Table 1 Demographic and anthropometric characteristics of 289 family members included in the analysis

Age group (N (%))

 6 - <9 years

27 (38.6)

22 (35.5)

 9 - <12 years

33 (47.1)

29 (46.8)

 12 - <15 years

4 (5.7)

9 (14.5)

 15 - <18 years

6 (8.6)

2 (3.2)

 30 - <40 years

20 (25.6)

31 (39.2)

 40 - <50 years

52 (66.7)

48 (60.8)

 50+ years

6 (7.7)

0

Age in years (mean (SD))

43.02 (5.16)

40.74 (4.12)

9.89 (2.29)

10.02 (2.14)

Height in cm (mean (SD))

179.01 (7.60)

167.05 (6.57)

141.44 (13.57)

142.71 (13.09)

Weight in kg (mean (SD))

87.31 (14.63)

73.04 (14.08)

34.41 (10.60)

37.94 (12.43)

BMI categories (N (%))^#

 Underweight

1 (1.3)

0

8 (11.4)

5 (8.1)

 Normal

22 (28.2)

40 (50.6)

57 (81.4)

42 (67.7)

 Overweight

41 (52.6)

23 (29.1)

5 (7.1)

10 (16.1)

 Obese

14 (17.9)

16 (20.3)

0

5 (8.1)

Waist-to-hip ratio (mean (SD))

0.93 (0.06)

0.81 (0.06)

0.84 (0.06)

0.82 (0.06)

Arm circumference in cm (mean (SD))

33.99 (3.60)

31.28 (3.97)

21.11 (2.79)

23.01 (3.46)

Body fat percentage (mean (SD))

23.14 (5.56)

34.34 (6.54)

15.17 (4.24)

22.61 (6.64)

Aerobic fitness in relative VO_2max

33.73 (7.02)

27.37 (4.89)

46.30 (6.78)

40.29 (5.62)

Physical activity in average minutes per day (average MVPA) (mean (SD))^*

22.82 (13.49)

19.13 (15.21)

47.48 (25.18)

29.77 (13.48)

Smoking status (N (%))

 Non-smoker

26 (33.3)

39 (49.4)

 Smoker

31 (39.7)

19 (24.1)

 Ex-smoker^£

20 (25.6)

20 (25.3)

 Not specified

1 (1.3)

1 (1.3)

Pack-years (PY) (mean (SD))

 Smoker^$

15.93 (12.11)

15.62 (11.35)

 Ex-smoker^{£ ‡}

12.87 (9.08)

10.77 (6.27)