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. 2013 Aug 4;5(4):244–250. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/iht020

Table 3.

Lifestyle characteristics and medical history of 420 premenopausal Mongolian women (aged <44 years) born in and outside Ulaanbaatar (UB) and interviewed during April and May 2009

Characteristic Born in UB Born outside UB p valuea
(n=178) (n=242)
n (%) n (%)
Weight (kg) at age 18 years NS
 30–49 55 (30.9) 72 (29.9)
 50–57 61 (34.3) 85 (35.3)
 58–83 62 (34.8) 84 (34.9)
 Missing data 0 1
Weight (kg) tertiles NS
 35.8–55.9 58 (32.6) 83 (34.3)
 56.0–65.9 57 (32.0) 82 (33.9)
 66.0–119.1 63 (35.4) 77 (31.8)
Height (cm) tertiles 0.053
 138.6–154.9 49 (27.5) 91 (37.6)
 155.0–159.5 64 (36.0) 76 (31.4)
 159.6–172.7 65 (36.5) 75 (31.0)
Body mass index (kg/m2) NS
 <26 101 (56.7) 129 (53.3)
 26–<30 51 (28.7) 83 (34.3)
 ≥30 26 (14.6) 30 (12.4)
Waist circumference (cm) tertiles NS
 56.0–74.9 56 (31.5) 79 (32.6)
 75.0–85.9 58 (32.6) 86 (35.5)
 86.0–121.0 64 (36.0) 77 (31.8)
Ever smoked 44 (24.7) 27 (11.2) <0.001
Age began smoking (years) NS
 <25 21 (52.5) 9 (40.9)
 ≥25 19 (47.5) 13 (59.1)
 Missing data (n) 4 5
Currently consume alcohol 41 (23.0) 53 (21.9) NS
Physical activity level NS
 Low 31 (17.5) 39 (16.2)
 Moderate 37 (20.9) 57 (23.7)
 Vigorous 109 (61.6) 145 (60.2)

NS: not significant.

a The p value refers to the overall comparison among categories except for variables that are ordinal (weight at age 18 years, weight, height, body mass index, waist circumference, physical activity level).