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. 2012 Apr 9;7(4):e35281. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035281

Table 1. Anthropometric characteristics of participants in the study.

All(n = 3,200) Men (n = 1,474) Women (n = 1,726) p value
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Age (years) 39.2 (10.8) 39.6 (11.3) 38.8 (10.3)
Weight (kg) 71.1 (15.7) 80.6 (13.8) 62.8 (12.0) <0.001
Height (m) 167.1 (9.4) 173.8 (7.3) 161.3 (6.8) <0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 25.3 (4.6) 26.7 (4.3) 24.1 (4.6) <0.001
BMI categories (%)
Underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) 9.5 3.1 15.0 <0.001
Normal weight (BMI 18.5-<25 kg/m2) 43.7 34.7 51.3 <0.001
Overweight (BMI 25-<30 kg/m2) 32.3 43.6 22.8 <0.001
Obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) 14.5 18.7 10.9 <0.001
BAI (kg/m2) 28.7 (5.1) 26.6 (3.9) 30.4 (5.3) <0.001
Hip circumference 100.4 (9.0) 102.1 (8.0) 98.9 (9.6) <0.001
Waist circumference 86.6 (13.2) 93.7 (11.8) 80.6 (11.1) <0.001
% Fat BIO 27.9 (8.2) 23.7 (7.2) 31.6 (7.1) <0.001