Table 1.
Means (SD) for continuous measures and percentages for categorical variables by sex
| Men |
Women |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | |
| Age at puberty group (boys status at 15 years) | 1051 | − | − | − |
| 1 latest (%) | 105 (9.99) | − | − | − |
| 2 | 368 (35.14) | − | − | − |
| 3 | 326 (31.01) | − | − | − |
| 4 earliest | 248 (23.60) | |||
| Age at menarche, years | − | − | 999 | 12.71 (1.25) |
| Measurements at 53 years | ||||
| Cholesterol, mmol/L | 1051 | 6.05 (1.07) | 999 | 6.10 (1.10) |
| LDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 932 | 3.57 (0.95) | 967 | 3.49 (1.00) |
| HDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 940 | 1.51 (0.56) | 968 | 1.83 (0.48) |
| Triglycerides, mmol/L | 1048 | 2.48 (1.76) | 999 | 1.76 (1.13) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 1047 | 27.50 (3.88) | 999 | 27.44 (5.36) |
| Waist circumference, cm | 1047 | 97.97 (10.46) | 999 | 85.68 (12.57) |
| Height, cm | 1047 | 174.66 (6.41) | 999 | 161.69 (6.00) |
BMI = body mass index; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; LDL = low-density lipoprotein.