Table 1. Characteristics of fasting study participants and their serum biomarker values by gender.
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Women |
Men |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meningioma | No meningioma | Meningioma | No meningioma | Meningioma | No meningioma | |
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Descriptive variables | ||||||
| Number | 181 | 17 544 | 115 | 23 515 | 296 | 41 059 |
| Median age at laboratory test (IQRa), years | 53 (45-60) | 64 (52-76) | 54 (46-60) | 60 (50-67) | 53 (45-60) | 61 (50-72) |
| Median age at last observation (IQR), years | 60 (53-68) | 73 (60-84) | 61 (54-69) | 67 (57-76) | 61 (53-68) | 69 (58-79) |
| Median time from laboratory test to last observation (IQR), years | 7 (3-11) | 8 (4-12) | 7 (3-11) | 8 (4-12) | 7 (3-11) | 8 (4-12) |
| Median year of laboratory test (IQR) | 1991 (1988-1994) | 1990 (1988-1993) | 1990 (1988-1994) | 1990 (1987-1993) | 1991 (1988-1994) | 1990 (1988-1993) |
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Serum biomarkers | ||||||
| Median glucose, mmol l−1 (IQR) | 4.8 (4.40-5.10) | 5.0 (4.50-5.50) | 5.2 (4.70-5.70) | 5.1 (4.70-5.70) | 4.9 (4.55-5.30) | 5.1 (4.60-5.60) |
| Median triglyceride, mmol l−1 (IQR) | 1.0 (0.70-1.40) | 1.1 (0.80-1.60) | 1.4 (1.00-1.90) | 1.3 (0.90-1.90) | 1.1 (0.80-1.50) | 1.2 (0.80-1.80) |
| Median cholesterol, mmol l−1 (IQR) | 5.8 (5.10-6.40) | 6.0 (5.20-6.80) | 5.6 (5.00-6.40) | 5.8 (5.00-6.50) | 5.7 (5.10-6.40) | 5.9 (5.10-6.70) |
a
Interquartile range.