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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Jun;23(6):894–899. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05420.x

Table 1.

Characteristics of the participants.

Variable Units N Mean SD Min 25th Pctl 50th Pctl 75th Pctl Max
AGE (yrs.) 94 59 13 37 48 60 71 83
WEIGHT (kg) 94 79.3 16.4 48.5 67.1 79.6 90.7 137.0
HEIGHT (cm) 94 168.8 9.2 150.5 160.0 168.3 175.9 190.5
BMI (kg/m2) 94 27.7 4.6 18.2 24.8 27.3 30.4 41.6
WAIST (cm) 94 98.7 12.5 71.8 90.2 99.1 106.0 132.1

Abbreviations: N= number of individuals; SD- standard deviation of mean; Min- minimum value; Pctl- percentile; Max- maximum value; BMI- body mass index; Waist- waist circumference.