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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of anthropometric measures of the analytic sample, Exam 2 (2005–2008)

From: Obesity and overall mortality: findings from the Jackson Heart Study

 

N (%)

Weight (kg)

Mean (SD)

Height (cm)

Mean (SD)

WC (cm)

Mean (SD)

HC (cm)

Mean (SD)

BMI (kg/m2)

Mean (SD)

WHtR

Mean (SD)

WHR

Mean (SD)

Overall

3976 (100)

91.2 (21.1)

168.6 (9.5)

102.2 (15.7)

114.3 (14.5)

32.1 (7.1)

0.61 (0.10)

0.89 (0.08)

Age, years

 20–39

183 (4.6)

99.9 (29.4)

171.0 (10.0)

102.5 (20.6)

117.5 (17.6)

34.2 (9.8)

0.60 (0.12)

0.87 (0.08)

 40–59

1814 (45.6)

94.4 (22.0)

169.7 (9.4)

102.1 (16.2)

115.5 (15.0)

32.8 (7.4)

0.60 (0.10)

0.88 (0.08)

  ≥ 60

1979 (49.8)

87.3 (18.3)

167.3 (9.3)

102.4 (14.7)

112.9 (13.5)

31.2 (6.3)

0.61 (0.09)

0.91 (0.07)

Sex

 Women

2564 (64.5)

88.5 (20.7)

163.6 (6.6)

101.5 (16.1)

116.6 (15.2)

33.0 (7.4)

0.62 (0.10)

0.87 (0.07)

 Men

1412 (35.5)

95.9 (20.8)

177.6 (6.9)

103.6 (14.7)

110.1 (12.0)

30.3 (6.0)

0.58 (0.08)

0.94 (0.06)

Smoking Status

 Current smoker

493 (12.4)

88.5 (20.4)

170.6 (9.4)

100.7 (14.3)

110.4 (13.2)

30.4 (6.6)

0.59 (0.09)

0.91 (0.07)

 Non-current smoker

2483 (87.6)

91.5 (21.1)

168.3 (9.5)

102.5 (15.9)

114.9 (14.6)

32.3 (7.1)

0.61 (0.10)

0.89 (0.08)

BMI (kg/m2)

  < 30

1771 (44.5)

76.1 (11.1)

169.7 (9.5)

91.1 (9.0)

103.5 (6.7)

26.3 (2.5)

0.54 (0.05)

0.88 (0.07)

  ≥ 30

2205 (55.5)

103.2 (19.3)

167.7 (9.3)

111.2 (14.1)

123.0 (13.2)

36.7 (6.1)

0.66 (0.08)

0.91 (0.08)

  1. SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, HC hip circumference, WHtR waist-to-height ratio, WHR waist-to-hip ratio