Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics by Gender and Cohort
| Women (n = 615)
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Men (n = 527)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth cohort (16 to 24) | Original cohort (25 to 40) | Youth cohort (16 to 24) | Original cohort (25 to 40) | |
| N | 328 | 287 | 292 | 235 |
| White | 88.7% | 94.1% | 88.4% | 94.0% |
| Currently smoking | 7.0% | 20.6% | 12.3% | 23.4% |
| Regular activity | 65.2% | 54.0% | 69.5% | 57.9% |
| Previous fractures | 32.3% | 33.1% | 43.5% | 53.6% |
| Agea (years) | 19.6 (2.7) | 33.9 (4.3) | 19.4 (2.5) | 33.4 (4.2) |
| Menarchea (years) | 12.5 (1.3) | 12.7 (1.5) | — | — |
| Heighta (cm) | 164.7 (6.6) | 163.1 (6.1) | 178.0 (7.2) | 177.2 (7.2) |
| Weighta (kg) | 62.1 (11.9) | 68.2 (16.3) | 77.5 (15.7) | 82.6 (14.0) |
| BMIa (kg/m2) | 22.9 (4.2) | 25.6 (5.8) | 24.4 (4.7) | 26.2 (3.8) |
a
Reported as mean (SD).