Table 1 Average age, BMI and WC by gender in the SHS and NBPW samples*
From: Need for weight management in Switzerland: findings from National Blood Pressure Week 2009
SHS | NBPW | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
male | female | male | female | |
variable | n = 8,017 44.8% | n = 9,862 55.2% | n = 1,015 32% | n = 2,155 68% |
age (years) | 49.6 | 51.3 | 59.5 | 57.4 |
(17.2) | (17.9) | (15.1) | (17.0) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.4 | 23.7 | 26.2 | 24.5 |
(3.6) | (4.3) | (3.7) | (4.3) | |
WC (cm) | - | - | 98.8 | 88.0 |
(11.3) | (12.4) | |||