Table 1 Baseline characteristics by sex and country. Baseline characteristics for all the subjects retained for analysis and lost to follow-up by country and sex.
From: Rapid increases in obesity in Jamaica, compared to Nigeria and the United States
|  | Sample Size†| Age (sd) | Weight‡ (sd§) | Height# (sd) | BMI††(sd) | Overweight (bmi ≥ 25) | Obesity (bmi ≥ 30) | Weight Change‡‡ (sd) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All subjects | ||||||||
Nigeria | 1,242 | 47(16.8) | 59(11.9) | 163(8.5) | 22.2(4.2) | 20% | 5% | 0.39(1.49) |
   Women | 665 | 46(16.1) | 58(12.8) | 159(6.9) | 23.0(4.8) | 27% | 8% | 0.43(1.56) |
   Men | 577 | 48(17.4) | 61(10.6) | 169(6.7) | 21.3(3.2) | 12% | 1% | 0.34(1.39) |
Jamaica | 1,409 | 46(13.8) | 72(16.1) | 165(8.6) | 26.5(6.1) | 54% | 24% | 1.27(2.92) |
   Women | 853 | 46(13.4) | 73(17.4) | 161(6.4) | 28.2(6.5) | 67% | 34% | 1.28(3.02) |
   Men | 556 | 46(14.4) | 71(13.7) | 172(6.8) | 23.9(4.3) | 34% | 9% | 1.26(2.77) |
US | 809 | 47(13.8) | 88(21.2) | 167(8.9) | 31.5(7.4) | 81% | 51% | 0.38(3.50) |
   Women | 595 | 46(14.1) | 87(21.3) | 163(6.6) | 32.4(7.6) | 84% | 56% | 0.40(3.71) |
   Men | 214 | 47(12.9) | 91(20.8) | 177(7.1) | 29.2(6.4) | 74% | 39% | 0.34(2.83) |
Completers | ||||||||
Nigeria | 468 | 50(15.1) | 60(12.0) | 164(8.4) | 22.3(4.2) | 20% | 6% | 0.52(1.20) |
   Women | 221 | 48(14.8) | 58(12.8) | 158(6.5) | 23.2(4.8) | 29% | 10% | 0.61(1.19) |
   Men | 247 | 51(15.2) | 61(11.0) | 169(6.5) | 21.4(3.4) | 13% | 2% | 0.43(1.21) |
Jamaica | 612 | 48(13.6) | 72(16.5) | 165(8.2) | 26.8(6.3) | 55% | 26% | 1.65(3.33) |
   Women | 392 | 47(13.5) | 73(17.9) | 161(6.3) | 28.3(6.6) | 67% | 34% | 1.60(3.55) |
   Men | 220 | 48(13.6) | 71(13.5) | 172(6.3) | 23.9(4.4) | 33% | 11% | 1.74(2.92) |
US | 396 | 46(13.7) | 88(20.7) | 166(8.7) | 31.8(7.1) | 84% | 55% | 0.28(4.06) |
   Women | 308 | 45(13.9) | 86(20.3) | 164(6.8) | 32.2(7.2) | 85% | 58% | 0.21(4.30) |
   Men | 88 | 49(12.5) | 95(21.1) | 176(7.1) | 30.4(6.6) | 82% | 45% | 0.51(3.08) |
Non-completers | ||||||||
Nigeria | 774 | 45(17.4) | 59(11.8) | 163(8.6) | 26.3(6.0) | 20% | 5% | 0.31(1.63) |
   Women | 344 | 44(16.5) | 58(12.7) | 159(7.0) | 23.0(4.8) | 26% | 8% | 0.34(1.71) |
   Men | 330 | 46(18.6) | 60(10.2) | 169(6.9) | 21.1(3.1) | 11% | 1% | 0.28(1.51) |
Jamaica | 797 | 45(13.9) | 72(15.8) | 166(8.8) | 26.3(6.0) | 53% | 23% | 0.98(2.53) |
   Women | 461 | 45(13.2) | 73(17.0) | 161(6.5) | 28.1(6.4) | 67% | 34% | 1.00(2.45) |
   Men | 336 | 45(14.8) | 71(13.9) | 172(7.2) | 23.9(4.3) | 34% | 7% | 0.94(2.63) |
US | 413 | 47(13.9) | 88(21.7) | 168(9.1) | 31.3(7.7) | 79% | 48% | 0.48(2.85) |
   Women | 287 | 47(14.3) | 87(22.3) | 164(6.3) | 32.5(8.1) | 83% | 54% | 0.60(2.53) |
   Men | 126 | 46(13.1) | 89(20.3) | 177(7.2) | 28.4(6.1) | 69% | 34% | 0.22(2.64) |