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. 2010 Jan 1;5(1):e8541. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008541

Table 1. General characteristics of the population studied.

Trait Women (N = 1721) Men (N = 1314)
Age – years 50.33±15.95 49.97±14.93
Height – cm 161.87±6.48 174.99±7.19*
Weight – kg 69.11±13.44 83.19±13.91*
BMI – kg/m2 26.38±4.87 27.15±4.13*
FMI – kg/m2 10.06±3.68 7.19±2.79*
FAT % 38.64±7.58 26.71±7.13*
WC-cm 81.32±11.87 93.37±11.44*
WHR 0.80±0.08 0.94±0.08*

All values are means or percentages±SD. BMI = body mass index, FMI = fat mass index, FAT = fat percentage, WC = waist circumference, WHR = waist to hip ratio. * = p<0.05.