Table 1. .

Characteristics of the Cohorts

Sample, Country, Body Weight Status, and Sex	n	Agea (years)	BMIa
1:
Sweden:
Obese:
F	487	42 ± 13 (16–77)	44 ± 4 (30–64)
M	124	45 ± 13 (16–73)	45 ± 5 (32–58)
Lean:
F	338	50 ± 4 (46–68)	22 ± 2 (15–25)
M	64	57 ± 8 (46–79)	23 ± 2 (18–25)
2:
Sweden:
Obese:
F	688	44 ± 11 (19–75)	36 ± 4 (30–58)
M	122	45 ± 13 (18–75)	44 ± 5 (31–66)
Lean:
F	525	39 ± 6 (25–61)	22 ± 2 (17–25)
M	88	36 ± 11 (26–49)	23 ± 1 (19–25)
3:
Sweden:
Nonobese:
F	99	38 ± 10 (18–60)	23 ± 2 (18–27)
M	51	41 ± 11 (26–77)	23 ± 2 (19–25)
4:
Denmark:
Anyb:
F	3,854	48 ± 10 (22–88)	26 ± 5 (15–56)
M	3,937	49 ± 10 (19–89)	27 ± 4 (17–57)

^aValues are mean ± SD (range)

^bAscertainment was population based.