Table 1.
Characteristics of subjects in the LAW study (n = 511)
| Characteristic | Included in glycemic intake analysis (n = 329) |
Not included in glycemic intake analysis (n = 182) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 61.7 ± 10.4 | 60.7 ± 11.0 | 0.37 |
| Activity level (valid %)† | |||
| Active (walk or other activity ≥ 2/week) | 66.0 | 63.9 | 0.68 |
| Sedentary (walk or other activity <2/week) | 34.0 | 36.1 | |
| Missing (n) | 2 | 27 | |
| Menopausal and hormone therapy (HT) status (valid %)† | |||
| Premenopausal | 12.8 | 12.2 | 0.95 |
| Using HT ≥ 12 months | 43.8 | 46.3 | |
| Peri or postmenopausal, and using HT <12 months | 43.4 | 41.5 | |
| Missing (n) | 9 | 141 | |
| Smoking status (valid %)† | |||
| Non-smoker | 54.7 | 53.7 | 0.78 |
| Ex-smoker | 36.4 | 34.1 | |
| Current smoker | 8.9 | 12.2 | |
| Missing (n) | 2 | 141 | |
| Anthropometry (mean ± SD) | |||
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.5 ± 4.8 | 28.2 ± 5.8 | <0.01 |
| Waist to hip ratio | 0.80 ± 0.1 | 0.81 ± 0.1 | 0.03 |
†Valid % expresses the proportion of subjects with this characteristic when missing values are removed from both groups