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. 2014 May 12;14:444. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-444

Table 1.

Sample characteristics for the South Yorkshire Cohort (N = 26113)

 
 
Gender
Age (y)
Deprivation
  Overall Male (n = 11460) Female (n = 14653) 16-35 (n = 4344) 36-55 (n = 7962) 56-75 (n = 11212) 76+ (n = 2595) Least deprived (n = 3795) Low deprivation (n = 6612) Average (n = 4348) High deprivation (n = 4823) Most deprived (n = 6535)
Height (cm)
169.0 (10.0)
176.7 (7.5)
162.9 (7.1)
170.1 (10.2)
170.0 (9.9)
168.4 (9.9)
166.4 (9.9)
170.1 (10.0)
169.4 (9.9)
169.2 (9.9)
168.5 (10.0)
168.0 (10.2)
Weight (kg)
75.7 (16.5)
83.7 (15.0)
69.5 (14.8)
71.3 (16.7)
77.0 (17.3)
77.2 (16.0)
72.8 (13.7)
73.5 (14.9)
74.4 (15.4)
75.8 (16.2)
76.7 (16.6)
77.5 (18.2)
Waist (cm)
89.9 (13.5)
94.7 (11.5)
86.1 (13.7)
83.7 (13.3)
88.9 (13.2)
92.2 (13.0)
93.3 (12.7)
87.4 (12.3)
88.5 (12.5)
89.7 (13.2)
90.7 (13.4)
92.5 (14.8)
BMI (%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Normal/underweight
43.8
37.2
48.9
63.9
44.1
36.0
42.4
52.6
48.2
43.5
38.9
37.9
Overweight
36.6
43.7
31.1
23.3
36.2
41.2
40.7
35.4
36.6
37.4
38.0
35.8
Obese
19.6
19.1
20.1
12.8
19.8
22.8
16.9
12.0
15.2
19.1
23.1
26.3
Health condition (%)*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No
38.6
36.8
40.0
67.6
50.6
24.9
12.1
46.1
41.6
39.7
36.2
32.1
Yes 61.4 63.2 60.1 32.4 49.5 75.1 87.9 54.0 58.4 60.3 63.8 67.9

Figures are in the format mean (s.d) unless otherwise stated.

*Any long-standing illness, health problem, condition or disability.