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. 2014 May 22;4(5):e004702. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004702

Table 1.

Characteristics of the sample of 4354 women without heart disease, diabetes or stroke by ethnicity

Statistics Australia UK and Ireland Northern Europe Southern Europe Asia
Count N 3329 416 180 234 195
Age (years) Mean±SD 41.9±13.5 45.7±12.5 49.0±11.7 47.8±10.6 40.5±10.9
Current smoker (Yes) n (%) 751 (22.6) 91 (21.9) 39 (21.7) 32 (13.7) 19 (9.7)
Weight (kg) Mean±SD 65.4±12.6a 65.2±12.0a 66.5±12.6a 66.9±11.8a 58.6±11.6b
Height (cm) Mean±SD 162.8±6.0a 162.3±6.2a 161.9±6.2a 156.8±6.1b 156.7±5.7b
BMI (kg/m2) Mean±SD 24.7±4.8b 24.7±4.2b,c 25.4±4.6b,d 27.2±4.4a 23.8±4.3c,d
WC (cm) Mean±SD 75.9±11.0b 76.2±10.5b 78.4±11.9b 81.2±11.0a 73.9±10.4b
WHR Mean±SD 0.76±0.06c 0.76±0.06c 0.77±0.07b,c 0.79±0.06a 0.77±0.06a,b
SBP (mm Hg) Mean±SD 122±18a 123±18b,c 126±19a,b,c 127±19a,b 116±19c
HDL (mmol/L) Mean±SD 1.5±0.4a 1.5±0.4a 1.5±0.4a 1.4±0.3b 1.4±0.4a,b
TC (mmol/L) Mean±SD 5.4±1.1 5.6±1.2 5.7±1.3 5.7±1.1 5.2±1.0
Ratio: HDL to TC Mean±SD 3.9±1.3b 4.0±1.4a,b 4.0±1.4b 4.3±1.4a 3.9±1.2a,b

a,b,c,d Means with different superscripts were significantly different at the 5% level of significance, after adjusting for age.

BMI, body mass index; HDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; WC, waist circumference; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio.