Table 1.
Baseline characteristics by sex; the MRC Ely Study, 2000–2002
| Men (n = 319) | Women (n = 324) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Range | Mean | SD | Range | |
| Age (years) | 57.9 | 4.6 | 50.2–75.0 | 57.5 | 4.0 | 50.1–73.8 |
| Weight (kg) | 84.0 | 12.8 | 55–131 | 69.9 | 13.1 | 45–126.5 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.1 | 3.8 | 18.5–40.8 | 26.4 | 4.6 | 17.8–46.3 |
| WHR | 0.94 | 0.06 | 0.80–1.11 | 0.81 | 0.06 | 0.59–1.02 |
| Body fat (%) | 25.2 | 4.8 | 7.3–44.5 | 37.8 | 5.9 | 20.4–56.4 |
| FPG (mmol/l) | 4.7 | 0.6 | 3.7–6.9 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 3.4–6.6 |
| Fasting insulin (pmol/l) | 57.9 | 32.3 | 8.0–249.0 | 47.7 | 30.6 | 4.9–261.0 |
| Fitness (ml kg−1 min−1) | 43.5 | 9.1 | 23.3–84.5 | 34.8 | 9.1 | 3.5–78.8 |
| PAEE (kJ kg−1 min−1 ) | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0–0.33 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0–0.30 |
Participants: n = 643
FPG, fasting plasma glucose