Table 1.
Distribution of body size measures at baseline and wave 2 for the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study participants
| All participants | Attended wave 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Baseline | Wave 2 | |||
| n | mean (SD) | n | mean (SD) | mean (SD) | |
| Waist circumference (cm) | |||||
| All | 41, 514 | 85.5 (13.0) | 20, 595 | 83.6 (12.0) | 90.5 (12.5) |
| Females | 24, 469 | 80.0 (11.8) | 12, 566 | 78.1 (10.5) | 86.1 (11.9) |
| Males | 17, 045 | 93.5 (10.0) | 8029 | 92.1 (8.9) | 97.5 (10.0) |
| Weight (kg) | |||||
| All | 41, 514 | 73.4 (13.7) | 20, 595 | 72.3 (12.7) | 74.5 (13.6) |
| Females | 24, 469 | 68.2 (12.4) | 12, 566 | 67.1 (11.1) | 69.7 (12.4) |
| Males | 17, 045 | 80.8 (11.8) | 8029 | 80.4 (10.7) | 82.1 (11.9) |
| Hips circumference (cm) | |||||
| All | 41, 514 | 101.4 (8.9) | 20, 595 | 100.6 (7.9) | 104.0 (8.9) |
| Females | 24, 469 | 101.6 (10.0) | 12, 566 | 100.7 (8.8) | 104.5 (10.0) |
| Males | 17, 045 | 101.1 (7.1) | 8029 | 100.5 (6.2) | 103.3 (6.6) |