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Table 1 Anthropological and biological indicators in the homeless sample

From: Higher prevalence of smoking and lower BMI, waist circumference, cholesterol and triacylglyceride levels in Prague's homeless compared to a majority of the Czech population

Characteristic

Men, n = 174

mean (SD)

Women, n = 27

mean (SD)

Waist circumference (cm)

88.0 (10.5)

78.6 (11.0)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

24.3 (3.9)

24.1 (5.0)

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.6 (0.9)

4.8 (0.9)

Triacylglycerides (mmol/l)

1.2 (0.9)

1.0 (0.3)

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