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Table 4 Correlations between 10-year percent weight change and continuous variables by sex

From: Self-rated health does not predict 10-year weight change among middle-aged adults in a longitudinal population study

Variable

Men

Women

 

r

P value

r

P value

Total cholesterol

-0.079

<0.001

-0.078

<0.001

Triglycerides

-0.064

<0.001

-0.074

<0.001

Fasting capillary glucose

-0.070

<0.001

-0.073

<0.001

2 hr postprandial glucose

-0.076

<0.001

-0.050

<0.001

Systolic blood pressure

-0.074

<0.001

-0.068

<0.001

Diastolic blood pressure

-0.097

<0.001

-0.068

<0.001

Body mass index

-0.164

<0.001

-0.149

<0.001

  1. P values are based on Pearson correlations.
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BMC Public Health

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