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Table 3 Baseline characteristics in women (mean ± SD for continuous variables, % for categorized variables) for the total sample, total and cause-specific mortality

From: New indexes of body fat distribution and sex-specific risk of total and cause-specific mortality: a prospective cohort study

 

Total sample

Total mortality

CVD deaths

Cancer deaths

Women

n = 6637

No (n = 5738)

Yes (n = 899)

 

n = 385

 

n = 307

 

Survey (n; S2/S3/S4)

2306/2230/2101

1798/1950/1990

508/280/111

 

224/126/35

 

172/79/56

 
  

Mean ± SD or %

Mean ± SD or%

p value

Mean ± SD or %

p value

Mean ± SD or%

p value

Age (y)

49.18 ± 13.83

46.92 ± 13.041

63.54 ± 9.381

< 0.0001

64.92 ± 8.283

< 0.0001

61.24 ± 10.193

< 0.0001

Low/high education level

86.61/13.39

85.27/14.73

95.11/4.89

< 0.0001

95.58/4.42

< 0.0001

92.51/7.49

0.0019

Alkohol intake

0/0.1–19.9/> 19.9 g/d

43.39/39.19/17.42

41.41/40.68/17.92

56.06/29.70/14.24

< 0.0001

57.66/27.79/14.55

0.0002

51.79/32.90/15.31

0.0095

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

231.09 ± 45.27

227.71 ± 43.850

252.65 ± 48.214

< 0.0001

259.36 ± 46.107

< 0.0001

244.96 ± 48.43

< 0.0001

Smoking status

current/ex/never

21.29/20.25/58.46

21.87/20.98/57.15

17.58/15.57/66.85

< 0.0001

15.06/15.58/69.35

< 0.0001

19.54/15.31/65.15

< 0.0001

phys.act active/inactive

41.45/58.55

44.14/55.86

24.25/75.75

< 0.0001

21.56/78.44

< 0.0001

28.01/71.99

< 0.0001

Hypertension yes/no

33.39/66.61

28.81/71.19

62.63/37.37

< 0.0001

70.13/29.87

< 0.0001

55.05/44.95

< 0.0001

Blood pressure systolic (mmHg)

127.24 ± 20.06

124.88 ± 18.70

142.34 ± 21.82

< 0.0001

145.28 ± 22.38

< 0.0001

139.01 ± 21.49

< 0.0001

Blood pressure diastolic (mmHg)

78.02 ± 10.65

77.76 ± 10.44

79.68 ± 11.77

< 0.0001

80.09 ± 12.30

< 0.0001

79.33 ± 11.23

< 0.0001

Weight (kg)

69.24 ± 12.99

68.91 ± 12.937

71.39 ± 13.158

< 0.0001

71.62 ± 13.555

< 0.0001

72.13 ± 13.029

< 0.0001

Waist circumference (cm)

83.36 ± 12.24

82.400 ± 12.044

89.47 ± 11.712

< 0.0001

89.94 ± 11.886

< 0.0001

89.32 ± 11.482

< 0.0001

Hip circumference (cm)

103.37 ± 10.55

102.95 ± 10.494

106.03 ± 10.530

< 0.0001

106.50 ± 10.584

< 0.0001

106.0 ± 10.448

< 0.0001

Body mass index (kg/m2)

26.62 ± 5.09

26.33 ± 5.035

28.50 ± 5.016

< 0.0001

28.69 ± 5.083

< 0.0001

28.52 ± 5.17

< 0.0001

Waist to height ratio

0.518 ± 0.081

0.510 ± 0.080

0.566 ± 0.077

< 0.0001

0.570 ± 0.077

< 0.0001

0.562 ± 0.078

< 0.0001

Waist to hip ratio

0.805 ± 0.064

0.800 ± 0.062

0.843 ± 0.058

< 0.0001

0.843 ± 0.059

< 0.0001

0.840 ± 0.059

< 0.0001

Body adiposity index

32.549 ± 6.067

32.11 ± 5.971

35.38 ± 5.918

< 0.0001

35.75 ± 5.769

< 0.0001

35.07 ± 6.158

< 0.0001

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