Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the study population according to level of famine exposure (none, moderate, or severe).
| Level of famine exposure | |||
| None | Moderate | Severe | |
| Number (%) | 3,576 (46) | 2,974 (38) | 1,291 (16) |
| General characteristics | |||
| Age at start of the famine (years)a | 8.3 (0 to 20.7) | 9.5 (0 to 20.7) | 10.1 (0 to 20.7) |
| Age at recruitment (years)a | 59.0 (49.2 to 70.1) | 60.4 (49.2 to 70.1) | 60.8 (49.4 to 69.8) |
| Body size | |||
| Height (cm)b | 164.5 (5.9) | 164.1 (6.0) | 163.8 (6.2) |
| Weight (kg)b | 70.3 (11.1) | 70.8 (11.5) | 70.7 (11.9) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2)b | 26.0 (4.0) | 26.3 (4.1) | 26.4 (4.2) |
| Waist (cm)b | 83.7 (9.8) | 84.7 (10.0) | 85.0 (10.4) |
| Hip (cm)b | 105.9 (8.2) | 106.1 (8.5) | 105.9 (8.6) |
| Waist to hip ratiob | 0.79 (0.06) | 0.80 (0.06) | 0.80 (0.06) |
| Lifestyle | |||
| Level of education (%) | |||
| - Low | 1,798 (50) | 1,358 (46) | 650 (50) |
| - Intermediate | 1,296 (36) | 1,151 (39) | 488 (38) |
| - High | 477 (13) | 463 (16) | 153 (12) |
| Smoking (%) | |||
| - Never | 1,747 (49) | 1,318 (44) | 526 (41) |
| - Ever (current or past) | 1,824 (51) | 1,647 (56) | 756 (59) |
| Smoking (pack years)b | 5.6 (9.2) | 6.7 (10.1) | 8.0 (11.0) |
a
Median (min-max).
b
Mean (standard deviation).