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. 2015 Mar 16;10(3):e0119827. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119827

Table 2. Proportions of BMI and waist circumference categories at baseline and 3-year follow-up, cross-sectional analysis.

Baseline 3-year follow-up P values
n % a n % a
BMI
 Mean BMI 2941 22.8 2941 23.1 <0.001 b
 Underweight 295 10.0 239 8.1 <0.001 c
 Normal 1348 45.8 1367 46.5
 Overweight 589 20.0 555 18.9
 Obese 709 24.1 780 26.5
Waist circumference
 All (mean, cm) 2956 79.1 2956 80.6 <0.001 b
 Male (mean, cm) 1398 82.6 1398 83.8 <0.001 b
 <70 119 8.5 75 5.2 <0.001 c
 70-<80 408 29.3 424 29.6
 80-<90 549 39.3 565 39.5
 ≥90 322 23.0 368 25.7
 Female (mean, cm) 1558 76.0 1558 77.7 <0.001 b
 <70 455 29.2 350 21.9 <0.001 c
 70-<80 589 37.8 641 40.0
 80-<90 367 23.6 416 26.0
 ≥90 147 9.4 194 12.1
Central obesity
 All 836 28.3 958 32.4 <0.001 b
 Male 322 23.0 365 26.1 <0.01 b
 Female 514 33.0 593 38.1 <0.001 b

a Column percentage unless otherwise stated.

b P value from paired t-test between baseline and 3-year follow-up.

c P value from signed-rank test between baseline and 3-year follow-up.