Table 2b.
Characteristics of female participants at baseline with respect to central obesity status
| Variable | Mean (SD)/Freq (%) |
Mean diff/OR | t-test (df)/Wald (df) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waist hip ratio <median (n=1012) | Waist hip ratio≥median (n=987) | ||||
| Sociodemographic variables | |||||
| Age | 71.61 (5.10) | 73.58 (5.43) | 1.97 | −8.37 (1982) | <.0001 |
| Education primary or below | 778 (76.9%) | 877 (88.9%) | 2.40 | 48.43 (1) | <.0001 |
| Lifestyle variables | |||||
| Current smoker | 25 (2.5%) | 12 (1.2%) | 0.49 | 4.15 (1) | 0.0416 |
| Current alcohol use | 29 (2.9%) | 22 (2.2%) | 0.77 | 0.82 (1) | 0.3661 |
| PASE score | 87.55 (33.17) | 83.11 (33.04) | −4.44 | 3.00 (1997) | 0.0028 |
| Weight adj. energy intake (kcal/d) | 1,618.00 (464.12) | 1,547.60 (456.60) | −70.39 | 3.42 (1994) | 0.0007 |
| Somatic comorbidities | |||||
| Diabetes | 113 (11.2%) | 173 (17.5%) | 1.69 | 16.26 (1) | <.0001 |
| MI/angina/CHF | 146 (14.4%) | 184 (18.6%) | 1.36 | 6.41 (1) | 0.0113 |
| Cancer | 40 (4.0%) | 50 (5.1%) | 1.30 | 1.43 (1) | 0.2312 |
| No. of chronic diseases | 1.72 (1.37) | 2.08 (1.42) | 0.36 | −5.72 (1997) | <.0001 |
| No. of prescription medications | 0.97 (1.23) | 1.23 (1.38) | 0.26 | −4.42 (1957) | <.0001 |
| Depression variables | |||||
| Baseline GDS score | 2.86 (2.78) | 3.18 (2.91) | 0.33 | −2.57 (1996) | 0.0101 |
| Baseline GDS ≥8 | 88 (8.7%) | 115 (11.7%) | 1.39 | 4.79 (1) | 0.0287 |
| Cognitive variable | |||||
| Demented (MMSE<24) | 326 (32.2%) | 458 (46.4%) | 1.82 | 41.85 (1) | <.0001 |
a
Based on chi square test for dichotomous and categorical variables and on independent t test for continuous variables.