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. 2008 Dec 15;4(6):579–585.

Table 1.

Characteristics of Participants According to City

Mexico City Montevideo Santiago Caracas
No. of eligible individuals (n) 1,452 1,106 1,476 1,527
No. of individuals interviewed (n) 1,062 941 1,173 1,357
Response rate (%) 73.1 85.0 79.4 88.8
Age (y)* 55.9 ± 0.5 60.2 ± 0.5 56.8 ± 0.5 55.1 ± 0.3
Men n (%) 450 (42.3) 399 (42.4) 453 (38.6) 502 (36.9)
BMI (kg/m2)* 28.7 ± 0.1 28.2 ± 0.2 28.4 ± 0.1 27.4 ± 0.1
Neck circumference (cm)* 37.6 ± 0.1 36.9 ± 0.1 36.4 ± 0.1 35.5 ± 0.1
Obesity n (%) 373 (35.1) 320 (34) 373 (31.7) 343 (25.2)
Smoking (>10 pack-years) n (%) 75 (7) 171 (18) 116 (10) 181 (13)

BMI = body mass index; obesity = body mass index > 30 kg/m2.

*

Mean ± Standard error.

p < 0.05 for extreme value.