

(n = 43,055)

NWCO

(n = 12,877)

OB

(n = 1714)

OBCO

(n = 24,841)

p value*

Age (y)

49.0

(44.0, 55.0)

54.0

(48.0, 60.0)

46.0

(43.0, 51.0)

50.0

(44.0, 56.0)

< 0.001

Height (cm)

170.4

(166.4, 174.4)

167.5

(163.4, 171.6)

172.5

(169.0, 176.2)

169.7

(165.6, 173.6)

< 0.001

Weight (kg)

63.1

(58.5, 67.8)

66.9

(62.8, 70.7)

76.2

(73.0, 80.0)

78.8

(73.7, 85.5)

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

21.7

(20.5, 22.9)

23.9

(23.1, 24.4)

25.5

(25.2, 25.9)

27.1

(25.9, 29.0)

< 0.001

WC (cm)

79.0

(75.0, 82.0)

86.5

(84.0, 89.0)

84.2

(82.0, 86.4)

93.2

(89.5, 98.0)

< 0.001

WHtR

0.465

(0.443, 0.482)

0.514

(0.506, 0.526)

0.492

(0.484, 0.496)

0.549

(0.528, 0.577)

< 0.001

Hypertension

12,868

(29.9)

5098

(39.6)

626

(36.5)

12,147

(48.9)

< 0.001

Dyslipidemia

18,970

(44.1)

7743

(60.1)

1017

(59.3)

17,118

(68.9)

< 0.001

Diabetes

2112

(4.9)

1231

(9.6)

93

(5.4)

4021

(16.2)

< 0.001

Smoking status

         

 Current smoker

19,622

(45.6)

5254

(40.8)

706

(41.2)

10,271

(41.4)

< 0.001

 Ex-smoker

7660

(17.8)

2809

(21.8)

347

(20.3)

5356

(21.6)

 

 Non-smoker

15,773

(36.6)

4814

(37.4)

661

(38.6)

9214

(37.1)

 

Alcohol intake

         

 Daily

19,304

(44.8)

6117

(47.5)

617

(36.0)

8892

(35.8)

< 0.001

 Sometimes

12,906

(30.0)

3486

(27.1)

629

(36.7)

8425

(33.9)

 

 None

10,845

(25.2)

3274

(25.4)

468

(27.3)

7524

(30.3)

 

Physical activity

         

 Yes

15,711

(36.5)

4048

(31.4)

705

(41.1)

7644

(30.8)

<0.001

 No

27,344

(63.5)

8829

(68.6)

1009

(58.9)

17,197

(69.2)

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