Table 1. Distribution of various factors by sex and height.
|
Height (cm) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Men |
Women |
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| Short | Medium | Tall | Short | Medium | Tall | |
| ⩽162 | 163–167 | ⩾168 | ⩽150 | 151–154 | ⩾155 | |
| Number | 4863 | 3932 | 4597 | 6393 | 3643 | 5623 |
| Age (years)a | 60.2 (11.9) | 53.8 (11.0) | 48.0 (10.0) | 61.9 (13.0) | 53.2 (10.9) | 48.8 (10.4) |
| Height (cm)a | 157.5 (4.41) | 164.9 (1.37) | 171.7 (3.46) | 146.0 (4.51) | 152.6 (1.03) | 158.3 (3.12) |
| Weight (kg)a | 55.4 (7.43) | 61.1 (7.46) | 67.1 (8.80) | 47.1 (6.99) | 51.4 (6.58) | 54.7 (7.12) |
| Body mass index (kg m−2)a | 22.3 (2.87) | 22.5 (2.72) | 22.7 (2.79) | 22.1 (3.14) | 22.1 (2.80) | 21.8 (2.76) |
| Diabetes mellitus (%) | 7.1 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.8 |
| Cholecystectomy (%) | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| Education <12 years (%) | 74.9 | 56.7 | 61.4 | 83.1 | 64.2 | 48.4 |
| Physical activity score (METsb–hour week−1)a | 26.5 (40.0) | 27.8 (41.5) | 29.4 (44.2) | 16.8 (28.1) | 20.7 (30.4) | 22.6 (32.0) |
| Total energy intake (kcal day−1)a | 2468 (839) | 2610 (874) | 2723 (880) | 2006 (761) | 2169 (789) | 2230 (576) |
| Alchol intake (g day−1)a | 36.9 (38.7) | 42.7 (41.9) | 44.7 (42.8) | 6.18 (14.2) | 7.48 (16.3) | 9.54 (19.3) |
| Ever-smokers (%) | 81.5 | 83.2 | 85.2 | 14.6 | 16.5 | 20.8 |
a
Values are means (s.d.).
b
METs=metabolic equivalents.