Causes of death and associated risk factors among climacteric women from Southern Brazil: a population based-study

Table 2 Anthropometric and metabolic characteristics of participants at baseline

Characteristic	Overall group	Survivors	Non-survivors	p^a
	(n = 358)	(n = 341)	(n = 17)
LPA (MET)^c	5.68 (0-13.85)	5.60 (0-13.40)	7.41 (1.6-17.92)	0.482
≥2000 cal/sem	7.5	7.4	11.8	0.051
1000-1999 cal/sem	16.2	15.9	23.5
<1000 cal/sem	76.3	76.8	64.7
BMI (kg/m2)^b	27.35 ± 5.46	27.39 ± 5.55	26.60 ± 3.11	0.343
≤ 24.9	37.7	38.4	23.5	0.968
25-29.9	35.8	34.3	64.7
≥ 30.0	26.5	27.3	11.8
WHR (cm)^c	0.83 ± 0.075	0.83 ± 0.072	0.90 ± 0.09	<0.001
≥ 0.85	43.0	41.3	76.5	0.004
WC (cm)^c	85.28 ± 12.25	85.11 ± 12.35	88.73 ± 9.66	0.235
≥ 88	38.3	37.6	47.1	0.445
TC (mg/dl)^c	200.01 ± 41.64	200.70 ± 40.03	198.0 ± 47.68	0.794
≥ 200	48.0	47.8	50.0	0.872
HDL-c (mg/dl)^c	52.45 ± 10.91	52.35 ± 10.54	57.68 ± 9.97	0.049
<50	40.7	41.3	25.0	0.190
LDL-c (mg/dl)^c	122.11 ± 35.89	119.95 ± 39.34	114.50 ± 41.18	0.386
≥ 160	14.9	14.6	12.5	0.783
TG (mg/dl)^c	114.0 (79.25-157.5)	114.0 (79.25-159.75)	116.5 (73.25-150.5)	0.886
≥ 150	27.4	27.5	23.5	0.716
GLU(mg/dL)^c	79.0 (71.0-86.0)	79.0 (70.25-86.0)	81.0 (72.5-93.5)	0.258
≥ 126	4.5	4.1	12.5	0.114

^aContinuous variables were compared using the Student’s t-test and Mann-Whitney’s U test and expressed as means ± standard deviation or median (IQ). Categorical variables were compared using Pearson’s chi-square test and expressed as percentage. ^bData from baseline. ^cData from 2003 interviews. BMI: body mass index; GLU: levels of plasma glucose; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c: light-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LPA: leisure physical activity in the previous year; MET: metabolic equivalent; TC: plasma total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; WC: waist circumference; WHR: waist-to-hip ratio.

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